Denise van Outen lied in order to land her dream role on 'The Big Breakfast'.
Denise Van Outen lied on her CV
The 47-year-old presenter started off as a weather girl on the iconic Channel 4 show - but she's now confessed to lying about having taken a metrological course.
In her new book ‘A Bit Of Me’, Denise wrote: "When it came to going for jobs, I hadn’t lost my creative streak when it came to asserting my suitability for a particular role.
"I wasn't shy about that, sometimes I'd even add things to my CV that I hadn't done."
Denise was willing to mislead the show's bosses in order to further her own career.
The presenter - who subsequently hosted the show alongside Johnny Vaughan - explained: "What I did know was that this was a fantastic opportunity, Channel 4 was doing a big relaunch of the show, and that’s where I came in.
"As per, I went all out, fibbing about having taken a meteorological course and assuring them that I’d be able to write my own weather report, no one could ever accuse me of not being a trier!"
Denise also exaggerated her acting experience in order to land major film roles.
The actress - who has starred in numerous films and TV shows during her career - said: "There were times back in the day when I thought, 'Right! What's been shot in the last couple of years that I might feasibly have been in?'"
However, she knows that in 2022, it'd be impossible to get away with telling so many lies.
She explained: "I remember going up for a part in a film once, and adding a Roman Polanski film to my CV, one that I was never in.
“Of course, with Google and the internet, you can’t get away with that sort of thing anymore, but back then I was pretty comfortable bolstering my credentials where necessary."
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