Denise Van Outen needed two to help her in Masked Singer costume

12 February 2020

Denise Van Outen needed two people to get her into her 'Masked Singer' costume.

Denise Van Outen

The 45-year-old actress was unveiled to be Fox on the ITV show over the weekend and she has now revealed just how tough the costume was to wear.

She said: "It's really heavy. I'd wiggle into it, they'd zip me into it - then they had to polish it."

And Denise says her confidence has "improved loads" since stepping into the fox costume as there was a point where she felt "too nervous to get back out there" as herself.

She told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "It's that thing as woman and a mum, you step back and the years roll by and then you feel too nervous to get back out there. This was a nice way to see how I would feel, and I loved it. My confidence has improved loads."

Meanwhile, Denise previously revealed she "enjoyed every minute" of 'The Masked Singer'.

Alongside a series of pictures of herself getting into the elaborate costume, she wrote: "At last, I can finally tell the truth. My mask has slipped. After many weeks sneaking around being an undercover singing fox, dealing with endless questions from friends and family, telling constant lies and tales (bushy ones!), I started to dislike the fox I had become. But once you're out, you're 'out out' - no going back in the Den! This is where the fun begins. Thank you for your constant support and love, I've enjoyed every minute of being on #themaskedsinger. Best of luck to next weeks finalists and congratulations to the whole team and crew on a fantastic series. Queen Bee for the win #bekindtofoxes #themaskedsinger (sic)"

During the episode, Denise said she would "miss" being the Fox.

She said: "Well it's been fun, because I'm mischievous, so it's been good slinking around and misbehaving ... I'm gonna miss the Fox! It's bizarre, and it does feel really weird, but it all starts to become part of you and you start to feel comfortable. I do very musical theatre songs so I never get to do this song, so to get the chance to do this song and have no inhibitions."