Denise van Outen opens up about horrendous revenge ordeal and breakup with Eddie Boxshall

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Denise van Outen opened up about her horrendous revenge porn ordeal while sitting on the sofa with Lorraine on Thursday promoting the launch of her new book.MORE: Denise Van Outen inundated with support after she opens up about 'difficult' health conditionThe former Strictly contestant explained her debut novel A bit of Me is dedicated to her daughter Betsy, 11, to help her understand Denise's life story up to now even if she is a bit too young at the moment to understand.WATCH: Denise opened up about her horrendous revenge porn ordeal on LorraineIn the interview, Denise bravely discussed the ordeal she went through in her 20s when she was the target of revenge porn, telling Lorraine: "It was a hard thing to deal with at the time and then it resurfaced years later when I came on television.READ: Denise Van Outen's defiant response to ending relationship with ex Eddie BoxshallRELATED: Denise van Outen's comforted by friends after opening up about her 'ups and downs'"[There were] loads of stories coming out and going through a court case was really quite difficult.

I never really properly addressed it at the time. I just buried it and thought it would go away. I felt it needed to be addressed because it has affected me now, I'm 47 nearly 48."Throughout the conversation, Denise proved that not even a scandal of that size would stop her achieving her goals, as she happily recalls performing on Broadway in Chicago, which she admitted helped her get over her first heartbreak.