Denise Van Outen shares rare snap of daughter Betsy as she celebrates her 12th birthday

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Denise Van Outen has shared a rare snap of her daughter Betsy as the pair celebrated the youngster’s 12th birthday, alongside former TOWIE star Lydia Bright and other pals.

Denise, 47, and the group celebrated Betsy’s birthday with a trip to Mersea Island, where they stayed in park lodges and enjoyed a party in one of the colourful huts on the beach.The actress and presenter posted sweet snaps to her Instagram page, including one of her daughter, who she shares with ex-husband Lee Mead, smiling into the camera as she wore a bejewelled hat with the letter ‘B’ for Betsy on it.The group got lucky with the sunshine, as Denise posted other heartwarming images of herself laughing with Betsy and posing on the beach with family and friends, including Lydia, her mother Debbie and her two year old daughter, Loretta.

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Another snap showed a pink beach hut decorated with a plaque that read “Betsy”, and a banner which read: “Betsy is 12.” She captioned the post: "BETSY is 12 bank holiday birthday fun with our West Mersea family @parkholidaysuk @alfieoneill_ @markyferry @lydiabright @xdebbietowiex @dave_thetiler @xgeorgiabrightx Loretta." Denise’s famous friends flocked to the comments section to send birthday wishes to Betsy.