Denise Van Outen to take up hairdressing at Savoy?

In a recent interview Denise Van Outen hinted that she was shortly to take on a stage role, and rumours are now rife that this will be playing Paulette the dog loving hairdresser in Legally Blonde at the Savoy Theatre when Jill Halfpenny leaves in October.

Laura Bell Bundy who played Elle on Broadway was tipped to join the show when Sheridan Smith leaves, but she is no longer available and is appearing in the American sitcom How I Met Your Mother.

Van Outen’s most recent West End roles have been in Chicago and Tell Me On A Sunday, but she has been taking a break since she gave birth to baby Betsy in May with husband Lee Mead who is currently starring as Fiyero in Wicked at the Apollo Victoria Theatre.