Lee Mead has great bond with baby Betsy

Denise Van Outen has said that her decision to go back to work so soon after having her daughter Betsy in May has meant that the childcare is now shared with husband Lee Mead.

She said Lee found the first three months of   fatherhood "quite hard" and felt a bit excluded (as a lot of new dads do) with Denise lavishing so much attention on her new daughter.

Denise recently went on a week’s trek in Peru for Breast Cancer Care so Lee took the week off from Wicked! to look after the baby and they now have a fantastic bond.

The couple are busier than ever, as Denise has just opened in Legally Blonde at the Savoy Theatre.  As well as appearing in Wicked at the Apollo Victoria Theatre Lee is also in the middle of a Concert Tour and is performing a solo concert Christmas with Lee Mead at the London Coliseum on Sunday 19th December at 8:00 pm