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‘I’m loving this era I’ve been thrust into’: Denise Welch on depression, daytime TV and her dramatic renaissance

February 1, 2026

Denise Welch: ‘Fame in isolation is no fun. I would hate to be famous without a talent to back it up.’ Photographs: David Titlow/The GuardianDenise Welch: ‘Fame in isolation is no fun. I would hate to be famous without a talent to back it up.’ Photographs: David Titlow/The GuardianInterview‘I’m loving this era I’ve been thrust into’: Denise Welch on depression, daytime TV and her dramatic renaissance Simon HattenstoneShe’s gone from ‘queen of the soaps’ to Loose Woman known for her outspoken opinions and rockstar son Matty Healy.

‘I’m loving this era I’ve been thrust into’: Denise Welch on depression, daytime TV and her dramatic renaissance

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Now sober, she is enjoying another reinventionDenise Welch doesn’t seem the kind of woman who would turn up with an entourage.
But here she is having her hair primped in a makeshift changing room by two people.
One tickling her fringe, the other tweaking her tufts.
Blimey, I say, have you got two assistants?
She grins.

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‘I’m loving this era I’ve been thrust into’: Denise Welch on depression, daytime TV and her dramatic renaissance

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