Not long to go now...Denise Van Outen shops for post-pregnancy clothes on a rare outing with her husband Lee Mead

By Daily Mail Reporter

Not long to go: Heavily pregnant Denise Van Outen goes for lunch in north London with her actor husband Lee Mead

The countdown to childbirth is drawing ever closer for Denise Van Outen, but she shows no signs of stepping down from her daily routine.

Denise, 36, was pictured out and about with her husband Lee Mead as she appeared to shop for post-pregnancy clothing in north London.

The TV presenter looked ready to burst in a pale grey maternity dress, a smart black blazer patterned tights and ankle length boots, walking hand in hand with her actor husband.


Shop 'til you drop: The TV presenter looked through the rails in a clothes shop seemingly looking for some post-pregnancy clothing


Van Outen is not often seen in public with her actor husband, who often shuns the limelight despite his chosen profession.


Keeping fit: Denise recently hit back at criticism over her exercise regime while pregnant


Last month she defended criticism regarding her exercise regime during pregnancy.

The star hopes to regain her figure once she has given birth and has been maintaining her fitness while pregnant with the help of a personal trainer.

She told GMTV: 'There has been some negative press about exercising during pregnancy, but it's all rubbish. It's good to be active, it's good to be mobile


Ready for more: The host and her husband are planning to have another baby as soon as they can following the birth of their new daughter


'We do power walking, we do stretching - so it's nothing that's going to harm the baby or harm me. We're fine.'

And, although she wants to shed the pregnancy pounds, Denise has admitted that, once their daughter is born next month, she is already planning baby number two.

She said: 'I'm 36 next month, I've got to pop them out. We definitely want two, so we won't wait too long after this one, partly because of my age.

'We were adamant this was part of the plan, so in the traditional sort of way we started trying straight away. Wanting children was part of the reason we got married so quickly.

'We got engaged in January and married in April - we didn't want to hang about.

'I've got friends who've been engaged for four or five years and I just didn't want to wait. I'm older than Lee - I've got to start popping them out.'


source: dailymail