EXCLUSIVE: Denise Van Outen hints she WILL be returning to The Big Breakfast for the show’s 30th anniversary in 2022

Next year marks the 30th anniversary of Channel 4’s morning show, The Big Breakfast.

And despite being off the air since 2002, the show’s former host Denise Van Outen has teased that something’s in the pipeline to mark the occasion in 2022.

Speaking about the decision to revive it for a one-off special in September as part of Channel 4’s Black To Front day, Denise, 47, also weighed in on the announcement that AJ Odudu will host alongside Mo Gilligan.

Marking the occasion? Denise Van Outen has teased a Big Breakfast return for the show’s 30th anniversary in 2022

‘AJ is a good friend of mine. I’m thrilled she’s doing it, she’ll be great. And it’ll be so nice to watch. It’s like a trip down memory lane – back into the old house. I’m not sure what it’s like in there now,’ Denise said.

Asked if she’d ever like to go back, she teased: ‘It’s the anniversary next year. So there might be something… That’s all I’ll say!’

Earlier this year, Denise – who hosted then show with Johnny Vaughan – told MailOnline that they were hoping to return.

Denise, who ended her 20-year feud with Johnny during the COVID-19 lockdown, confirmed she’s already discussed ideas with her former co-host, saying: ‘We’ve started having conversations. It would be nice to do something to mark the 30th anniversary.

Reboot? Denise – who hosted then show with Johnny Vaughan – told MailOnline that they were hoping to return

Asked if she’d ever like to go back, she teased: ‘It’s the anniversary next year. So there might be something… That’s all I’ll say!’

Exciting: AJ Odudu has been announced as the host of The Big Breakfast as the show is set to return after 19 years off air

‘The original house has so many great memories and it would be amazing if we could return and film there, even though it’s been renovated. We’d want to see all the old faces return and play some of the old games too. I’m sure the fans would love it and see it as a real nostalgia trip.

‘It would be so much fun working with Johnny again on show which means so much to us both.’

Denise is currently working on a campaign to encourage Brits to try a meat-free picnic this summer.

The actress is partnering with Quorn to deliver meat-free picnics for free via the Deliveroo app in London and Manchester on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th August 2021, for 1p while stocks last.

Plant-based: Denise is currently working on a campaign to encourage Brits to try a meat-free picnic this summer

Flying the flag: The actress is partnering with Quorn to deliver meat-free picnics for free via the Deliveroo app in London and Manchester on Saturday 7th and Sunday 8th August 2021, for 1p delivery while stocks last

Explaining that she and her fiancé Eddie, along with her daughter Betsy, 11, have started only eating meat one day of the month, she said:  ‘We wanted to be healthier as a family and, of course, there are the benefits for the environment.

‘Betsy loves a bolognaise and Eddie made one with Quorn for her and she couldn’t even tell. So now we have meat once a month, like on a Sunday for a roast or when we have  BBQ.’

On changing their lifestyle, Denise went on: ‘We actually haven’t found it so hard – we’ve been using a lot of cook books. Like Fearne Cotton’s book Happy Vegan.

‘And you know what, I am in my late 40s now, it’s also about looking after myself and being conscious about what I put into my body.’

Explaining that she and her fiancé Eddie, along with her daughter Betsy, 11, have started only eating meat one day of the month, she said: ‘We wanted to be healthier as a family and, of course, there are the benefits for the environment’

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