Denise Welch is cutting back on work this year – so she doesn’t “end up in an early grave”.
The Loose Women favourite now turns down most job offers because she prefers to be tanning on a sun-lounger.
Denise, 65, said: “I’m not scared of ageing but I am obviously aware I’m 14-years older than my husband Lincoln (Townley). I’ve seen too many people work themselves into an early grave to do that myself.
READ MORE: Marnie Simpson’s wildest sex confessions – lesbian encounter, CBB bonk and vibrator row
READ MORE: Stacey Solomon shows off abs in crop top after hinting she wants sixth baby
“Why would I work myself to death when I can afford to go on holiday? I just want to enjoy our life together and take as many holidays as we can.” Denise, who has also starred in Coronation Street, Waterloo Road and Hollyoaks, went on: “I no longer accept everything that I am offered. I’m no longer scared to turn things down.
(Image: Instagram/ @denise_welch)
“I am in a fortunate position where I can now be choosy, and not everyone can. I don’t know if it will last – I may not be in that position again. Who knows?
“So I am just determined to make the most of life now. I am grateful to be blessed with a very happy, loving marriage.” But she revealed: “Lincoln and I are a bit common when it comes to our holidays.
“I’m not that cultural or bothered about being a tourist… a good holiday to me is being laid next to Lincoln on a sun-lounger by the pool. I don’t need anything fancy.”
Despite easing back on work, Denise has no plans to leave Loose Women. She said of her co-stars on the panel: “We all get on despite people trying to say we are always fighting, which we aren’t.
“I have been on the show for 22 years and have never once had a fall out with anyone.” Denise is the mum of 1975 frontman Matt Healy, her son with her first husband – Auf Wiedersehen, Pet star Tim Healy.
The 2012 Celebrity Big Brother winner has just received rave reviews after playing Queen Elizabeth in Diana: The Musical.
She added: “When I get offered a job which will take me away from home I imagine myself waiting at the station in the cold rain. If it makes me feel miserable I don’t take the job.
“I stopped missing acting for a while. I am missing theatre though… I miss small theatres where people are practically sitting on each other’s knee.”
For more of the latest showbiz news from Daily Star, make sure you sign up to one of our newsletters here.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
