Any Dream Will Do winner Lee Mead, has revealed that he is extremely excited about his and wife Denise Van Outen’s impending arrival.

He told the Sunday Mirror: “Me, a daddy! This is just the greatest thing that has ever, ever happened to me.

“I always wanted to have my own family, find a woman, settle down and plan a future together. Now it’s really come true and both of us are just so happy.”

Lee also revealed that he plans to be a very hands on Dad.

He stated: “I’ll be a very hands-on dad. I’ll be there changing nappies and getting involved.

“As soon as we can, we’ll find out whether the baby’s a boy or a girl, so I can talk to my son or daughter before they’re born. And it means we can decorate the room, of course.

“I’ve been reading books and gone online reading up about pregnancy. The baby is the biggest thing I’ve ever prepared for, bigger than any role I’ve played or any job I’ve done.”

Denise Van Outen has spoken about her recent wedding with Any Dream Will Do winner, Lee Mead.

The pair got married on a beach in the Seychelles in April. They kept it completely private with only 17 friends and close family members.

“Everyone thought I’d want a big thing, but I know when things are meant to be kept private,” she told Grazia magazine.

She continued: “I want an album of wedding photos to show my kids, not a magazine.

“I had so many texts from people saying well done for not selling out. There were just 17 of us and it was really relaxed, really lovely.”

“After our honeymoon in the Maldives, I put on about half a stone,” she added.

“I’d gone very soft round the waist. But that’s what your wedding and your honeymoon are about – I let myself go, ate everything in sight and drank cocktails at sunset. But that’s what it should be. You can’t have a wedding and not eat the cake.”

The couple aren’t planning for the patter of little feet just yet, Denise says: “It’s just too much pressure, we want to enjoy married life.”

The full interview appears in Grazia magazine, on sale today (Tuesday).

Denise Van Outen and Lee Mead enjoyed their recent secret wedding so much, that they are planning to recreate it for all their extended family and friends at home.

Last month Denise and Any Dream Will Do winner Lee jetted off to the Seychelles last month, where they got married with just twenty of their nearest and dearest in attendance. However Denise told The Mirror that they intend to have a second wedding in their new home in Kent for the rest of their friends and family.

Speaking at the She magazine’s Inspiring Women Awards Denise said: “We’re going to have a big celebration in September with all of our friends who weren’t there.

“We’re having it at the house we just bought in Kent, which means we have a lot of work to do. I’ve just got back from my honeymoon and I’m up to my elbows in DIY.”

On why they didn’t sell pictures of their wedding day, Denise said:

“Selling my wedding to a magazine was never an option because I didn’t get married to make money. Me and Lee just aren’t like that.

“We both have good careers and that’s how we make our money.

“We started planning a romantic getaway the moment he proposed.

“A lot of our married friends who had big days said they got stressed and ended up forgetting things.

“We only had 20 people and I remember every minute. It’s the best thing I’ve ever done. I’m so happy.”

One stage, one chance, one life changing sum of money for one lucky member of the studio audience in this brand new entertainment series for ITV1.

Hosted by Denise Van Outen and Ben Shephard, Who Dares Sings! will challenge 100 members of the studio audience to take centre stage and belt out chart topping hits for a big cash prize.

The game show where anyone can step up the mike and sing to win. But with no panel to try and impress, our contestants will have to hope that they can hold their nerve and their ‘hot notes’ throughout the song.

Judging their performance is SAM a computer finely tuned to detect whether our contestants are hitting the hot notes. Ten hot notes feature within each song, unaware which ones they are, the contestant will have to hit and hold these notes in order to receive a high score. If these notes are missed or not held for the correct length of time, SAM will mark them lower.

But only one lucky voice will be left standing and have the chance to compete for the grand prize of £50,000. But with each performance closely scrutinised, one bum note could be the end of the road.

Ben Shephard says: “As an Essex boy born and bred I can’t wait to start working with the Queen of Essex, Denise Van Outen. The format of the show promises an entertaining evening for all and one lucky punter will have the chance of walking away with some proper cash.”

Denise says; “I’m always the first to get up on a karaoke night out with the girls, so I’m looking forward to being part of this massive Saturday night party. We’ve all sung into our hairbrushes or in the shower, but Who Dares, Sings gives people the opportunity to step into the spot light and sing on national TV. Ben tells me he can’t sing, so hopefully I can teach him a thing or two.”

Controller of Entertainment, John Kaye Cooper says: “It’s fantastic to have Denise and Ben at the helm of this exciting new series for ITV which combines the party atmosphere of a karaoke night with a fun gameshow format that could bring our winner instant fame and fortune.”

Denise Van Outen has revealed that her fellow ‘I’d Do Anything’ judge, John Barrowman once tried to drag her into Andrew Lloyd Webber’s swimming pool for a spot of skinny dipping.

Denise told the Radio Times: “John went skinny-dipping in Andrew’s pool when we were at his house but I remained clothed. He tried dragging me in, but I resisted by clinging for dear life to the wall. Andrew wasn’t there but John told him he’d been in his pool naked and he just laughed.”

Van Outen also revealed that ALW is one heck of a mover on the dance floor!

“I knew he had a sense of humour because I’d hung out with him before,” she said. “I tell you what: he’s more rock ‘n’ roll than any of us put together. When we used to go out he’d be on the dance floor throwing some shapes; he was the last to leave.

“People are a bit shocked when they see the Lord going for it on the dance floor. He’s a good mover.”

Denise Van Outen has been head hunted by Sky One to present their new musical extravaganza, ‘Hairspray: The School Musical’. I bet BBC bosses are furious that they couldn’t lock the I’d Do Anything judge down to an exclusive contract with them!

The show will be based around a UK school which will be challenged to recreate the HUGE West End musical, ‘Hairspray’. The Sun have reported that Denise will be bringing in her boyfriend Lee Mead and pal Emma Bunton to help coach the kids on their performing skills.

Sky boss Richard Woolfe says: “Over the past few years Hairspray and High School Musical have brought musical theatre to new audiences worldwide.

“We’re going to show all the emotions of the theatre — stage fright, crises in confidence, life-changing accomplishments and tears of joy.”

I’d Do Anything judge, Denise Van Outen has surprisingly tipped Ashley Russell as a real contender for the role of Nancy.

“Ashley will be in the final. She’s really good and deserves to go all the way,” Denise told the Daily Record. “She looks right for the role and we’re looking for someone who has a strong character.”

She added: “Ashley would work very well for the male viewers. I love her hair and she’s really good at being real when she’s performing. I hope she holds on to that.”

I wonder if Denise’s pro-Scottish viewpoint has anything to do with the SCOTTISH newspaper she was being interviewed by. She can’t really expect Ashely to win!

I’d Do Anything judge, Denise Van Outen, has just raised in my estimations once again, as she reveals that she refuses to make money out of her romance with Joseph winner, Lee Mead.

“I’m not hiding our relationship, but I don’t want to be a celebrity couple,” Denise told Celebs on Sunday. “I don’t want to make money out of us being together.

“We’ve been asked about advertising his ‘n’ hers mobile phones. People have even started asking if we’d do a fly-on-the-wall documentary and I’m like: ‘No!’ If I ever got married I’d never sell my wedding.”

Denise also gave her opinion on Kerry Katona and her new reality TV show.

“I’m obsessed with Kerry’s TV show, but I don’t want to expose my relationship in that way,” she explained. “I’ve always prided myself on working, doing an actual job, but to be a celebrity with nothing to back it up, to just have a column in a magazine and do a commercial… that’s not much of an achievement, surely?”

Lee Mead has spoken out about his relationship with Denise Van Outen, saying that the seven year age gap between them, makes no difference to their relationship.

Lee and Denise first met as Lee competed in BBC’s Any Dream Will Do last year, however it was months later before they actually became a couple.

“I think it’s hilarious. Denise is only seven years older, so it’s not a big gap,” Lee told the Sunday Mirror. “It seems that if a guy is older than a woman he gets congratulated for it but if a woman is older than a guy it’s somehow not as acceptable. It’s not an issue for us at all.”

Asked about their future, Lee revealed: “I can’t wait to have a family of my own. I’m really looking forward to being a dad. You never know what the future will hold and it’s still early days. But we’re getting on really well and I like Denise. A lot.”

Actress and TV presenter, Denise Van Outen, has been announced as the next celebrity to take the Big Brother seta for E4 TV show, Celebrity Hijack.

The housemates better watch out….Denise is known to have a thing for men under her control!