Denise van Outen is reportedly dating the man she helped make into a West End star - Any Dream Will Do’s Lee Mead.

Lee won the lead role of Joseph in the Adelphi Theatre’s revival of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat after taking part in the BBC talent show which Denise helped to judge.

A source told the Sun: “There was a real spark on the show. They liked each other but neither was available.”

“After they finished filming in June they lost touch for a while. But after Lee split up with his girlfriend he set his sights on Denise. He called her and asked her out for dinner. It went really well.”

“It’s pretty serious considering it’s only been going on for four weeks.”