Denise Van Outen, 52, wows in fishnet tights and tiny mini shorts after declaring she feels 'sexier than ever'

Denise Van Outen looked incredible in fishnet tights and tiny mini shorts as she enjoyed a night out after declaring she feels 'sexier than ever'.

The actress and singer, 52, shared stunning Instagram snaps on Monday as she confidently posed in her glamorous outfit.

Denise paired her ensemble with a semi-sheer glitzy top and a statement faux-fur jacket after getting dolled up in her hotel room.  

She captioned her post: 'Loved staying @no131cheltenham ✨ Comfiest bed and the Sunday roast was so tasty. Even squeezed in a little shopping✨'

Denise admitted in the summer that she's 'grown in confidence and feels sexier than ever' since being in her fifties.

'I feel sexier now than I did in my twenties in a bikini,' she told The Sun. 'So much more. I love the fact I've got curvier and my hips have expanded.

'I prefer my shape now to the way it was in the Nineties. The secret to feeling confident in a bikini is that I've learned to accept myself. I feel quite free when I'm wearing one.'

Her latest Instagram post comes after she spoke out about getting her freedom back now that her daughter Betsy is older.

The presenter welcomed her daughter in 2010 with her ex-husband, West End star and Any Dream Will Do winner Lee Mead.

The couple married in 2009 before later separating in 2013 due to gruelling work schedules, long-distance strain and growing apart.

Despite 'brilliantly' co-parenting their daughter, Denise admitted she had done a lot of the parenting on her own, which has been 'really challenging at times'.

But now Betsy is 16, the star revealed a sense of newfound freedom as her daughter becomes more independent.

Speaking exclusively to the Daily Mail, Denise said: 'I just turned 52, and I think you just get to an age where I think most of my focus has been on my daughter for quite a long time.

'She's just turned 16, she's only just got to an age where I sort of give her a little bit more slack, and she's really independent in certain areas of her life.

'I think that brings with it a bit of peace and a bit of, you know, I can sort of relax a little bit, because anyone who's got children and has had kids would relate to the fact that it's a constant worry.

'So I think my concerns have been more about raising my daughter well and keeping her safe.

'And I think now she's just a little bit older, and I kind of stepped back a little bit. So I think this is actually a really nice age. I feel like you get your freedom back a little bit. You get a bit of a second wind.

'When I used to leave the house to go to work, I mean, I remember when Betsy was four, and I'd feel terrible the minute I left the house because she'd be crying at the door, going, 'please don't go to work, mummy'.

'I'd leave, and then my mum would help look after her, and she'd say, 'she's fine now', the minute you close the door.

'But I could then go on a work trip or be away for like a night or two nights, feeling so guilty.

'Whereas now she's 16, she's happy to see the back of me. She's like, 'come on, off you go'.'