Denise Welch exclusive: ‘I’ll stay in my bikini until I’m 97!’
If you ask me, Denise Welch is a national treasure. From her days as sassy Natalie Barnes on Coronation Street to her role as Loose Women‘s most no-nonsense panellist, Denise, 65, has been a constant on our TV screens for decades. Not content with entertaining the nation with hilarious anecdotes from her celebrity lifestyle, Denise is on a mission to end the stigma that surrounds mental health, frequently speaking openly about the clinical depression that plagued her for 35 years. © Ken McKay/ITV/ShutterstockDenise is feeling positive in her sixties She’s also an advocate for doing whatever you like, no matter your age. Now in her mid-sixties, Denise’s Instagram is a hotbed of showstopping swimwear photos and her approach to the sultry snaps is incredibly refreshing. “I take my swimwear photos for women, not men,” Denise tells HELLO!. “Every time I share a swimsuit photo, I get so many messages from women telling me it made them feel confident enough to wear a bikini. That’s why I take the photos.” Keen to dispel the notion that …