Bounty

Less than six months after giving birth to her first baby Betsy, celebrity mum Denise Van Outen is returning to work, it has been announced.

The star will play Paulette in Legally Blonde The Musical, the comedy about a dizzy US teen making it as lawyer.

And Van Outen is not the only well known face joining the West End show. Siobhan Dillon, who was on the BBC's How Do You Solve a Problem Like Maria? and Carley Stenson, from Channel 4's Hollyoaks will also join the show on October 25.

Van Outen has previously starred in shows Chicago and Rent and recently talked of her desire to get back on stage since becoming a mother.