LOOSE Women star Denise Welch had a fun-filled Christmas with her blended family - and fans loved it.
The TV star, 65, and artist husband Lincoln Townley, 50, were joined by Denise's ex-husband Tim Healy, 71, for a tasty roast dinner rustled up by a private chef on Christmas Eve.
The 1975 frontman Matt Healy joined his parents for the feast and sported a divisive moustache that saw some fans calling for him to shave it off before returning to the nation's arenas in the spring.
Their actor son Louis was also in attendance, sporting a festive party hat.
Denise wrote on Instagram: “The joy of having our Christmas Eve dinner cooked for us by Chef Pete and Amy from @pete__cooks. I worked with Pete's mum Vanessa for a charity for many years and I remember when Pete was starting his private chef business. It is now several years later and it's thriving!!! They did a beautiful meal of gnocchi canopies, turkey, rib of beef then pavlova while we chilled and then cleared everything up!!! Total bliss for me!!
“A perfect night with family and tmrw the Townleys, Welch's and Healys get together en masse!!! Merry Christmas.”
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Today, Denise shared a picture of bald Lincoln and Benidorm star Tim side by side on a sofa wearing wigs and joked they're forming a band named "Midlife Crisis".
Her followers loved the friendly dynamic with one commenting: "Love the way you’re still great friends with Tim. Lovely to see, enjoy your Xmas Denise."
Another said: "Ha ha always good to get on with ex [laughter emoji] merry Christmas to you all."
A third posted: "Ha ha love this. Also love how you all get on as a blended family."
Denise married Lincoln in 2013, just a year after announcing she and Tim, whom she married in 1988, had been separated for a long time.
The festive fun comes after Denise announced she's continuing her long-runnng partnership with Loose Women.
Speaking to Best, she said: "I've just signed another contract for Loose Women for a year, which I adore. I
"I'm there for the long-haul. But I'm at the point now where I love working, but I also love not working. Next year is about getting the balance right."
In another interview Denise was asked who she is closest to on the programme.
She told Bella: "In he 21 years I've done this show, I have never, ever, ever had an actual argument with anybody on that show. I can go hammer and tongs with them on set, but nothing afterwards.
"Kaye Adams and I see quite a bit of each other, I'm very close to Charlene White. I'm very close to Sunetra Sarker, I'm very close to Jane Moore, but I've known Jane for 30 years - way before we did Loose Women. I see Brenda Edwards when I can, I still see Andrea Mclean from the old days. I'm very close with Katie Piper. So to be honest, there's no one that I wouldn't want to see, but we're all busy and my main home is Cheshire. We're a close bunch, but not in each other's pockets."
