Denise van Outen reunites with Johnny Vaughan after mending bitter feud

Fans are calling for Denise van Outen and Johnny Vaughan to become permanent co-hosts after the pair reunited on Steph's Packed Lunch.

The dynamic duo, who presented The Big Breakfast together and Passport to Paradise, came to an end following a pay dispute.

Channel 4 viewers were left ecstatic by their surprise appearance for the first time in two decades to present the lunchtime show.

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Before the credits rolled, Denise joked that Johnny "talked a lot" but said it was "lovely to see him again."

Fans flocked to Twitter to share their "joy" and said they "absolutely loved their chemistry and chaotic atmosphere."

Commenting on the reunion, one fan tweeted: "Can we have these 2 back every day please!?! Missed them from our screen so much!’

Another wrote: "Watching Johnny Vaughan and Denise Van Outen on telly makes me wish it’s a regular thing again…put the band back together."

A third commented: "Johnny Vaughan and Denise van Outen what a brilliant team even after all these years.

"I only caught the last hour, but absolutely back to where they used to be, true friendship came over the screen."

During the show, Johnny was left disturbed after he ate some dog food with Denise.

"There’s smell out here that’s going to outlast religion," he said.

Denise and Johnny became fan favourites after they were paired together in 1997 for The Big Breakfast.

However, three years later, Denise left the show after she discovered Johnny was earning more than her after contract negotiations.

She told Loose Women at the time: "The whole relationship fell apart when we started to renegotiate our contracts because I always felt we worked together as a team and that’s how it should be. We created it together."

But Denise revealed that the pair ended their 20-year row in 2021.

She told The Mirror: "Johnny and I have had a bit of a rocky relationship over the years for various reasons and, funnily enough, we’ve messaged a lot in lockdown.

"These situations make you reflect and realise some of the silly niggles and arguments you have are just not worth it."

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