Denise Welch is reassuring fans she is safe and sound

Denise Welch is reassuring fans she is safe and sound after finding herself at the center of a death hoax, claiming she was run over by a reality star’s hijacked electric scooter

Denise Welch has reassured fans that she is still alive and well after finding herself at the center of a murder hoax on Sunday.

Loose Woman star Denise’s Wikipedia page was updated over the weekend with a paragraph that read: “Denise Welch was sadly killed after being run over by Kerry Riche’s mobility scooter following a drunken rampage by Farida Khalifa, Hair – and make-up artist, had been kidnapped.’ Traveler and Gypsy community.’

Big Brother star Kerry, who suffers from multiple sclerosis (MS), was seen entering the Big Brother house on an electric scooter in October as the reality show made a comeback on ITV2.

She used the machine regularly throughout the series and it was claimed that the scooter was hijacked by her former Big Brother housemate, make-up artist Farida Khalifa, who became the first contestant to be evicted from the house in the reboot series.

Meanwhile, the bizarre page changes also stated that Denise was born on the Hollyoaks set in February this year, despite the star leaving her role as Trish Minniver in the soap in January 2022, 13 months before Denise’s apparent birth.

The claims soon led to Denise’s name trending on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Denise Welch has reassured fans she is still alive and well after finding herself at the center of a death hoax on Sunday (pictured last month).

Denise Welch has reassured fans she is still alive and well after finding herself at the center of a death hoax on Sunday (pictured last month).

It has been claimed that the Loose Women panelist has died aged 65 after being run over by Big Brother star Kerry Riches' mobility scooter

It has been claimed that the Loose Women panelist has died aged 65 after being run over by Big Brother star Kerry Riches’ mobility scooter

Denise denied she was dead on Twitter on Sunday night, reassuring fans she was fine and settling down at home to watch ITV's I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!

Denise denied she was dead on Twitter on Sunday night, reassuring fans she was fine and settling down at home to watch ITV’s I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!

Denise denied she was dead on Twitter on Sunday night, reassuring fans she was fine and settling down at home to watch ITV’s I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!

She wrote: “I’m alive and well and going to see the jungle. Thanks for your interest.”

Actress Denise was soon trending on social media, with many users expressing their shock and amusement at the news in comments.

One person wrote: “I haven’t been on Twitter in an hour, how come I missed so much?” As if someone had added this to Denise Welch’s Wikipedia. FARIDA IS INNOCENT.’

While another relieved fan shared: “Good to hear Denise Welch didn’t actually die from explosive diarrhea!!”

Someone else said: “So I shouted into my mother’s room: ‘Guess who’s dead, DENISE WELCH.’ She shouted: ‘What? She was just on TV the other day, God rest her soul. “Then I see in the comments that Wikipedia was hacked and they said she died of diarrhea.”

Referring to Denise’s son Matt Healy’s previous romance with Taylor Swift, someone else wrote: “Denise Welch was well on her way to becoming Taylor Swift’s mother-in-law in 2023 and has now died and come back to life on Twitter.” You see Now don’t get me wrong, I don’t like the woman, but let’s be honest, that’s very impressive.”

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Kerry, who suffers from multiple sclerosis (MS), was seen entering the Big Brother house on an electric scooter in October as the reality show made a comeback on ITV2 (Kerry pictured at the launch of Big Brother in October).

Make-up artist Farida (pictured) is said to have run over Denise after she hijacked Kerry's electric scooter in a 'drink-fuelled rampage'.

Make-up artist Farida (pictured) is said to have run over Denise after she hijacked Kerry’s electric scooter in a ‘drink-fuelled rampage’.

“I’m going to the cinema for like three hours and in the meantime Denise Welch died and came back to life.” “Hallelujah, hallelujah, thank you,” another joked.

Another amused social media user wrote: “Whoever edits Denise Welch’s Wikipedia page is having fun. Apparently she was born on the Hollyoaks set on February 31, 2023 and is a presenter on Loose They/Them.”

“See why Denise Welch is trending and… wow, what a wild 24 hours the Welch Hive must have had,” another laughed.

While another person posted: “Denise Welch trend really made me think she was dead for a minute.”

And someone else shared: “Whoever edits Denise Welch’s wiki page deserves an award. I don’t know why or what she deserved it and I know it’s childish but I’m very entertaining.”

While refuting all the bizarre claims about her death, Denise recently recalled the time she got dirty on the streets of New York.

The television personality was asked to share her “most embarrassing” moment and certainly didn’t hold back with her answer.

She told the Guardian: “I fucked in New York last November.”

Denise was renamed

Denise was renamed “Her Royal Highness Denise, the Duchess of Dirrhea” on Wikipedia, with her image replaced by one of singer Pink

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Actress Denise was soon trending on social media, with many users expressing their shock and amusement at the news in comments

Meanwhile, it was also announced that Denise was born on the set of Hollyoaks in February this year, although the star left her role as Trish Minniver in the soap in January 2022

Meanwhile, it was also announced that Denise was born on the set of Hollyoaks in February this year, although the star left her role as Trish Minniver in the soap in January 2022

Denise is said to have been born on the set of Hollyoaks, although she left the soap in January 2022, 13 months before Denise's apparent birth (Denise, right, pictured as Trish Minniver in Hollyoaks)

Denise is said to have been born on the set of Hollyoaks, although she left the soap in January 2022, 13 months before Denise’s apparent birth (Denise, right, pictured as Trish Minniver in Hollyoaks)

The incident occurred as she was on her way to see her son Matty Healy play with his band The 1975 at Madison Square Garden.

She explained: “I walked the streets, enjoying the sunshine and pretending I was in some kind of video – throwing my hat into the New York sky like Mary Tyler Moore.”

However, she said a few people had “turned around and looked at her” and continued: “Even though I’m not famous in New York, whenever Matty is there I’m recognized as his mother, so I smile and wave to them to.” .’

But she discovered the truth when she returned to her hotel: “I went back to the hotel room and bent down to get something out of the suitcase and my husband said, ‘Do you realize you’ve made a shit yourself?’ ‘

While Denise recently recalled the time she got dirty in the streets of New York when she was there to see son Matty Healy in concert (Denise and Matty pictured in July)

While Denise recently recalled the time she got dirty in the streets of New York when she was there to see son Matty Healy in concert (Denise and Matty pictured in July)