LOOSE Women’s Denise Welch posed in a busty pink snakeskin swimsuit – after getting mistaken for Dame Judi Dench.
The TV star, 67, had been mistaken for the 87-year-old Oscar winner by Americans on a trip to Los Angeles.
But, perhaps keen to make sure it doesn’t happen again, Denise paraded about in the glitzy swimsuit.
The presenter and actress, famous for playing Natalie Barnes in Coronation Street, is in the US filming.
She explained, alongside a picture of her with the spawling city behind her, that she’d been given a few hours away from work.
Denise posted: “Lovely to have a day off even though unexpected as someone unprofessionally pulled out of filming with 2 hrs to go!!
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“Anyway, I’m loving life here in LA but I miss my pals and my @lighterlife gang.
“Much easier to eat healthier when it’s constantly sunny though.
Won’t ever tire of this view and feel very lucky 
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LighterLife is the weight-loss plan that Denise promotes and helped her to lose two stone.
Several of her famous followers showed their appreciation in the comments section, with Christine McGuinness writing simply: “
.”
Emmerdale’s Hayley Tamaddon added: “You look incredible! Wish I was there with you! Squeeze me in ya case next time.
.”
Yesterday, Denise’s Loose Women pals poked fun at the star for getting mistaken for Dame Judi, who is of course two decades older than her.
However, they revealed their own lookalikes, with Ruth Langsford explaining she has been approached by a fan who thought she was Kate Garraway.
Linda Robson meanwhile explained that she was so regularly mixed up with EastEnders’ Pauline Fowler star Wendy Richards that her family were contacted after the soap star’s death.
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Denise, who has been wed three times, is married to Lincoln Townley, who is often mentioned on Loose Women.
She has appeared on some of TV’s biggest shows including Spender, Soldier Soldier, Dancing on Ice and Celebrity Big Brother.
The actress is best known for soaps, also playing Steph Haydock in Waterloo Road and Trish Minniver in Hollyoaks.
