Denise Welch insists she's alive after becoming centre of a death hoax

by · Mail Online

Denise Welch has assured fans she is very much still alive and well after finding herself at the centre of a death hoax on Sunday.

Loose Woman star Denise's Wikipedia page was updated at the weekend with a paragraph which read: 'Denise Welch sadly was killed after being ran over by Kerry Riches' mobility scooter after it was hijacked in a drunken rampage by Farida Khalifa, hair and make up artist for the traveller and gypsy community.' 

Meanwhile, the bizarre page edits also stated 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 meant Denise's name was trending on X, formerly known as Twitter. 

Denise took to Twitter on Sunday evening to deny she was dead, assuring fans she was well and settling in at home to watch ITV's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! 

Denise Welch has assured fans she is very much still alive and well after finding herself at the centre of a death hoax on Sunday (pictured last month)
Denise took to Twitter on Sunday evening to deny she was dead, assuring fans she was well and settling in at home to watch ITV's I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! 

She wrote: 'I'm alive and well and about to watch the jungle. Thanks for your concern.'

Actress Denise was soon trending on social media with many users commenting to express their shock at the trending news.

One person wrote: 'I have been off Twitter for 1 hour, how have i missed so much? As if someone added this to Denise Welch's Wikipedia. FARIDA IS INNOCENT.'

Someone else recounted: 'So I shouted into my mum's room, 'Guess who's dead DENISE WELCH'. 

'She shouted, 'Whaaat? She was only on telly the other day god rest her soul'. Then I see in the comments Wikipedia got hacked.'

Referring to Denise's son Matt Healy's past romance with Taylor Swift, someone else wrote: 'Denise Welch in 2023 was on course to be Taylor Swift's Mother In Law and has now died on Twitter and come alive again. Now don't get me wrong I don't like the woman but let's be fair this is highly impressive.'

'I enter the cinema for about three hours and in the meantime Denise Welch has died and risen again. Alleluia alleluia, give thanks,' joked someone else.

Another amused social media user wrote: 'Whoever is editing Denise Welch's Wikipedia page is having a ball. Apparently she was born on 31st February 2023 in the Hollyoaks set and she's a presenter on Loose They/Them.'

Meanwhile, it was also stated 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

'Seeing why Denise Welch is trending and… wow what a wild 24 hours the Welch-Hive must have had,' posted someone else. 

While another person posted: 'Denise Welch trending really had me thinking she was dead for a min.'

And someone else shared: 'Whoever is editing Denise Welch's Wiki page deserves an award. I don't why, or what she did to deserve it & i know it's juvenile, but I am highly entertained.'

Denise's response that all was well was met with widespread relief from her fans, with one replying: 'Great to hear! I was worried for a second!' 

Actress Denise was soon trending on social media with many users commenting to express their shock and amusement at the news
Denise was said to have been born on the Hollyoaks set despite leaving the soap in January 2022, 13 months before Denise's apparent birth (Denise, right, pictured as Trish Minniver in Hollyoaks)