Denise Van Outen crams in some Christmas shopping in a captain’s hat and fur-lined army coat… hours before Tier 4 sees all stores forced shut
Denise Van Outen hit the shops in Chelmsford on Saturday – and just in time, too.
She was spotted out and about a mere hours before Boris Johnson announced that non-essential stores would be closing yet again on Sunday, set to remain shut in the lead-up to Christmas.
Denise, 46, cut a solo appearance as she crammed in some Christmas shopping, unaware that Essex would be upgraded to Tier 4 at midnight.
Cutting it close: Denise Van Outen hit the shops in Chelmsford on Saturday – and just in time, too
Keeping things stylish, Denise wore a army-print coat with a cream fur lining, keeping warm as she clutched a take-out coffee.
She wore this over a black sweater and a pair of animal print leggings.
She wore black boots and brandished an oversized Christian Dior bag, as well as other shopping bags.
Denise capped the look off with a black captain’s hat, wearing her blonde locks in loosely around her shoulders.
Bag lady: She was spotted out and about a mere hours before Boris Johnson announced that non-essential stores would be closing yet again on Sunday, set to remain shut in the lead-up to Christmas
Spend spend spend: Denise, 46, cut a solo appearance as she crammed in some Christmas shopping, unaware that Essex would be upgraded to Tier 4 at midnight
Coffee stop: Denise dropped by a coffee cart to refuel
To go! Tier 3 means take-out only, but Tier 4 means all coffee shops will close yet again
She wore natural make-up, accentuating her lips with a pop of colour, and sweeping her lashes with mascara.
She added a white face mask whenever nipping into the shops, keeping in line with the COVID-19 guidelines.
The Prime Minister cancelled Christmas for almost 18 million people across London and eastern and south-east England on Saturday, after scientists warned of the rapid spread of the new variant coronavirus.
Ageless: She wore natural make-up, accentuating her lips with a pop of colour, and sweeping her lashes with mascara
Keeping things stylish: Denise wore a army-print coat with a cream fur lining, keeping warm
Back to shopping: She clutched a take-out coffee as she headed to more stores
Warm: She brandished an oversized Christian Dior bag
He announced that from Sunday areas in the South East currently in Tier 3 will be moved into a new Tier 4 for two weeks – effectively returning to the lockdown rules of November.
In the rest of England, the planned Christmas easing of the restrictions – allowing three households to meet over the festive period – will be severely curtailed to apply to Christmas Day only.
The PM said: ‘Yes Christmas this year will be different, very different. We’re sacrificing the chance to see our loved ones this Christmas so that we have a better chance of protecting their lives, so that we can see them at future Christmases.’
Animal instinct: She wore a black sweater and a pair of animal print leggings
Capping it off: She wore a black captain’s hat and her platinum locks loose
Rules are rules: She added a white face mask whenever nipping into the shops, keeping in line with the COVID-19 guidelines
The announcement came as a bitter blow to millions of families looking forward to spending time together, and to retailers hoping to make up for a torrid year with last minute Christmas sales.
For those areas affected, non-essential shops, gyms, cinemas, hairdressers and bowling alleys will be forced to close – while people will be restricted to meeting one other person from another household in an outdoor public space.
There will be a review of the rules in England on December 30.