BURGLARS raided Denise Van Outen's underwear drawer after breaking into the Basildon star's home. 

Denise revealed her home in Essex has recently been raided by crooks when she appeared on Steph's Packed Lunch programme this week. 

She said several items had been taken during the raid and suggested that among them was a sex toy. 

Denise said: "The worst part for me after that burglary was they took random things, but they also went through my knicker drawer.

"So, I just know that they have taken. I can't say what they took, but you can imagine.

"But there is some fella in a pub - or woman - waving it around."

The TV star said her home had been burgled when she had unwittingly posted on Instagram that she was out of the house. 

After joking that she was keen to have her 'device' back, the conversation took on a more serious tone when Denise revealed the impact the burglary has had on her. 

She added: "It is the worst feeling.

"Anybody out there who has been burgled, I sympathise with you. It is awful.

"They never caught the burglars and I just had to up the security and take those steps towards making my home a safer place and being more aware."