Denise Welch, 54, hopes to become a mother again as she 'visits IVF clinic' with fiance Lincoln Townley

Denise Welch and Lincoln Townley

It seems her toyboy fiance is making Denise Welch feel younger than her years.

The Loose Women star, 54, was seen leaving an IVF clinic with her 39-year-old fiance Lincoln Townley in Manchester last week.

And Denise, who already has two children with ex-husband Tim Healy, was photographed in a Sunday newspaper walked arm-in-arm with her younger man after their appointment.

 

Denise Welch

 A friend of the actress told the Sunday Mirror: 'Denise has told me the only problem with the age difference between her and Lincoln is that they can’t have kids.
'I know Denise would love to be able to give Lincoln a baby and the challenge of coping with a newborn at her age wouldn’t faze her at all. But there are all sorts of ways they might be able to do that to make their happiness complete – through IVF, adoption or even surrogacy. 
'I know she has a cousin who works in an IVF clinic in Liverpool and it is something she has thought about. Den and Lincoln have a very special bond and are both great parents. So it would be lovely if it happened for them.'

Denise Welch hopes to become a mother again

The former Coronation Street star and fiance Lincoln got engaged earlier this year and Denise is said to want to have children with her beau despite being classed as an older mother by some.

If she goes ahead with IVF, she may pay up to £3,000 per cycle of the treatment which helps women conceive successfully.

In May, she joked about having a baby together: 'We have spoken slightly tongue-in-cheek about IVF, having kids together, but I’m 97, and had my last baby when I was 83, so, realistically, I don’t think this is going to happen.'

And Denise may be able to call on the help of her ex-husband Tim if she welcomes a new addition to her family - she recently revealed the pair were still good friends and that she will be spending Christmas with her former flame.