Vanessa Feltz vows ‘no more toyboys’ as she appears on Celebs Go Dating after splitting from her cheating ex-fiance Ben Ofoedu
Vanessa Feltz vowed ‘no more toyboys’ when she appeared on Celebs Go Dating following her split from her cheating ex-fiance Ben Ofoedu.
The TV personality, 61, said she is ready to ‘shake things up’ during her time on the Channel Four dating show.
Earlier this year, Vanessa revealed she had split from her partner of 17 years amid claims he had been unfaithful and exchanged “sex texts” with another woman, which he later confirmed.
When she signed up for the dating show, she admitted that she was looking for someone she could “trust” because of past experiences.
told Vanessa The mirror“I just spent 17 years with a guy 10 years younger, so I’m considering not dating a younger guy right now.”
Mantra: Vanessa Feltz, 61, vowed ‘no more toyboys’ when she appeared on Celebs Go Dating following her split from cheating ex-fiance Ben Ofoedu
Exes: Earlier this year she revealed she had split from her partner of 17 years amid claims he had been unfaithful and exchanged ‘sex texts’ with another woman (pictured in October 2022)
She added: “Someone I can trust would be good and someone who meant what they said. I think it would be wonderful to have someone you can really trust.
“I just spent 17 years with a man 10 years younger, so I’m not considering dating a younger man now.”
It comes after the news that Vanessa has decided to heal her broken heart by going out every night.
The presenter revealed in the 140 days since her relationship with her ex-fiance Ben, 50, broke down that she surrounded herself in the company of others as ‘I’m just not good on my own’.
Five months later, the This Morning star said she’s ready to dip her toes back into dating in hopes of finding her “Prince Charming” who is “kind and honest.”
“It’s been 20 weeks, I’ve been out every night for 140 nights without fail, without a single exception. Meeting up with friends and family at people’s houses, to movies, if there’s a premiere, I’ve been to that, I’ve been to everything,” Vanessa shared OK! magazine.
“I’ve found I can go on like that, I’m just not good at being alone – it’s not in my DNA.”
Vanessa says she feels a lot better five months after her breakup now that she has weathered the initial shock of Ben’s betrayal.
Enchanted: When she signed up for the dating show, she admitted she was looking for someone she could ‘trust’ due to past experiences
She said, “I hope to take them fresh to themselves and not contaminate them with anything that’s ever happened before, otherwise if you do that you start to believe you can’t trust anyone and then your chances of happiness are kind of reduced. before you’ve even had a chance to try it.”
The presenter revealed she’s ready to go on dates again – but held back over rumors she’s set to star in the new Celebs Go Dating series.
Vanessa said, “I can definitely say it would be right up my alley and I would be absolutely willing to do my very best and I will take it very seriously and hope it will bring me the true love of my life and Prince Charming.” yield. .’
Meanwhile, Vanessa’s ex Ben claimed he was ‘getting out of control’ in the wake of his recent cheating scandal and that his life was only ‘saved’ by a starring role in the new London show, Tony and Tina’s wedding.