Vanessa Feltz looked solemn as she took a walk in London on Tuesday.
The broadcaster, 61, and her ex-partner Ben Ofoedu, 50, split last month after he confessed to cheating on her during their 17-year relationship.
The radio and TV personality went for a perhaps not-so-subtle dig at her former flame, wearing a pink hat emblazoned with the word ‘love’ as she stepped out for the day.
She wrapped herself in a black tasseled coat, which covered a colorful dress underneath.
The star added a pair of brown boots and carried her belongings in a white bag.
Difficult moment: Vanessa Feltz looked solemn when spotted out for a walk in London on Tuesday
Intentional? The TV and radio personality went for a perhaps not-so-subtle dig at her former love, wearing a pink hat with the word ‘love’ on it as he headed out for the day.
Running errands, Vanessa looked dejected as she toured North London checking her mobile phone.
It comes after she admitted that she often faked orgasms, in a podcast recorded before she split from her cheating fiancé Ben.
The announcer said that sometimes you have to pretend to ‘be polite’ if you’re being intimate but ‘you’re never going to get there’.
Speaking on the Grazia Life Advice podcast while still with the musician, she explained that it’s “rude” not to fake it if your partner is “trying every trick in the book.”
Vanessa split from her ex-partner of 17 years Ben last month after he confessed to cheating on her during their relationship.
Revealing the worst advice she’s ever been given, she told the podcast before their split: ‘Experts say if you fake an orgasm, how will your lover/partner really know what you like? So they never will.
“I think that’s the worst advice because sometimes it’s rude not to pretend.
‘Sometimes your partner is trying every trick in the book. They have been playing, licking and wiggling. They are absolutely 10/10 for effort.
Cover Up: She wrapped herself in a black tasseled coat, covering a colorful dress underneath
Stylish: The star added a pair of brown boots and carried her belongings in a white bag
She added: “I’m not saying you do it every time, but on those occasions when you’re not concentrating and thinking about defrosting the freezer and you’re never going to get there, you have to pretend, it’s just polite.”
“Everyone is saving face and no one is embarrassed or embarrassed.”
It comes after Vanessa admitted that life “isn’t easy” after the split.
The star shared a video on Instagram where she revealed that she “can’t sleep in the middle of the night” but hopes it gets better.
While enjoying dinner at the Brasserie Of Light restaurant in London’s Selfridges, a friend asked her: ‘Vanessa, you look great, but how do you really feel?’
After showing an emotional expression, she replied, ‘Well, no one said it was going to be easy and I must say that it’s actually not easy, especially in the middle of the night when I can’t sleep and all.
“But I keep going and I have many, many friends and family around me and I love that.
“I guess every day I hope it gets a little easier, but thanks for asking.”
Low? Running errands, Vanessa looked dejected as she toured North London checking her mobile phone.
Tough: Vanessa split from ex-partner of 16 years Ben, 50, last month after he confessed to cheating on her during their relationship
It comes after the woman Ben reportedly went missing with first told MailOnline how he sent a bombshell email to Vanessa, followed by an “awkward” phone call, denouncing the ” Serial Womanizer” by Ben.
Ben’s adventure told Vanessa had been ‘hopelessly in love’ with him after a series of torrid encounters in Ibiza and thailand.
But she insisted that the BBC Radio 2 presenter deserved to know that her partner had tried to seduce at least three other younger women.
The successful businesswoman, who looks a lot like Vanessa, said she initially had no idea Ben had a long-term partner when she began her affair with him, and broke off the relationship as soon as she found out.
But beach club owner and restaurateur Ella, 59, who did not wish to use her real name, described him as “an octopus who has no respect for women” and said she wanted to set the record straight after he ” spread lies” about their year-long affair.
After the email, Ella and Vanessa had a ‘difficult’ phone conversation during which Vanessa told her that what she and Ofoedu had done was ‘very wrong’.
In the email, Ella wrote to Vanessa: “I was aware of his relationship with you and I felt very guilty, but he haunted me so much that I couldn’t resist his charm.”
“I was terrified sending that email,” Ella said, “and even more terrified when Vanessa called me back.”
Happier Times: Ben and Vanessa had been together for 17 years (pictured in March 2022 before the split)
“I completely understood his anger at me and I certainly didn’t snap back at him, but it was a very awkward conversation.”
Despite the revelations about Ben’s behavior in the email and phone call, Vanessa apparently decided to forgive him.
However, last month, Vanessa announced that she had finally called it quits after a series of other illicit relationships surfaced.
She, a mother of one, remained silent for six years but only decided to speak out after she said Ben insulted her in his mea culpa interview, in which he described their relationship as “purely sexual with no feelings involved” and – more disparagingly , that sex with her was ‘almost a chore’.