Vanessa Feltz promises ‘no more toyboys’ as she appears on Celebs Go Dating

Vanessa Feltz has promised ‘no more toyboys’ as she appeared on Celebs Go Dating after her split from her cheating ex-fiancé Ben Ofoedu. 

The TV personality, 61, said she’s 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’d been unfaithful and exchanged ‘sex texts’ with another woman, which he later confirmed.

Upon signing up for the dating show, she admitted she was looking for someone she could ‘trust’ due to past experiences. 

Vanessa told The Mirror: ‘I’ve just spent 17 years with a man 10 years younger, so I’m considering not dating a younger man now.’

Mantra: Vanessa Feltz, 61, has promised ‘no more toyboys’ as she appeared on Celebs Go Dating after her split from her cheating ex-fiancé Ben Ofoedu

Exes: Earlier this year, She revealed she had split from her partner of 17 years amid claims he’d 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 lovely to have somebody you could actually trust. 

‘I’ve just spent 17 years with a man 10 years younger, so I’m considering not dating a younger man now.’

It comes following the news that Vanessa has decided to heal her broken heart by going out every single night. 

The presenter revealed in the 140 days since her relationship with her ex-fiancé Ben, 50, broke down she has surrounded herself in the company of others as ‘I’m just not being good on my own’. 

Five months on, the This Morning star said she is ready to dip her toes into dating again in the hope of finding her ‘Prince Charming’ who is ‘kind and honest’. 

‘It’s been 20 weeks, I’ve been out every single night for 140 nights without fail, without a single exception. Meeting up with friends and family over to people’s houses, out to films, if there’s a premiere I’ve been to those, I’ve been to everything,’ Vanessa told OK! Magazine. 

‘I’ve found that’s the way I can keep going, I’m just not good at being on my own – it’s not in my DNA. 

Vanessa says she’s feeling a lot better five months after her split as she’s got over the initial shock of Ben’s betrayal. 

Glammed up: Upon signing 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 freshly for themselves and not to taint them with anything that’s ever happened before otherwise if you do that you start to believe you can’t trust anyone and then you’ve kind of scuppered your chances of happiness before you’ve even had the opportunity to try.’ 

The presenter revealed she’s ready to start going on dates again – but kept coy over the rumours she is set to star of the new series of Celebs Go Dating. 

Vanessa said: ‘I can certainly say it would be right up my street and I would be absolutely willing to give it my very best shot and I will take it very seriously and hope that it yield me the true love of my life and Prince Charming.’ 

Meanwhile, Vanessa’s ex Ben claimed he ‘spiralled 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 n’ Tina’s Wedding.