A Place In The Sun's Danni Menzies' frustration at attention over 'war hero' ex-boyfriend

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Danni Menzies moved on years ago from her brief relationship with a "war hero", but wants to make it clear that she doesn't want that period of time to define her.The A Place In The Sun presenter is now dating someone new but is remaining tight-lipped about the mystery man's identity for the time being."This is so frustrating - I dated [my soldier ex] three years ago and it was for like a few months," she clarified."But because he was a war hero, people were splashing it everywhere.""I've not spoken to him for a long time," she added.However, as the war rages on in Ukraine, Danni has now admitted she would consider a job role in the midst of the conflict herself."I know a few people out there at the moment who are reporting, but they're all ex-army," the 33-year-old explained."To go into such a serious war zone you almost have to have a certain amount of training to make it there, and obviously there's a big gender imbalance in the army," Danni added.However, she admitted that she would happily "try just about anything"."I mean, obviously most of those reporters were journalists so they do a lot of studying to get there, but I'd give anything a go."She acknowledged: "It would be very eye-opening and very difficult, I think."However, Danni is breaking down boundaries of how genders are defined with her work in the field of supercars.Traditionally a male-dominated sport, she has taken part in rallies with her father and claims he even taught her to drive at the tender age of ten.Her first-ever TV role involved supercars, and she has now come full circle after announcing to Express.co.uk that she will be part of a new show about female racing drivers.Danni wants to encourage women to view racing as a competitive sport and.