Inside Vanessa Feltz and Ben Ofoedu’s romance from celeb introduction to proposal

ok.co.uk:

Vanessa Feltz has sadly split from her husband-to-be Ben Ofoedu. Breaking the news to The Sun, the This Morning star said she was “extremely sad” that things had come to and end with her partner of 16 years, Ben. "I had thought it might take a bit longer before this came out, because it’s a lot to deal with — a shock like this takes some adjusting to — but I am extremely sad and disappointed that my 16-year relationship with Ben is over,” she told the publication. “Who knew I’d be single at 60?

However, ladies, it’s onwards and upwards and I firmly believe that the best is yet to come.” It’s believed that Ben, who is one half of the band Phats & Smalls, has since moved out of their North London home.

Following the devastating news of the breakdown of their relationship, we look into their love story over the years and how they came to be… 2001 Vanessa meets now-close pal and Boyzone star Keith Duffy in the Celebrity Big Brother house.

Keith was already friends with Ben at the time, and teased Vanessa that the music star said he’d like to meet her. Vanessa recalled in a previous interview with OK!: “[Keith] was in the very first Celebrity Big Brother and so was I way back in 2001.” She went on to say of Keith’s link to Ben: “He said to you you'd really like to meet me and he said to me that I'd really like to meet you, but we were both in relationships at the time.” 2005 Ben and Vanessa finally meet through their mutual friend Keith at the OK!