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Charlotte McIntyre

Ben Ofoedu's lover says he made digs at Vanessa Feltz after 'sex sessions'

A woman who had an affair with Vanessa Feltz's cheating fiancé Ben Ofoedu has claimed the Phats & Small singer spoke unkindly about the broadcaster during their encounters.

Ben and Vanessa were in a relationship for 16 years before the This Morning star announced she'd split from her fiancé.

The beach club owner known as Ella has revealed she enjoyed a fling with Ben in Ibiza and claimed she had no idea he was engaged to Vanessa during their relationship.

However, during their time in Thailand together, Ella asked Ben about his romance with Vanessa.

"He said, 'She's always putting me down.' I later thought that was very revealing - he blames everyone except himself," she said.

Vanessa Feltz's ex Ben is accused of making digs about her (Dave Benett/Getty Images)
The woman Ben allegedly had an affair with has spoken out (Ben Ofoedu/Instagram)

"At one point I mentioned how I wanted a tummy tuck and he said 'You're just like her, talking about your weight all the time,'" she told Daily Mail.

Speaking to the Sunday Mirror, Ben opened up on the reasons why he was unfaithful to Vanessa.

"I cheated because I was insecure," Ben admitted. "The girl in Ibiza said things like, ‘You’re such a great guy. I don’t know why you’re not married. Who wouldn’t want to marry you?’

"That coupled with alcohol was a recipe for disaster. It was a volatile situation. That’s why that happened."

It comes after Vanessa announced her split from Ben earlier this month.

Vanessa announced her split from Ben in an emotional video (Vanessa Feltz/Instagram)
Ben said he cheated because he was insecure (PA)

In the emotional video, Vanessa said: "Well I haven't been on Instagram for three weeks and that's because my relationship with Ben is over after sixteen years and I honestly didn't know what to say to you on Instagram.

"But now it's clear that it's over and I really do feel that once the trust in a relationship is gone then you can't really get it back and that's what I would tell anyone else to do."

Following the TV star's announcement, Ben spoke to the Mirror in an exclusive interview and admitted he had cheated on his fiancée.

He admitted to sexting fans and having sex with an 'older woman'.

The pair were together for 16 years (Getty Images for Bauer Media)
Ben spoke to the Mirror about the breakdown of his relationship (Getty Images for Orion Books)

"Over a short period of time we had sex three times. It was purely sexual, there were no feelings involved. It felt like a chore. I just fell back into it with her to keep her sweet and everything under wraps," Ben recalled.

But, in the interview, he described their relationship as 'purely sexual with no feelings involved.'

In a further twist of the knife, Ben described having sex with 'older woman' Ella as 'like a chore.'

Ben said the woman - who has now identified herself as Ella - who was involved in the music scene and lived in Ibiza, wanted to continue the relationship – but he didn’t.

"She contacted Vanessa eight months later to spill the beans.

"I stopped it and the person hated that and kept on at me. Then she contacted Vanessa. We had to deal with it. No one knew, but I moved out for a little while. We worked it out. She forgave me. It took her a lot to do that. I knew how hurt she was. I felt absolutely terrible."

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