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Jessica Sansome

Newly single Vanessa Feltz parties with celeb pals as ex Ben Ofoedu speaks out on 'horrific' abuse from public after split

Vanessa Feltz put her ex to the back of her mind as she partied with her celebrity pals over the weekend. The TalkTV presenter was all smiles as she posed for snaps with Panto legend Christopher Biggins and former Brookside star Claire Sweeney.

She was joined by her daughter Allegra and her grandchildren at a charity do for the Caron Keating Foundation, a fundraising charity set-up by Loose Women star Gloria Hunniford and her sons Paul and Michael, following the death of her television presenter daughter, Caron, from breast cancer in 2004.

Vanessa, who looked gorgeous in a sparkling pink dress at the event, posted pictures and videos to her Instagram Story, including a clip of her elder grandchildren enjoying a boogie with singer Sophie Ellis-Bexter. And the 60-year-old was also happy to get onto the dance floor.

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She was filmed by actress Claire Sweeney joining in a conga line at the charity event alongside Su Pollard and Debbie McGee as Tony Christie performed his popular track, Is This The Way To Amarillo with the help of the event's host, Gloria. Claire could be heard giggling from behind the camera as she cheered on the famous faces as they made their way around the dancefloor.

And Vanessa's night out for a good cause came after her ex Ben Ofoedu spoke out on their split for the first time and admitted he cheated on his partner of 16 years. Vanessa shared the news of her and Ben's split on Instagram last weekend in a video message shared on Instagram, where she told her followers that she was "shocked" and "incredibly sad".

Vanessa revealed that the trust had been broken in her relationship with Ben, who shot to fame as one half of the dance duo Phats &Small in 1998 with the massive hit Turn Around. The singer, 50, has since broken his silence on his infidelity for the first time in an exclusive interview with The Mirror.

Vanessa was out at a charity bash with some other famous faces (Vanessa Feltz Instagram)

Ben admitted that he betrayed Vanessa's trust for a second time after she forgave him for cheating at the start of their relationship. He shared how his fiancee orgave him after he had sex three times with an older woman but he insisted that the affair in Ibiza was "just sex – and a chore". But he then admitted that his relationship was finally over when he later 'sexted' one woman and 'flirted' with another.

He later said the abuse from the public over his split with Vanessa has made it the "worst three weeks of his life". He said the messages he's received from Team Vanessar have been "unbelievable" and "horrific”.

"Next to the passing of my brother, I’ve had the most horrific three weeks of my life," he told the Mirror. "It’s been incredibly difficult. I’m not used to being attacked. The amount of abuse I’ve had, it’s unbelievable. People just tell me what they think. I’m silly to read it but I do."

He added: "I’m going through an incredibly painful break up. There’s so much pain to Vanessa, her family, me and my family. That’s my concern."

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