Vanessa Feltz's ex Ben Ofoedu breaks silence on heartbreaking split after 16 years

Ben Ofoedu has broken his silence on his shocking split from Vanessa Feltz after 16 years together.

The TalkTV host and This Morning agony aunt, 60, announced the news that the pair had broken up at the weekend, saying that she was "extremely sad and disappointed".

And now her ex fiancé Ben appears to have referred to the split for the first time by posting a large heartbroken emoji on his Instagram Stories.

Ben last posted a short clip of himself on the train on his Instagram account two days ago, captioning it: "On the train vibez again God bless if you’re reading this."

As well as adding the new Instagram Stories post, Ben has edited his bio to delete a link to Vanessa's Instagram account @vanessafeltzofficial. Instead, it now just has a link to the Instagram page of Boyz on Block - an English and Irish supergroup consisting of Ben and former boyband members Abz Love, Dane Bowers and Shane Lynch.

Ben Ofoedu has broken his silence on his split from Vanessa Feltz (Getty Images for Orion Books)

Vanessa announced the news that the pair had broken up at the weekend (Ken McKay/ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

Ben and Vanessa have been together since 2005 and make regular appearances together both on-screen and in magazines, but Vanessa revealed that they had broken up on Saturday.

She said: "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."

Ben has referenced the split for the first time (Instagram)

Confirming their split to The Sun on Sunday, Vanessa added: "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."

She tried to stay positive, saying: "I hear that Kylie Minogue is single again, so I’m in good company — if she wants to hit the town, hook me up."

Ben is thought to have now moved out of their £3.5million in St John’s Wood, North London.

Vanessa and Ben had been together for 16 years (Dave Benett/Getty Images)

Ben popped the question to radio host Vanessa in December 2006 (Getty)

The pair met back in 2005, with Vanessa having divorced Michael Kurer five years earlier following cheating allegations.

Ben popped the question a year after first meeting, but Vanessa had shared her worries about marrying him.

She admitted her divorce from her doctor ex-husband made her "wary of getting married again."