Vanessa Feltz's former fiance has been spotted enjoying a cosy chat with an OnlyFans boxer following his split from the TV star.
Ben Ofoedu, 50, and model-turned-boxer Elle Brooke looked delighted to be catching up with each other on Sunday night, as they were seen together outside a pub in Essex.
As Vanessa was all smiles in sparkly dress during night out over the weekend, her ex Ben headed to a pub in Essex to watch television coverage of Tommy Fury's highly-anticipated fight with YouTuber Jake Paul in the ring.
Onlookers noted how Ben looked relaxed and happy and he spoke with boxer Elle outside The Merchant in Brentwood on Sunday - adding how the two stars "shared a tender hug before heading inside together".
Dressed in an all-black ensemble and Dr. Martens boots, blonde Elle beamed as she shared a laugh and a joke with newly-single Ben during their conversation.
The star - who claims to earn £30,000 month thanks to her career - had her arms crossed and she flashed a big smile at the Phats and Small singer during the outdoor chat.
Onlookers noted how Ben spent roughly three hours in the pub alone on Sunday night, before dashing out to a waiting car later in the evening.
At the start of this month, This Morning star Vanessa announced the news that she and Ben had parted after 16 years via social media, saying that she was "extremely sad and disappointed".
"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," she told her followers during a candid video.
Ben went on to break his silence regarding the shock breakup - admitting to being a love cheat and implying he strayed due to Vanessa's reluctance to walk down the aisle.
In an exclusive interview with the Sunday Mirror, Ben confessed he slept with an older woman in Ibiza while Vanessa was at home and admitted to a secret sexting relationship with a fan of his pop band Phats and Small - and further betrayed Vanessa by getting flirty with a woman he met at a Butlin's holiday camp.
Detailing the dalliance in Ibiza while he was performing on the Spanish island in 2015, Ben recalled: "I met her on the gig scene. She was the same age as Vanessa, possibly older. She took a shine to me, said lots of nice things.
"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."
Reflecting on his infidelity, Ben explained: "I should have got some help after the first dalliance. I knew there was an insecurity. But I papered over the cracks and if you don’t tackle something it reared its head.
"I cheated because I was insecure. 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."
Speaking shortly after announcing her split from Ben, Vanessa admitted she once thought she would be with her former fiance until her dying days.
The TalkTV presenter admitted to feeling 'discombobulated' amid her romance woes and confessed there is a part of her that would like to lick her wounds behind closed doors.
But the mum-of-two is determined not to let 'the shock and sadness' write her off - quoting lyrics from one of Chumbawamba songs as she pledged to keep going when writing her column earlier this month.
"I was very much hoping to do a Derby and Joan till death do us part. So you find me, shall we simply say, ‘discombobulated’?" Vanessa wrote in her column for the Express.
"Sixteen years is a creditably long relationship and the shock when you have to end it is pretty seismic."
The former BBC Radio 2 presenter went on to defiantly explain how even in 'scary silent hours' her survival instinct kicks in 'with a vengeance' - declaring how she will not let the shock of her break-up write her off.
"I will celebrate my birthday in a couple of weeks. I will cuddle my grandbabies, hit the town with my incredible girlfriends and I will, I fear, go on to make many more mistakes," Vanessa pledges in her column.
"As the legendary Chumbawamba sang: 'I get knocked down but I get up again. You are never gonna keep me down!'"
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