Vanessa Feltz reveals the two ‘proper’ This Morning star friends who supported her after split from ex
VANESSA Feltz has revealed her two "proper" This Morning star friends who supported her after her split from Ben Ofoedu.
The TV personality endured a rocky start to the year, after it was revealed her fiance Ben, 50, had been cheating on her.
Vanessa, 61, was left heartbroken after calling off her 16-year engagement to the singer after learning he had cheated.
It came just six years after the Phats and Small musician cheated with a club owner who ran bars in Ibiza and Thailand.
Agony aunt Vanessa opened up publicly about being unable to sleep after the ordeal, as she relied on friends and family for comfort.
Now, the This Morning star has revealed that two of her co-stars were among her close circle helping her to get through it all.
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Vanessa revealed that it was Holly Willoughby and Alison Hammond who supported her most at the ITV studios.
She told magazine: "I’ve known Alison for about 21 years, and Holly for 10 – it’s a long time. We're proper friends in real life.
"It’s not just a TV thing, it’s a real thing. Both of them are 100 per cent there for me, and have been in various different circumstances.”
Vanessa added that they were the "among the first" friends she heard from after the news broke about her cheating ex.
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"They're great women and great friends, what you see on TV is what they're really like, and they're very funny," she gushed.
Holly, 41, was among the first to lead celebrities rallying around Vanessa on social media, after she dumped Ben.
Taking to Vanessa's explanation video on her Instagram page, she commented: “We simply love you to bits” alongside love heart emojis.
Singer Myleene Klass, 44, told Vanessa she had been “so brave”.
Radio host pal Zoe Ball, 52, added: “Feel the love that surrounds you always wonderful V.”
