Vanessa Feltz's ex Ben Ofoedu packed on the PDA with his new girlfriend Precious Muir on Valentine's Day after he made bold claims about his ex.
The 51-year-old Phats & Small singer stepped out on Wednesday night with the 34-year-old beauty, who turned heads in a sizzling red minidress with a cleavage-baring neckline.
The couple made no secret of their love and happily romped around after Ben apparently bought his girlfriend a cuddly toy outside her restaurant.
The outing comes after Ben severely slammed his ex-girlfriend Vanessa Feltz, claiming she stole the “best years of my life” and used him as “eye candy.”
The musician told Web he preferred being with his new girlfriend Precious because the 10-year age difference between him and Vanessa, 61, had “caused insecurity”.
Vanessa Feltz's ex Ben Ofoedu packed on the PDA with his new girlfriend Precious Muir on Valentine's Day after he made bold claims about his ex
The 51-year-old Phats & Small singer stepped out on Wednesday night with the 34-year-old beauty, who turned heads in a sizzling red minidress with a cleavage-baring neckline
Ben criticized ex Vanessa by claiming she stole the 'best years of my life' and used him as 'eye candy' (Pictured June 2021)
It's just over a year since Ben and Vanessa ended their 17-year relationship after This Morning's agonizing aunt accused him of infidelity. He later admitted that he had slept with one woman and exchanged inappropriate text messages with another.
But since Vanessa went public, Ben says he has to “pick up the pieces” and his ex “made up a story to make me look like the bad guy” when he felt he had also been abused .
Then came Precious, who he says makes him feel like he's 34 again, the same age he met his former fiancée Vanessa, who he claimed never wanted to marry him.
Ben said: “I wasn't very smart in my last relationship.” I didn't look at where the person was and love blinded me. I thought love conquered all, but that's inevitably not the case.
“I gave myself to someone for a quarter of my life and in the end I got nothing from it… it's absolutely heartbreaking…”
“I met Vanessa when I was 34 and I lived in her life for 17 years and it was exactly what she wanted.” Now that I'm with Precious, I feel 34 again and have that feeling to have got my life back. I have the same ambitions I had at 34…
“I'm looking forward to a bright future, many more Valentine's Days, living together and children… and these things are incredibly exciting for me.” “Precious has made me feel like I've got my life back.”
Ben met Precious at a showbiz event after turning down the opportunity to find love on dating apps. She is a model, film producer and reality star who appeared in the Channel 4 series The Circle.
He says the two are “on the same page” and are honest with each other about their future and how they envision the future of the relationship
He says the two are “on the same page” and are honest with each other about their future and how they envision the future of the relationship.
It's a stark contrast to how he felt when he dated Vanessa, who he believes only dated him for his looks and to make her feel young and hip.
He explained: “I was so in love but I felt like I was being dragged out and she just wanted a bit of arm candy while I wanted marriage, kids and real love.”
“To her, I felt like I was just a convenience.” I was a cool, younger guy who gave her a youthful appearance.
“A woman can go through her prime at 34, 35 and 36 and all through her 40s and then she says he did this and makes up a narrative to make me look like the bad guy and I have to picking up the pieces.”
Ben prefers to be the older man in the relationship because, in his opinion, it feels natural and his partner is less likely to become insecure when he is with an older man.
According to the musician, Precious is well aware of the public argument between Ben and Vanessa, but hasn't delved too much into the details.
When asked what he thinks Vanessa thinks about his new relationship, Ben said: “I don't think about her anymore.”
It's just over a year since Ben and Vanessa ended their 17-year relationship after This Morning's agonizing aunt accused him of infidelity. He later admitted that he had slept with one woman and exchanged inappropriate text messages with another