Vanessa Feltz says her single status makes her feel ‘positively leprous’
The IndependentStay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more Stay ahead of the curve with our weekly guide to the latest trends, fashion, relationships and more SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Vanessa Feltz has spoken about how being single and surrounded by married people can make her feel “positively leprous”. As a single person, I don’t think I should be demoted and have to lick food from a bowl under the table because I’m unwanted and unchosen and unclaimed, and I would violently defend anyone else who was forced to feel less so because they aren’t married,” she said. I’m not exaggerating.” “It was like Fiddler On The Roof, it felt as if I was growing up in Anatevka, even though Anatevka is a fictional village, and the play is 100 years old.” Early in 2023, Feltz announced her split from her partner of 16 years, the Phats & Small singer Ben Ofoedu, after she learnt he had cheated on her. open image in gallery Vanessa Feltz and her former partner Ben Ofoedu in 2021 Feltz, an agony aunt, said she had been forced to “take her own advice” by deciding to end the relationship after hearing that Ofoedu had cheated via messages she received on Christmas day.
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