Vanessa Feltz ex says he wants her back and reveals real reason they split as she debuts new sophisticated look

Ben Ofoedu has broken his silence on the real reason why he and Vanessa Feltz split at the beginning of the year following alleged cheating claims. The Phats & Small singer opened up in his first TV interview since the break-up, saying he wanted to set the record straight and saying he wants the broadcaster back.

Speaking to GB News presenter Mark Dolan, Ben said: "We were in love for 17 years, so yeah I would love to be back in that situation because I love her so much."

Speaking about their split, Ben said he'd had an affair before back in 2015 and they had "got over it." He admitted that their relationship ended this year after he was "sex texting."

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He said: "The whole thing about me having numerous amounts of affairs, and going to holiday camps and sleeping with these different women, and that I'd had several affairs is just not true. And it's horrible, I've been getting trolled by practically what seemed like the whole of Great Britain for the last three to four weeks and probably a couple of months, and it's been really, really tough."

He added: "I've been completely honest about it. I think it's important to kind of own up and say, 'Look, I was wrong', and stuff like that."

Ben, 50, continued: "It's just this really, really stupid mistake. I don't even know, I mean there are different reasons but it was a stupid mistake. I don't think I've been harshly treated by Vanessa, because I brought this to her doorstep and the family that I love so much."

Asked if he would like them to reunite he said: "We were in love for 17 years, so yeah I would love to be back in that situation because I