Vanessa Feltz opened up on one of the ‘perils of being single’ as she attempted to get out of a figure-hugging red ballgown by herself on Monday night.
The broadcaster, 62, attended the London Lifestyle Awards in the glamorous dress, which featured a plunging neckline and embroidered mesh details.
Despite getting offers from ‘kind gentlemen’ who wanted to accompany her home to ‘make sure she wasn’t stuck,’ Vanessa opted for independence and wanted to do it by herself.
She documented the experience in a video she shared with her 399,000 Instagram followers after the glitzy event.
Filming herself in the mirror, she said: ‘I’ve just come from the London Lifestyle Awards and I was amazed how many kind open-hearted gentlemen offered to accompany me home, just to make sure that I wasn’t stuck in my dress.
Vanessa Feltz opened up on one of the ‘perils of being single’ as she attempted to get out of a figure-hugging red ballgown by herself on Monday night
The broadcaster, 62, attended the London Lifestyle Awards in the glamorous dress, which featured a plunging neckline and embroidered mesh details
‘But I said, “don’t worry I’m gonna be fine because I put this dress on myself so I damn well should be able to get it off”.
She continued: ‘So now is the moment of reckoning so let me start by moving this beautiful jacket. Right so that was easy to do that.’
The star was wearing a cream fluffy jacket featuring pink star details, which she managed to get off without issue.
‘The ballgown you can see is fairly straightforward,’ she continued: ‘but this actually has a zip at the back which I did up by myself.’
She reached around to the back of the dress and added: ‘I’m quite confident that I should be able to do this without the assistance of a strange gentleman, so let’s see.
‘And low and behold I can remove the dress – I mean, I won’t do it with you watching, but I could if I wanted to.’
Vanessa wrote in the caption: ‘The perils of being single part 9. Thanks guys. I think I can undo this one on my own! #zip #undo #fashion #dress #vanessafeltz #vanessabaresall #single #diy #allbymyself’
The presenter split from her ex-fiancé Ben Ofoedu, 52, in February last year after 16 years together when she discovered he had been unfaithful.
Despite getting offers from ‘kind gentlemen’ who wanted to accompany her home to ‘make sure she wasn’t stuck,’ Vanessa opted for independence and wanted to do it by herself
She documented the experience in a video she shared with her 399,000 Instagram followers after the glitzy event
She also snapped a quick mirror selfie to showcase the stunning gown
In August, Vanessa admitted she finds the ‘crushing solitude’ of being single difficult to navigate following her split from Ben.
The star has been single since the breakup but has gone on plenty of dates, most of which appear to have been unsuccessful.
Writing in her Express column, Vanessa candidly admitted she has struggled with feeling lonely after having had a partner for so many years.
She wrote: ‘I’ve been so lucky to holiday in Spain with my grandchildren, but returning to an empty house feels bleak after days of fun and laughter.
‘I’m a reluctant singleton. I try to muster some backbone, but I don’t like it. I’ve found the contrast between the togetherness of family 24/7 to crushing solitude tough to navigate. My heart goes out to all those in the same boat.’
During a recent appearance on the Suddenly Single podcast, Vanessa told how she’s been on some ‘demoralising’ dates lately.
She said: ‘When you’re on a horrible date, where there’s nothing – it’s not fun, they’re looking at you and you’re looking at them and when you go home and walk in the door, it’s very hard… it’s hard not to feel a bit diminished.
‘You don’t feel attractive, you don’t feel what you said is funny. You don’t feel wanted.’
The presenter split from her ex-fiancé Ben Ofoedu, 52, in February last year after 16 years together when she discovered he had been unfaithful (pictured in 2021)
Vanessa, who said her most recent date was ‘dire’, has no desire to try out the world of online dating.
She said: ‘I’ve never swiped in my life – I reckon I’d end up in the papers in about two or three seconds.’
Vanessa even tried her luck on Celebs Go Dating but sadly didn’t mean The One.
She said of the experience: ‘It was very difficult, but I remained hopeful, mildly hopeful…if you’d said to me, do you, with your hand on the Bible Vanessa, think that they’re going to find you your Prince Charming, I would probably have said no.’
Vanessa’s most recent update on single life comes just after the news she will take over Carol Vorderman’s Sunday slot on LBC on a permanent basis.
Former Countdown star Carol, 63, said she would not continue with her radio show last month after suffering ‘burnout’ from seven-day working weeks.
In a video to Instagram, she said she had a ‘tight feeling in my chest and I was utterly exhausted’, but ‘after many scans and checks, we know that I don’t have any underlying health issues whatsoever’.
Vanessa’s most recent update on single life comes just after the news she will take over Carol Vorderman’s Sunday slot on LBC on a permanent basis
In a video on Instagram, Carol revealed she is stepping down from her radio show after a recent hospital scare as she admitted experiencing ‘burnout’
Vanessa joined LBC in May and presents a Saturday afternoon show where she offers opinion, analysis and a deep dive on what matters to the British public.
She said: ‘I can’t wait to be a weekend appointment to listen to. I’m looking forward to holding Britain’s biggest and most spirited conversation with my lovely LBC listeners every Saturday and Sunday afternoon.’
Tom Cheal, LBC’s senior managing editor, said: ‘Vanessa has quickly made her mark on the LBC schedule since she joined the station in May.
‘She is a genuine, straight-talking and incisive broadcaster who has proved incredibly popular with LBC listeners and knows what really matters to them, so we are excited to announce her new Sunday show.’