Who is Vanessa Feltz’s fiancé Ben Ofoedu?
BEN Ofoedu the other half of journalist and reality TV star Vanessa Feltz.
He is the lead singer of electronic dance duo Phats & Small, which are known for the 1990 smash hit Turn Around (Hey What’s Wrong With You).
Who is Ben Ofoedu?
Ben Ofoedu is a Nigerian-British singer-songwriter and reality TV star.
He was born in Hong Kong on June 29, 1972 – making him 48-years-old.
When Ofeoedu was two-years-old, he moved to Essex with his parents and five siblings.
In 1993 he joined the band Benz and later became the lead singer of Phats & Small in 1999 – who are best known for their smash hit Turn Around (Hey What’s Wrong With You).
In 2000 he released a solo single Your Love and in 2001 he joined the band REDhill with former Boyzone member Shayne Lynch.
With the band Four Story he took part in the UK Eurovision selection contest Making Your Mind Up with the song Hand On Your Heart.
They placed fifth and lost out to Javine who represented the country at Eurovision in Ukraine with the song Touch My Fire.
In 2018, Ben hosted 90’s dance night Big Ben’s Big Tunes. Ben hosted and performed with other acts such as Damage, Dane Bowers, 5ive and Heather Small.
Ben’s band Boyz on the Block reformed at his 48th birthday party in June, 2020.
Boyz on the Block consists of 90s icons Dane Bowers from Another Level, Boyzone’s Shane Lynch, and Five’s Abz Love.
How did Ben Ofoedu meet Vanessa Feltz?
Ben met Vanessa through their mutual friend – Boyzone star Keith Duffy.
After spending time with Vanessa in the Big Brother house in 2001, Keith decided to introduce her to Ben.
The couple have been engaged since 2006 and were due to wed in 2007 and again in 2011 but have yet to get married.
On the topic of their 14-year engagement, Ben told OK! Magazine: “You know what, if it isn’t broken, why fix it?
“In the 14 years Vanessa and I have been together, we’ve seen so many friends get married and after a while we thought, ‘This is working the way it is.’
“If we do get married, who knows, but not at the moment.”
Vanessa was previously married to surgeon Michael Kurer for 17 years, until their divorce in 2000 – they have two daughters together, Allegra and Saskia.
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What TV shows has Ben Ofoedu appeared on with Vanessa Feltz?
Ben has appeared on a number of TV programmes with Vanessa including Celebrity Wife Swap in 2007 – they swapped places with Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee.
They also raised £150,000 for a cancer charity when they appeared on Celebrity Who Wants To Be A Millionare?
The couple have co-hosted the chat show The Vanessa Show on Channel 5.
In 2011 they reached the final of the quiz show Pointless Celebrities and took part in All Star Mr & Mrs in 2014.
Ofoedu and Feltz appeared together on Celebrity Big Brother‘s Bit On the Side as panel members in 2014.
In 2015, Ofoedu appeared live on the BBC programme The Big Questions in a debate entitled, “Do you need to be born again to be a Christian?”