Vanessa Feltz’s ex Ben Ofoedu packed on the PDA with his new girlfriend Precious Muir at the Sister Act Gala Party at the Dominion Theater in London on Thursday.
The Phats & Small singer, 51, looked smitten as he kissed the TV personality, 34, while posing for snaps on the red carpet.
Ben, who confirmed he was dating Precious in December, looked dapper in a blue suit and beige turtleneck top.
Meanwhile, Precious showed off her legs in a glamorous thigh-split dress, teamed with nude heels.
The outing comes after Ben explosively criticized his ex-girlfriend Vanessa Feltz, claiming she stole the “best years of my life” and used him as “eye candy.”
Vanessa Feltz’s ex Ben Ofoedu packed on the PDA with his new girlfriend Precious Muir at the Sister Act gala evening at the Dominion Theater in London on Thursday
The Phats & Small singer, 51, looked smitten as he kissed the TV personality, 34, as he posed for snaps on the red carpet
The musician told MailOnline he preferred to be with his new girlfriend Precious because the 10-year age gap between him and Vanessa, 61, “breeds insecurity”.
It’s been just over a year since Ben and Vanessa ended their 17-year relationship after This Morning agony’s aunt accused him of being unfaithful. He later admitted he had slept with one woman and shared inappropriate texts with another.
But since Vanessa went public, Ben says he has had to “pick up the pieces”, with his ex “making up a story to make me out to be the bad guy” while 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 says never wanted to marry him.
Ben said: “I wasn’t very smart with my last relationship. I didn’t look where the person was and love blinded me. I thought love could conquer all, but inevitably that’s not the case.
“I gave myself to someone for a quarter of my life and in the end I got nothing back… it’s absolutely heartbreaking…
Ben, who confirmed he was dating Precious in December, looked dapper in a blue suit and beige turtleneck top
Precious Muir showed off her legs in a glamorous thigh-split dress, paired with nude heels
“I met Vanessa when I was 34 and lived 17 years of her life and that was everything she wanted. So now I’m with Precious, I feel like I’m back I’m 34 years old and I feel like I’ve got my life back. I have the same aspirations as I did at 34…
“I look forward to a bright future, many more Valentine’s Days, living together and having children…and those things are incredibly exciting to me. Precious has made me feel like having my life back.
Ben met Precious at a showbiz event, after snubbing the opportunity to find love on dating apps. She is a model, film producer and reality TV 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 the direction they see the relationship going.
It’s a stark contrast to how he felt with Vanessa, who he said was only dating 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 chained and she just wanted a bit of arm candy, while I wanted marriage, children and true love.
“To her, I thought I was just a convenience. I was a cooler, younger guy, which made him look youthful.
Ben dated Vanessa, 69, for 16 years before their relationship ended last year
“A woman can take your best years at 34, 35 and 36 and all the way through your 40s and she says he did this, and tells a story to make me look like the bad guy, and I have to pick up the pieces. “
Ben prefers to be the older one in the relationship because he says it feels natural and there is less chance that his partner will be insecure if he dates an older man.
Precious is very aware of the public fallout between Ben and Vanessa but has not delved into details, according to the musician.
When asked what he thought of Vanessa regarding her new relationship, Ben replied: “I don’t think about her anymore.