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Vanessa Feltz says she's "absolutely determined" to put her best foot forward after a heart breaking split with her fiancé Ben Ofoedu.
The TV presenter, 60, announced at the weekend that she and Ben had split after 16 years together, saying she was "incredibly sad" and disappointed.
She returned to her TalkTV programme today and addressed the split, saying she was determined to enjoy life.
She told her viewers: "I can’t be the only person in the country nursing a broken heart, can I? I am absolutely determined to put my best foot forward, to keep on trucking, all that sort of stuff 'Keep calm and carry on'.
"Having said all of this, obviously inside I’m feeling all sorts of things, no questions about it.
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Vanessa announced her split with Ben after 16 years (PA)
She said she was "extremely sad" and disappointed (Getty Images for Orion Books)"Very hurt, very sad, terribly disappointed, worried about the future, all the normal stuff – of course I am."
During the programme, she was joined by presenter Sue Atkins, who spoke about her own experience of heartbreak.
Sue advised Vanessa to make sure she has close pals around her for support.
Vanessa replied: "I've had enough of that. I don't even really have the urge to. I don't even really want to discuss that person at all."
She also explained how her mum dying at 57 has made her grateful to be alive, and she's determined to live life to the fullest, although it was difficult at times.
Vanessa on her TalkTV programme this evening (TalkTV)She said: "So, I was absolutely determined to wring every ounce of happiness and fun and adventure and excitement from every day. And I really mean it, I’m not just saying it because it’s sloshy and slushy – I really mean it.
"So, when people say 'eurgh, you’re 60, you’re old, how do you feel?' The answer is grateful. I feel incredibly grateful, I’m so pleased to be alive. And I’m so determined to enjoy everything I’m given to have.
Vanessa went on: "But obviously when you get a horrible shock and your heart snaps into a million pieces and you’re just thinking 'oh my God,' all that thing about enjoying every minute, it’s a gift, it’s a wonderful thing, just kind of evaporates. It’s very difficult."
Vanessa stunned her fans by announcing the sudden split on Saturday.
"Well I haven't been on Instagram for three weeks and that's because my relationship with Ben is over after sixteen years and I honestly didn't know what to say to you on Instagram," she told her followers in a new video.
Vanessa Feltz splits from her fiancé Ben Ofoedu after 16 years together
"But now it's clear that it's over and I really do feel that once the trust in a relationship is gone then you can't really get it back and that's what I would tell anyone else to do."
Vanessa announced the split in an Instagram video (vanessafeltz/Instagram)Vanessa tried to hold back tears as she bravely continued: "And so I just wanted to say that obviously I feel incredibly sad and I am pretty disappointed and shocked and all those horrible things but also full of resolve. I am not going to let this defeat me."