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Vanessa Feltz's family have had the Christmas tree up since November 1 and she's raring to go for the big day - but so far, she doesn't have a special someone to share it with.
Talking at Winter Wonderland on Wednesday night, the ex-Strictly and This Morning star revealed: "I'm still looking for my Prince Charming." She'd braved the brutal temperatures and wrapped up warm in a £380 faux fur coat covered in multi-coloured sequin stars, plus a neon pink scarf for maximum festive sparkle.
"What do I need from Santa? A Prince Charming," she reiterated, adding that she was also "looking forward to drinking mulled wine - far too much of it". Delivering some self-deprecating humour, Vanessa also joked that after glugging her drinks in an "indiscreet" and undignified manner, she would expect the evening to "go downhill fast".
Vanessa split from Phats and Small artist Ben Ofoedu in 2023 after discovering his infidelity, leaving her single for the first time in 17 years - and she's stayed solo ever since. Despite being a social butterfly on the showbiz scene, going out every night, and even appearing on Celebs Go Dating, she hasn't yet found her perfect match.
However, she declared that she "won't give up on anything while still alive", so there's a chance of her hitting it off with a new man in the near future. Vanessa had previously confided during an episode of the Suddenly Single podcast that being without a partner after such a long time as a couple made me feel "really nervous".
"It was like I had to be on my best behaviour but I wasn't sure what that was!" she joked.
"You want to be attractive but you don't want your bosoms hanging out on the table. It's hard not to feel a bit diminished. You don't feel attractive, you don't feel what you said is funny, and you don't feel wanted," she mused.
However, Vanessa has dismissed the idea that her showbiz status might deter potential admirers.
While they "might think it would involve a constant stream of paparazzi", she insisted: "It's nothing like that at all. I'm not Angelina Jolie!"
Vanessa chatted to the Express about her love life while stepping out in London's Hyde Park for the 17th edition of Winter Wonderland.
This year's event features a huge house adorned with more than 100,000 festive lights, and a haunted mansion ride that's already proving hugely popular.
Then there's the usual mixture of festive food stalls, shops and Christmas themed bars.
Among the other celebrities who made an appearance at yesterday's VIP launch were Helen Flanagan, Stacey Solomon, Rebekah Vardy and Vernon Kay.
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