Well, I’ve remained quiet in this thread until now. Sometimes you just want to let the wind blow over so to speak. Thanks to
@VeeJayBee for tagging me in a couple of pages ago. Following with interest. Do wish Tattle would change the layout of the forum a bit to make it a bit clearer!
Well it’s all getting quite multi layered this story isn’t it.
I’m not going to criticise the woman too much who has sold her story to the Daily Mail today, there’s something quite innocently transparent about it actually. Plus I also feel it’s relevant to pick up on the fact she obviously isn’t short of money and has donated her entire fee to multiple charities for the article… so that shows some integrity. Good on her for playing back to the press as a tool whilst thoroughly shaming Ben I say. Not many people get the chance for a comeback when an article is published about them, and she obviously didn’t want to be branded a trollop, and she’s made Ben look even more of a disgusting piece of work hasn't she really.
I do think the tone of the email she sent Vanessa could have been a little bit more warming and less cutting to the point, but at the end of the day feelings were running high and she was unsure what the response would be. Regardless it would end in upset, so she may as well have got straight to it. Hardly something to be cuddly and warming about is it. That was obviously regarding the first bit of infidelity Vanessa knew about.
You can forgive something once, but of course, had she dug further at the time she would have saved 5 years worth of heartache and aggravation, just the tip of the iceberg.
I would be far more interested for the woman to speak out, who messaged Vanessa’s daughter at Christmas, but of course, the vile scumbag can’t speak out because her messages were abusive and harmful towards Vanessa and her family and it’s a police matter. Let’s hope it never sees the light of day.
I don’t know what to say really, firstly, I must say, I think it’s incredibly heartwarming to see on comments on all these articles the last few weeks just how much respect and kindness people seem to have for Vanessa, I will be honest when I say, I’m surprised. I thought she was considered a little condescending by the general public. Just goes to show how Twitter is not the majority man’s opinion. It’s really nice to see support for her. I think even she will be overwhelmed to be honest.
I hope this brings in more viewers/listeners to her Talk TV show. It really was the best career move I’ve seen anybody make. The stories she’s covered and had to deal with since moving last year has been nothing short of extraordinary.
Thank goodness she’s well connected and very close to her family. I have no doubt she will be fine. I actually think it has sprung new life into her. I know for a fact she hates being on her own at home and coming back to an empty house… but I feel she will embrace it or move a friend in or something. Maybe there is a fear of being alone in those dark moments. She isn’t a love sick teen though, but she is a woman who is desperate to be loved by a man and find a real fairytale. There lies her downfall. That’s her weak spot.
The worst career move she made, and I don’t know if anybody recalls, we need to go back 10 years or more, it was a show she did on Channel 5. A chat show and she actually hosted it with Ben. They were painted as the new Richard and Judy. Let’s just say I was involved with it at the time shall we. It really was horrendous and awful, why? Because of that piece of scum beside her! Nauseating pillock to put it politely. Ruining any credibility she brought to the proceedings.
Sat beside her grinning like a Cheshire Cat. Clips on the Internet of it are few and far between. It really was a misstep for her to have Ben on it and that was thus the shows downfall unfortunately. Of course nowadays, chat shows aren’t really a thing bar Loose Women and we know what that’s like these days. Lost any sort of credibility, note how Vanessa has never appeared as a panellist. Says it all.
Vanessa was in my life once in a professional and person capacity as a friend. Time unfortunately led us to losing contact, but we knew each other for a good 7 years and let’s just say non of this news re Ben is surprising, but she was truly madly and deeply in love. It’s as simple as that. Love. Is. Blind. What a true saying.
V has transformed herself into a knowledgable and appreciated host. Some may find her intelligence off putting or even patronised because of it, but embrace her, she’s fun to learn from, and always makes you think about a story from both angles. It’s a wonderful journalistic skill.
Power to you Vanessa. I’m presuming she’s back at Talk next week.
Will she, when her heart mends a little have a bit of fun by appearing on a few of those Celeb dating shows? I would say that’s almost a definitive yes. So expect to see a bit more of her, as long as it’s tasteful then good on her. It will be a journey to follow that’s for sure.She’s got the spirit of a teenager! Always will have.
Just hope that she doesn’t continually paint the picture of a lonely woman in her 60’s, I’m sure she won’t and she isn’t. It will be nice to see a woman of her age in her process to “find love” in whatever form. Because that truly is all she wants.
Regarding BBC Radio London and some comments made by a fellow “former” friend. I just hope they’re not as they’ve come across, because in which case, Joanne Good if you read this, which I’m sure your ego will ensure you do. It’s not very classy, nor is it very nice to make digs at a former friend through your own ailing radio show. Especially any comments regarding weight. Though in Joanne’s case, it’s clear she’s frightened of Vanessa’s intelligence as a few are. Nothing is worse than jealousy.