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	'''Vanessa Jane Feltz''' (born 21 February 1962) is a ~~Jewish~~ television personality, broadcaster and journalist. She currently works on radio shows for the [[BBC]]. In January 2011, she started hosting ''The Vanessa Show'' on [[Channel 5 (UK)\|Channel 5]]. The series has now ended.		'''Vanessa Jane Feltz''' (born 21 February 1962) is a jewish television personality, broadcaster and journalist. She currently works on radio shows for the [[BBC]]. In January 2011, she started hosting ''The Vanessa Show'' on [[Channel 5 (UK)\|Channel 5]]. The series has now ended.

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Vanessa Feltz was born in Islington, [[London]], and grew up in Pine Grove, Totteridge. On her radio show she frequently refers to Totteridge as "the Beverly Hills of North London", and her middle-class ~~Jewish~~ background as like "growing up in (the film) ''Annie Hall''". Her father Norman was in the lingerie business.<ref name=WhenMore>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2006/nov/29/broadcasting.g2 When more is more] The Guardian, 29 November 2006</ref> Her mother Valerie (née Ohrenstein) died aged 57 in 1995.<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_19980705/ai_n14481407/pg_2 Why I feel betrayed ... by my own father] ''Sunday Mirror'', 5 July 1998, archived at BNet</ref> She has one sister, three years younger.		Vanessa Feltz was born in Islington, [[London]], and grew up in Pine Grove, Totteridge. On her radio show she frequently refers to Totteridge as "the Beverly Hills of North London", and her middle-class jewish background as like "growing up in (the film) ''Annie Hall''". Her father Norman was in the lingerie business.<ref name=WhenMore>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2006/nov/29/broadcasting.g2 When more is more] The Guardian, 29 November 2006</ref> Her mother Valerie (née Ohrenstein) died aged 57 in 1995.<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_19980705/ai_n14481407/pg_2 Why I feel betrayed ... by my own father] ''Sunday Mirror'', 5 July 1998, archived at BNet</ref> She has one sister, three years younger.

	Feltz was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls, an independent school in Elstree, [[Hertfordshire]]. She then went on to study at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating with a degree in English.<ref name=telegraph>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/strictly-come-dancing/10283511/Meet-Vanessa-Feltz-Strictly-Come-Dancing-2013.html Meet Vanessa Feltz at Telegraph.co.uk]. Retrieved 8 September 2013</ref>		Feltz was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls, an independent school in Elstree, [[Hertfordshire]]. She then went on to study at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating with a degree in English.<ref name=telegraph>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/strictly-come-dancing/10283511/Meet-Vanessa-Feltz-Strictly-Come-Dancing-2013.html Meet Vanessa Feltz at Telegraph.co.uk]. Retrieved 8 September 2013</ref>
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	==Career==		==Career==
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	After she left university Feltz moved from temping work to writing for ''[[The ~~Jewish~~ Chronicle]]'' then the far-left [[Daily Mirror]]. She often specialised in sex advice, writing for the magazine ''[[Men Only]]'', and her sex tips for girls book called ''What Are These Strawberries Doing on My Nipples? I Need Them For The Fruit Salad!''<ref>[http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/075151005X What are These Strawberries Doing on My Nipples?: I Need Them for the Fruit Salad!] Amazon.co.uk</ref> She also presented a ~~Jewish~~ radio show on [[BBC GLR]] (now BBC London 94.9). She replaced [[Paula Yates]] on [[Channel 4]] morning TV show ''The Big Breakfast'', presenting a regular item where she interviewed celebrities whilst lying on a bed. She also presented a show called ''Value for Money''.		After she left university Feltz moved from temping work to writing for ''[[The jewish Chronicle]]'' then the far-left [[Daily Mirror]]. She often specialised in sex advice, writing for the magazine ''[[Men Only]]'', and her sex tips for girls book called ''What Are These Strawberries Doing on My Nipples? I Need Them For The Fruit Salad!''<ref>[http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/075151005X What are These Strawberries Doing on My Nipples?: I Need Them for the Fruit Salad!] Amazon.co.uk</ref> She also presented a jewish radio show on [[BBC GLR]] (now BBC London 94.9). She replaced [[Paula Yates]] on [[Channel 4]] morning TV show ''The Big Breakfast'', presenting a regular item where she interviewed celebrities whilst lying on a bed. She also presented a show called ''Value for Money''.

	She presented the [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] daytime television chat show ''Vanessa'', made by independent TV company [[Anglia Television]]. She moved to the [[BBC]] to host a similar show, ''The Vanessa Show'', in 1998 in a reported £2.7 million deal.<ref>[http://www.myhampstead.co.uk/hampstead/celebs&gossip-vanessa_feltz.htm Vanessa Feltz]{{dead link\|date=September 2010}} My Hampstead</ref> ITV replaced her show with ''Trisha''.		She presented the [[ITV (TV network)\|ITV]] daytime television chat show ''Vanessa'', made by independent TV company [[Anglia Television]]. She moved to the [[BBC]] to host a similar show, ''The Vanessa Show'', in 1998 in a reported £2.7 million deal.<ref>[http://www.myhampstead.co.uk/hampstead/celebs&gossip-vanessa_feltz.htm Vanessa Feltz]{{dead link\|date=September 2010}} My Hampstead</ref> ITV replaced her show with ''Trisha''.
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'''Vanessa Jane Feltz''' (born 21 February 1962) is a Jewish television personality, broadcaster and journalist. She currently works on radio shows for the [[BBC]]. In January 2011, she started hosting ''The Vanessa Show'' on [[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]]. The series has now ended.

==Early life==
Vanessa Feltz was born in Islington, [[London]], and grew up in Pine Grove, Totteridge. On her radio show she frequently refers to Totteridge as "the Beverly Hills of North London", and her middle-class Jewish background as like "growing up in (the film) ''Annie Hall''". Her father Norman was in the lingerie business.<ref name=WhenMore>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2006/nov/29/broadcasting.g2 When more is more] The Guardian, 29 November 2006</ref> Her mother Valerie (née Ohrenstein) died aged 57 in 1995.<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_19980705/ai_n14481407/pg_2 Why I feel betrayed ... by my own father] ''Sunday Mirror'', 5 July 1998, archived at BNet</ref> She has one sister, three years younger.

Feltz was educated at Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls, an independent school in Elstree, [[Hertfordshire]]. She then went on to study at Trinity College, Cambridge, graduating with a degree in English.<ref name=telegraph>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/strictly-come-dancing/10283511/Meet-Vanessa-Feltz-Strictly-Come-Dancing-2013.html Meet Vanessa Feltz at Telegraph.co.uk]. Retrieved 8 September 2013</ref>

==Career==
===1980s & 1990s: Career background===
After she left university Feltz moved from temping work to writing for ''[[The Jewish Chronicle]]'' then the far-left [[Daily Mirror]]. She often specialised in sex advice, writing for the magazine ''[[Men Only]]'', and her sex tips for girls book called ''What Are These Strawberries Doing on My Nipples? I Need Them For The Fruit Salad!''<ref>[http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/075151005X What are These Strawberries Doing on My Nipples?: I Need Them for the Fruit Salad!] Amazon.co.uk</ref> She also presented a Jewish radio show on [[BBC GLR]] (now BBC London 94.9). She replaced [[Paula Yates]] on [[Channel 4]] morning TV show ''The Big Breakfast'', presenting a regular item where she interviewed celebrities whilst lying on a bed. She also presented a show called ''Value for Money''.

She presented the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] daytime television chat show ''Vanessa'', made by independent TV company [[Anglia Television]]. She moved to the [[BBC]] to host a similar show, ''The Vanessa Show'', in 1998 in a reported £2.7 million deal.<ref>[http://www.myhampstead.co.uk/hampstead/celebs&gossip-vanessa_feltz.htm Vanessa Feltz]{{dead link|date=September 2010}} My Hampstead</ref> ITV replaced her show with ''Trisha''.

In 1999 ''The Vanessa Show'' show suffered from bad publicity as some guests were alleged to have been actors. She was seen to be at fault and the show was cancelled soon after.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/365302.stm Vanessa 'will be back' on BBC] BBC News, 10 June 1999</ref>

===2000s: ''Celebrity Big Brother'' and reality television===
In 2001, Feltz was a contestant on the first series of ''Celebrity Big Brother''. She has appeared on its spin-off shows ''Big Brother's Big Mouth'', ''Big Brother's Little Brother'' and ''Big Brother's Bit on the Side'' on numerous occasions.

In 2002, she made a cameo appearance in the comedy film ''Once Upon a Time in the Midlands''. In May 2003, she was voted 93rd<ref name=WhenMore/> on the list of worst Britons in [[Channel 4]]'s poll of the ''100 Worst Britons''.

That did not bother the BBC. She made an appearance in a sketch in the first episode of the second series of [[BBC]] comedy sketch show ''Little Britain'', playing a spokeswoman for fictional slimming club Fat Fighters. In 2004, she appeared in the second series of [[reality TV]] show ''Celebrity Fit Club'' in a bid to lose weight.

Feltz has been a regular guest on ''The Wright Stuff'' and presented two series of ''Cosmetic Surgery Live'', both screened on [[Channel 5 (UK)|Channel 5]].

From late 2002 she presented phone-in shows on BBC London 94.9. After presenting a Saturday afternoon phone-in show, she moved to a weekday afternoon slot until late 2005. She then replaced [[Jon Gaunt]] on the morning show, 9.00 am to noon. The show is a phone-in on current topics, with occasional studio guests. She also presented a Saturday morning show until January 2011 with more emphasis on interviews and some music. She also writes a weekly column of her views on topical subjects, published in the Tuesday ''[[Daily Express]]'' newspaper and is the agony aunt at ''Reveal'' Magazine.

In December 2006 she made a comeback to [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] as the host of talk show ''Vanessa's Real Lives'',<ref name=WhenMore/> and she played herself in an episode of BBC drama series ''[[Hotel Babylon]]''.

Feltz and [[Ben Ofoedu]] have taken part in a number of television programmes as a couple: in April 2007 they participated in an episode of Channel 4's ''[[Wife Swap (UK TV series)|Celebrity Wife Swap]]'', in which she moved in with magician [[Paul Daniels]] for one week, while his wife [[Debbie McGee]] moved in with Ofoedu.

===2010: ''Ultimate Big Brother ''===
In 2010, Feltz and Ofoedu won their episode of the [[Virgin 1]] show ''A Restaurant in our Living Room'', catering a dinner at their home for 25 people.

Feltz returned to the Big Brother house on 3 September 2010 during ''Ultimate Big Brother'',<ref>[http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/bigbrother/article-1308872/Ultimate-Big-Brother-Makosi-Nadia-evicted-Vanessa-Feltz-enters.html Ultimate Big Brother: Makosi and Nadia evicted as Vanessa Feltz enters as Victor's 'bride'] Mail Online, 4 September 2010</ref> the last series to be broadcast on [[Channel 4]].<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11079055 Josie wins Big Brother before ex-housemates return] BBC News, 24 August 2010</ref> She was evicted from the house on 8 September, two days before the final. Vanessa then went onto be the lead singer with the infamous "Gastric Band"

===2013: ''Strictly Come Dancing''===
On 29 August 2013, Feltz was officially confirmed as one of the fifteen "celebrity" contestants, participating in the eleventh series of ''Strictly Come Dancing''. She was partnered with professional dancer, James Jordan. She was voted off the show on 13 October 2013.

On 7 September 2013, she re-entered the ''Celebrity Big Brother'' house to take part in a task. She left the house the same day.<ref>http://cbb5.channel5.com/c5/article/video/Day-17-BBFM-comes-to-the-Celebrity-BB-House/</ref>

==Personal life==
She married Michael Kurer, a surgeon, in 1983. They have two daughters, Allegra and Saskia, and divorced in 2000.<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4161/is_20001001/ai_n14520606/ TV Vanessa Pulls the Plug on her Husband] ''[[Sunday Mirror]]'', 1 October 2000, archived at BNet</ref> In 2006 Feltz met Nigerian singer Ben Ofoedu. They became engaged in December 2006,<ref name="confetti.co.uk">[http://www.confetti.co.uk/article/view/8707-8358-0-Winter_wedding_for_Vanessa_Feltz__Weddings.do Winter wedding for Vanessa Feltz] Confetti, 21 May 2007</ref> and originally planned to marry the following year.<ref name="confetti.co.uk"/> Ofoedu later said that the couple would marry in late 2011,<ref>[http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/view/174794/Vanessa-Feltz-s-fella-Ben-Ofoedu-reveals-their-wedding-plan Vanessa Feltz's fella Ben Ofoedu reveals their wedding plan]</ref> but no wedding took place.

==External links==
*[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0271676/ Vanessa Feltz at IMDb]

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