# Best columnist Vanessa Feltz on love, her new TV show and confessions from the Big Breakfast bed Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-magazine-uk-suddenly-single-6973190/best-columnist-vanessa-feltz-on-love-her-new-tv-show-and-confessions-from-the-big-breakfast-bed Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-magazine-uk-suddenly-single-6973190/best-columnist-vanessa-feltz-on-love-her-new-tv-show-and-confessions-from-the-big-breakfast-bed.md Podcast: [Best Magazine UK: Suddenly Single](https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-magazine-uk-suddenly-single-6973190) Published: 2026-07-21T05:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/THENATIONALMAGAZINECOMPANYLIMITED9979903930.mp3 Audio file: https://traffic.megaphone.fm/THENATIONALMAGAZINECOMPANYLIMITED9979903930.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/best-magazine-uk-suddenly-single-6973190/episodes/best-columnist-vanessa-feltz-on-love-her-new-tv-show-and-confessions-from-the-big-breakfast-bed Duration seconds: 1938 ## Resource Vanessa Feltz ā€“ from struggling to zip up a dress alone to disastrous dates ā€“ shares the perils of being single, recalls her worst experience on the Big Breakfast bed, and reveals how she innocently told the story to the now-disgraced newsreader Huw Edwards. She also opens up about her obsession with Hollywood A-lister Jeff Goldblum and why she hopes the perfect man might be waiting for her on her next trip to Ireland. Along the way, she shares her brutally honest dating advice, explains why so many first dates fail, talks about body shaming in television, reveals why grandchildren stole her heart, and gives an exclusive preview of her brand-new YouTube show. CHAPTERS 00:00 Welcome ā€“ Vanessa Feltz joins Suddenly Single šŸ‘‹ 00:23 Vanessa's obsession with Jeff Goldblum šŸ˜ 02:00 Grandchildren, family and unconditional love ā¤ļø 04:59 Could the perfect man be waiting in Ireland? ā˜˜ļø 05:35 The realities (and funny moments) of being single šŸ˜‚ 07:18 Why honesty has defined Vanessa's career āœØ 08:49 Body shaming, bullying and surviving TV in the '90s šŸ’” 09:58 Vanessa recounts her shocking Rolf Harris experience āš ļø 14:53 Dating after heartbreak ā€“ what she's learned šŸ’• 16:14 The biggest mistake people make on first dates šŸš© 18:42 Chickens, *The Good Life* & unexpected deal-breakers šŸ” 20:18 Why Vanessa is launching her own YouTube show šŸŽ„ 24:06 Two recent dates... and why neither worked out šŸ¤¦ā€ā™€ļø 28:56 Friends, attraction and whether opposites really attract šŸ¤” 30:08 Is love really blind? ā¤ļøā€šŸ©¹ 30:42 Final thoughts šŸ‘‹ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bestmagazine/?locale=en_GB Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bestmagofficial/?hl=en Twitter/X: https://x.com/bestmagofficial?lang=en BEST talks to smarter, sharper women. From financial tips and fashion advice to the latest celebrity stories, iā€¦ ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/best-magazine-uk-suddenly-single-6973190/episodes/best-columnist-vanessa-feltz-on-love-her-new-tv-show-and-confessions-from-the-big-breakfast-bed/transcription-requests` ā€” Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-magazine-uk-suddenly-single-6973190/best-columnist-vanessa-feltz-on-love-her-new-tv-show-and-confessions-from-the-big-breakfast-bed.md` ā€” Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.