{"podcast":{"title":"Best Magazine UK: Suddenly Single","slug":"best-magazine-uk-suddenly-single-6973190","podcast_index_feed_id":6973190,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/THENATIONALMAGAZINECOMPANYLIMITED7496525669","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/best-suddenly-single-podcast","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/19b63e10-7b16-11ef-8979-87d65c188989/image/112d8cf45e691b4d139a19ac726a95d6.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Hearst UK","episode_count":101,"summary":"best magazine editor Siobhan Wykes talks to her celebrity mates about how it feels to be Suddenly Single - yet again - and her ongoing dating disasters, with expert advice on how to find the one.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T14:21:27.418683+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-magazine-uk-suddenly-single-6973190"},"episode":{"title":"Best columnist Vanessa Feltz on love, her new TV show and confessions from the Big Breakfast bed","slug":"best-columnist-vanessa-feltz-on-love-her-new-tv-show-and-confessions-from-the-big-breakfast-bed","published_at":"2026-07-21T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"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","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/best-magazine-uk-suddenly-single-6973190","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/THENATIONALMAGAZINECOMPANYLIMITED9979903930.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/THENATIONALMAGAZINECOMPANYLIMITED9979903930.mp3","summary":"Vanessa Feltz – from struggling to zip up a dress alone to disastrous dates – 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 – Vanessa Feltz joins Suddenly Single 👋 00:23 Vanessa's obsession with Jeff Goldblum 😍 02:00 Grandchildren, family and unconditional love ❤️ 04:59 Could the perfect man be waiting in Ireland? ☘️ 05:35 The realities (and funny moments) of being single 😂 07:18 Why honesty has defined Vanessa's career ✨ 08:49 Body shaming, bullying and surviving TV in the '90s 💔 09:58 Vanessa recounts her shocking Rolf Harris experience ⚠️ 14:53 Dating after heartbreak – what she's learned 💕 16:14 The biggest mistake people make on first dates 🚩 18:42 Chickens, *The Good Life* & unexpected deal-breakers 🐔 20:18 Why Vanessa is launching her own YouTube show 🎥 24:06 Two recent dates... and why neither worked out 🤦‍♀️ 28:56 Friends, attraction and whether opposites really attract 🤔 30:08 Is love really blind? ❤️‍🩹 30:42 Final thoughts 👋 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, i…","meta_description":"Vanessa Feltz – from struggling to zip up a dress alone to disastrous dates – shares the perils of being single, recalls her worst experience on the Big B…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1938,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"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","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"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","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}