Vanessa Feltz guzzled custard live on her Channel 5 daytime show in a hilarious nod to a magazine cover that claimed she regularly drank it – which left her friends apparently fearing for her.
The TV host, 63, covered a newspaper story on Friday’s edition of the show in which a war veteran claimed the sweet treat was the secret to his long life.
Following this, she then told viewers: ‘Now you might not remember this but you might remember one of the most infamous headlines about me claimed that I was addicted to custard that friends feared I was drinking custard, again.
‘That was the front page headline, friends fear she’s drinking custard again.’
Vanessa added: ‘Now it wasn’t true, I had put weight on, but I was always putting weight on anyway, it was probably donuts or apple strew or chocolate moose, it definitely wasn’t drinking custard.
‘But if drinking custard means I might live to be 106, I reckon we should try it, we should try it right now.’
Vanessa Feltz guzzled custard live on her Channel 5 daytime show in a hilarious nod to a magazine cover that claimed she regularly drank it – which left her friends apparently fearing for her
Vanessa referenced an ‘infamous’ magazine cover that her friends were apparently fearful over the star drinking custard
Vanessa then urged her contributors on the adjacent pink sofa to reach for their glasses of custard as she clenched her glass
Vanessa then urged her contributors on the adjacent pink sofa to reach for their glasses of custard as she clenched her glass.
The star toasted to good health before knocking back half the glass live on air as she joked: ‘Friends fear we’re drinking custard again.’
Vanessa then pondered if custard can soon be substituted for healthy green juice shots that have become widely popular.
The mum-of-two previously revealed the secret behind her weight loss after admitting she has battled with her body image for decades.
Vanessa has been candid about her challenges with her weight in the past, having fluctuated dramatically between sizes 10 and 22.
She described the ‘turmoil’ of dieting as soul-destroying, with her weight previously yo-yoing for 18 month periods as she came on and off eating plans.
But in recent times, Vanessa has managed to sustain a slim figure.
Speaking to OK! Magazine, she said: ‘What have I been doing? I don’t know! I think it’s because I’m working so much, to be honest.
The TV host, 63, covered a newspaper story on Friday’s edition of the show in which a war veteran claimed the sweet treat was the secret to his long life
The star toasted to good health before knocking back half the glass live on air as she joked: ‘Friends fear we’re drinking custard again’
‘I’m just working seven days a week. I’ve got the new Vanessa show on Channel 5 every day at 12.30pm. Then I do LBC Saturdays and Sundays.
‘Being busy and on my feet must be contributing to how I look.’
It was only a couple of years ago that Vanessa’s cheating ex-boyfriend, Ben Ofoedu, branded her a ‘chubby blonde’ in a cheap shot after their breakup.
But just months later, the presenter was showing off a new-look and impressive figure, having lost 2st thanks to what she called a ‘broken heart diet’.
Vanessa admitted that following the split, which arose after allegations of Ben cheating were leaked to the press, she ‘hadn’t eaten for months’.
She first slimmed from a size 22 to a size 10 between 1999 and 2000 but later put the weight back on.
She lost 2st in 2004 but gained it again, and in 2007 she dropped 3st but it all returned and she ended up back at a size 22.
Eventually in 2010, Vanessa had a gastric band bypass, which she said helped to keep her at a more steady weight.
Vanessa did, however, reveal in late-2024 that she ‘would not have had the surgery’ if she had known about Ozempic.
Ozempic is a drug used to manage Type 2 diabetes, which slows down how quick food is digested.
A number of celebrities have admitted using the drug to bring about weight loss, including Selena Gomez, Oprah Winfrey and Sharon Osbourne.
Vanessa airs weekdays from 12:30pm on Channel 5.
