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Ben Foden marrying after 2 weeks

136 replies

Mookie81 · 07/08/2019 09:08

Una Healy's ex husband Ben Foden has married some woman he's been seeing for only 2 weeks.
After cheating, announcing his divorce on Bumble and moving halfway across the world from his kids (who he wishes he could spend more time with Hmm) I didn't think he could be more of an arsehole but he proved me wrong!

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DollyDaisyMayMight · 07/08/2019 09:09

Wow!! What. A. Tossed.

DollyDaisyMayMight · 07/08/2019 09:09

I like Una and she seems to come from a very loving family. Doesn’t deserve that!

ShatnersWig · 07/08/2019 09:10

Don't know who either of those people are but anyone marrying after knowing someone 2 weeks is a total fucking idiot.

Seren10 · 07/08/2019 09:10

The fact he's gushing over her being a wonderful stepmother to the children too! After 2 weeks. I've got bread in the cupboard older than their relationship, yet he's calling her "stepmother" to his kids. How irresponsible.

Haggisfish · 07/08/2019 09:10

Indeed.

IAskTooManyQuestions · 07/08/2019 09:11

some woman Hmm

CalmFizz · 07/08/2019 09:12

It’s very odd isn’t it. Does he want a green card??

Sexnotgender · 07/08/2019 09:12

Wow. That’s crazy.

A stepmother to his children!? He’s known the woman 2 weeks😱

PeoniesarePink · 07/08/2019 09:12

I'm embarassed for him. How on earth do you think you know someone enough after 2 weeks on holiday to make them a step-parent to your children???

Poor Una, this must be really shit for her. He's acted really badly to her and their kids.

GlitchStitch · 07/08/2019 09:13

I like that apparently Una has 'given her blessing'. She probably thrilled to see the back of him.

Thesuzle · 07/08/2019 09:15

BLOODY HELL
Didn’t know this, the idiot, I used to lust after him when he was playing for Northampton Saints.
Why do men do this to their children, Stepmother after two weeks !!
Yikes I hope ex can stop that, poor kids

ssd · 07/08/2019 09:16

What an idiot.

CalmFizz · 07/08/2019 09:18

By the sounds of it she’s a New York socialite/entrepreneur type.

Rugby isn’t an amazing sporting salary. And he’s pretty much reached the end of his playing career. Seems he quite enjoys the New York lifestyle and fancied hanging on to it.

ChardonnaysPrettySister · 07/08/2019 09:20

Calling someone “some woman” is very unkind. Do you know her? Or him?

I’m not familiar with the romantic pursuits of Ben F, but surely it’s up to him who and when to marry?

PatricksRum · 07/08/2019 09:21

At least he's shown he's as useless a father as he was a husband.

ThatCurlyGirl · 07/08/2019 09:22

Anyone is nice two weeks in!!

Why not just get engaged?! That's what I don't get at all.

I've worked with Una in the past and she is RIDICULOUSLY lovely. Warm, funny, remembered everyone's names etc. All of The Saturdays were the same, really down to earth and just nice girls.

The whole stepmother thing is cringe - it's such a silly thing to say it almost seems like he's courting publicity. But surely he must have known it would be negative publicity?

boosterrooster · 07/08/2019 09:22

Eeew I cringed when I saw this. What a tit.

Sparklesocks · 07/08/2019 09:22

Ouch. Goodness knows why people think things like this are romantic - they are careless and silly, you can never know someone well enough after that time!

CarolDanvers · 07/08/2019 09:23

Of course it's up to him but it's kind of neglecting his children's emotional needs to present them with a "step mother" who he personally has known for only two weeks isn't it? Such a ridiculous and selfish action is worthy of comment.

InTheHeatofLisbon · 07/08/2019 09:23

I think that playing the victim when you cheated and then moved thousands of miles away from your children takes a spectacular level of arrogance.

Blathering about a new stepmum after 2 weeks is not considering the children at all. But then he never did, did he? Otherwise he'd be closer than a different continent.

The marriage itself? Up to them.

WhenISnappedAndFarted · 07/08/2019 09:28

Wow. My FIL got engaged after two weeks (and only two dates) and I thought that was quick.

He shouldn't have even introduced her to the children after two weeks let alone marrying her. So irresponsible anyway let alone being a father of two young children.

GruciusMalfoy · 07/08/2019 09:28

It doesn't seem like the most sensible of decisions. I imagine (going by his recent history) his new wife will come to regret it fairly soon.

Butterymuffin · 07/08/2019 09:29

Embarrassing to get married so quickly but absolutely shit for his kids that he is doing this and has such a shallow idea of what it is to be a stepmother, or a father come to that. Una is well rid of him, though I imagine it is difficult to watch it all going on.

SemperIdem · 07/08/2019 09:30

I suppose this removes any doubt that he isn’t a complete idiot. He very much is.

PatricksRum · 07/08/2019 09:30

Just read his post. Publicity stunt?

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