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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!

OP posts:
NC4Now · 07/08/2019 09:37

I did a double take. I thought you meant the nice chap from Countryfile.

ThatCurlyGirl · 07/08/2019 09:39

It also makes it clear he literally wants to spend time with someone he met 14 days ago more than he wants to spend time with his children.

Ugh.

Yestermo · 07/08/2019 09:39

who are these people?

PerkingFaintly · 07/08/2019 09:40

Me too, NC4Now.Shock

I'm so glad this thread is about someone I've never heard of. Sounds a twat.

missyB1 · 07/08/2019 09:41

NC4Now so did I!! I was struggling to imagine him doing something so rash! Grin

Rafflesway · 07/08/2019 09:42

Allegedly she hasn't even met his children so how he can claim she is a "Wonderful stepmother" beggars belief. 😡

Thank God the children have such a wonderful, sensible mother!

Zaphodsotherhead · 07/08/2019 09:42

I don't know who these people are, but I second that - if his career is dropping - it's some kind of 'publicity wedding' to raise his (and his new wife?)'s profiles. Especially if their wedding subsequently appears in 'Hello' magazine, with lots of pictures.

I didn't even think you could legally marry in such a short time.

Aworldofmyown · 07/08/2019 09:42

What a knob.

Pinkmonkeybird · 07/08/2019 09:44

Well that's going to end well isn't it? Selfish idiot. (I had to Google who he was)

Senac32 · 07/08/2019 09:45

" NC4Now Wed 07-Aug-19 09:37:23

I did a double take. I thought you meant the nice chap from Countryfile."
Me too!
But he's Ben Fogle.

isitautumnyet · 07/08/2019 09:46

Just to clear something up
1, hes been getting to know her a lot longer than two weeks , they've just been official for 2 Weeks

  1. He didn't say she was a good stepmother he said she will be a good stepmother .
isitautumnyet · 07/08/2019 09:47

Still doesn't excuse what he's done though it is very distasteful

Oblomov19 · 07/08/2019 09:48

What a knob!

Whitney168 · 07/08/2019 09:50

I don't even know who they are, but I'm translating:

Una has 'given her blessing'

Into 'Do whatever the fuck you like, you always do anyway'.

Madness.

BenWillbondsPants · 07/08/2019 09:54

Pretty irresponsible to make a woman that he's been dating for 2 weeks his kid's stepmother.

DH didn't introduce me to DSD until we'd been together for 2 years and we had plans to marry.

colourlessgreenidea · 07/08/2019 09:55

Calling someone “some woman” is very unkind

Why? Confused

BenWillbondsPants · 07/08/2019 09:57

@isitautumnyet He and Una separated in July 2018, so regardless if they've been 'getting to know' each other longer than 2 weeks, they still haven't exactly been an item for long. Certainly not long enough to make that person a step-parent to your children. In my opinion, of course.

Whitney168 · 07/08/2019 09:58

I did a double take. I thought you meant the nice chap from Countryfile

Me three. I guess this makes me very middle-aged. (I am, so no issue there LOL.)

Oblomov19 · 07/08/2019 09:58

Me four! Blush

Dontsweatthelittlestuff · 07/08/2019 09:59

I had no idea who either of them were so just googled.

He has been divorced a year so hardly rushing into a second marriage. He has known the new wife for longer than two weeks but they got serious two weeks before the marriage.
He didn’t say she was a great step mum. He said she would make a great step mum.

I have no idea if he is a dickhead or not as I know nothing of the man but getting married quickly doesn’t need to be a disaster. I got engaged around 6 weeks after meeting. We lasted 27 years before cancer took him from me. I am bloody glad I didn’t wait or waste one minute of those 27 years.

ittakes2 · 07/08/2019 09:59

There is a chance he is lying about only knowing her for two weeks to cover up more cheating.

Propertyofhood · 07/08/2019 10:01

Yes, I thought the 'Una has given her blessing' bit was quite funny too.

I imagine him on the phone to her, telling her all about his amazing new woman, how they have fallen madly in love and how they are getting married, how she will be such a great stepmother to the kids, but how he really wants Una's blessing before they go ahead so that he can tell the press of course

And Una is like 'yeah fine, whatever, sorry got to go, I'm late to pick Aoife up from ballet'.

What a bellend.

OnlyFoolsnMothers · 07/08/2019 10:02

Think this sums this guy up- no regard for his children when he cheated or now hes marrying a random woman after a couple of weeks.
Una is well shot of him.

TheHodgeoftheHedge · 07/08/2019 10:08

He has been divorced a year so hardly rushing into a second marriage. He has known the new wife for longer than two weeks but they got serious two weeks before the marriage.

Actually this is the bit I’m really confused about and think is really inaccurate reporting (unless
Someone can shed some light on it)....

They only SPLIT in July 2018 and I can see nothing about when their divorce was actually granted. In england the average time for a divorce to compete is a year so even if the divorce was completed (which again I can’t see any reference to anywhere) it has NOT been a year since their divorce, only their separation.
Sorry bit pedantic but...

BrienneofTarthILoveYou · 07/08/2019 10:08

I'd say publicity stunt or green card. Hope his kids and Una are ok!

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