Vanessa Feltz weight loss: The star and her boyfriend Ben Ofoedu have spoken of her recent op (Image: WENN • GETTY) Vanessa Feltz has spoken out after undergoing surgery and shedding three stone, in a joint interview with her husband-to-be, Ben Ofoedu. The presenter went under the knife in January to remove the gastric band she had fitted in 2010, after developing gastroesophageal reflux three years ago. At the same time, the 57-year-old had a gastric bypass, however there were complications during the surgery. She now says the weight loss “feels too good to be true” as her boyfriend, 46, recalled his concerns when she was in hospital. Related articles ITV This Morning: Vanessa Feltz speaks on gastric band complications Sex action plans are so satisfying, says VANESSA FELTZ I was going out of my mind not knowing what was happening with Vanessa Feltz Ben Ofoedu Speaking to the latest issue of OK! Magazine, Vanessa addressed her shrinking side, what happened when she was in hospital as well as if the pair will ever marry after a 12-year engagement. “I’ve lost three stone – it feels too good to be true,” she started. “I can’t tell you how good it feels to fit into a pair of skinny jeans.” She continued: “I was supposed to be in surgery for an hour but it ended up taking five!” Ben had been waiting at home with Vanessa’s daughter Saskia, 30, while she had the gastric bypass. “I was going out of my mind not knowing what was happening,” he recalled. “In the end I ran to the hospital and demanded an update.” Vanessa Feltz has lost three stone after undergoing a gastric bypass (Image: OK) Vanessa Feltz weight loss: Her boyfriend rushed to hospital amid her surgery complications (Image: WENN) Vanessa had felt like she was “drowning” after developing gastroesophageal reflux, where your eyes, ears, nose and mouth feel like they’re full of liquid. On how he felt about her op, Ben stated: “What’s sexy to me is someone who is happy in themselves, so when Vanessa is happy so am I.” Finally, on if they were going to walk down the aisle anytime soon, the pair laughed: “We’re saving up. “I spent all the money on a gastric band that didn’t even work.” It comes just days after Vanessa appeared on ITV’s This Morning, as she candidly explained the reason for her weight loss for the first time. Related articles ITV This Morning: Vanessa Feltz hits out at Eamonn Holmes Vanessa Feltz radio show: Fayon Dixon hits out at Liam Neeson remarks Vanessa Feltz weight loss: The star caused a stir when she stepped out looking slimmer recently (Image: GETTY) Vanessa Feltz and Ben Ofoedu's full interview in OK [OK] “When I had it fitted I was told it was reversible,” she said. “Just clip a band on and if you get fed up with it they take it out and it turned out to be much more complicated than that. “It turned out that it had slipped and I was having this horrible symptom where I was waking up in the morning and felt like I was drowning.” Vanessa added: “The valve that was meant to be stopping the liquid that you’ve drunk coming up again wasn’t working. “It was all quite horrible and quite unexpected.” Viewers were quick to offer support to Vanessa for speaking out on the situation, with one posting on Twitter: “I’m loving Vanessa Feltz's attitude and refreshing honesty on #ThisMorning.” Read the full interview in this week’s OK! Magazine - out now.All rights reserved for this news site express.co.uk and under his responsibility