Marco swaps Silent Witness star for dancer

FIERY chef Marco Pierre White is enjoying a sizzling new romance. After splitting up with 43-year-old Silent Witness star Emilia Fox, inset, White, 56, is courting former Royal Ballet dancer Vanessa Fenton, 40.

A choreographer who has worked with Gwyneth Paltrow and Stella McCartney, Vanessa enjoyed a romantic dinner this week with Marco (left) at his Bardolino restaurant in Swindon, Wiltshire.

The former star of Hell’s Kitchen is still married to his Spanish wife, Mati, 53, with whom he has three children. Their marriage was so tempestuous that, at one point, Mati smashed up his Range Rover with a child’s scooter.

Mati filed for divorce, but proceedings were halted after the couple ran up legal bills of £3 million. White’s spokesman will say only: ‘Vanessa is one of Marco’s closest friends.’