Vanessa Feltz ‘Shocked’ To By Channel 5 Talk Show Cancellation

Vanessa Feltz has admitted that the news of her daytime show’s cancellation came out of the blue.

Last year, the veteran broadcaster began fronting the talk show Vanessa on 5 (previously known as Channel 5), in which she and a celebrity panel discuss topical issues and speak to viewers calling into the studio.

Since it premiered in March 2025, the show has hit a few bumps in the road, most notably low viewing figures and a string of prank calls during its phone-in discussions.

Last week, 5 confirmed on Thursday that Vanessa was being pulled from next month.

“Due to afternoon scheduling changes, Vanessa will be rested from 17 July,” a spokesperson said. “We thank Vanessa and her team at ITN for 18 months of warm, witty, wise and searingly honest shows.”

Vanessa broke her silence on the news during Saturday’s edition of her LBC show, telling her listeners: “It was a bit of a shock. It was meant to be a delightful year’s contract, the show was going really well…

“I was shocked to the core and very upset and I still am. It was only Wednesday at 3 o’clock that I found out.”

Vanessa went on to claim that it was 5 owners Paramount who made the decision, as they “want to show Paramount movies every afternoon” in her timeslot, because it “doesn’t cost them any money”.

A 5 spokesperson added last week: “Vanessa remains a valued member of the Channel 5 family and we are discussing future projects together.”

Prior to landing her own 5 series, Vanessa had been a regular face on This Morning.

She previously told Metro that she “would happily have stayed” part of This Morning’s on-air team “and gone on the back of a motorbike from the This Morning studio straight to 5 and done both”.

“I almost believed I’d be able to do that, but I think apparently, it’s not the way it’s done,” she added. “But I’d have done it, and I think they would have been happy for me to do it too.”