Vanessa Feltz says she is “shocked to the core” after Channel 5 confirms her daytime phone-in chat show, “Vanessa on 5,” is being removed from the schedule. Multiple outlets report she is upset and had not expected the decision, describing being “blindsided” and learning of it only shortly before the change. Channel 5 says the programme will be “rested” due to afternoon scheduling changes, with a spokesperson stating it will be pulled from 17 July. The show premiered in March 2025 and features Feltz with a celebrity panel discussing topical issues and speaking with viewers who call into the studio. Coverage also notes that the show faced difficulties, including low viewing figures and prank calls during phone-in segments. Channel 5 tells Feltz she remains a valued member of the channel and says it is discussing future projects with her. Feltz addresses the news publicly on another platform, telling listeners it was only “Wednesday at 3 o’clock” when she found out, and some reporting attributes the decision to Channel 5/Paramount’s programming plans for the timeslot.
Vanessa Feltz says she was blindsided as Channel 5 cancels her daytime show
Vanessa Feltz says she is “shocked to the core” after Channel 5 confirms her daytime phone-in chat show, “Vanessa on 5,” is being removed from the schedule. Multiple outlets report she is upset and ha...
- Channel 5 is pulling “Vanessa on 5” from the schedule after about one year on air.
- Vanessa Feltz says she was blindsided and is “shocked to the core” by the cancellation decision.
- Channel 5 cites afternoon scheduling changes and says the show will be rested from 17 July.
- The show premiered in March 2025 and includes panel discussion and viewer phone-ins.
- Channel 5 says Feltz remains a valued presenter and that future projects are being discussed.
Bosses of Vanessa Feltz's Channel 5 show reportedly had to step in and offer an apology to a caller when the TV star wrongly assumed it was just one in a long line of pranksters
2 months agoVanessa Feltz on air earlier this yearVanessa 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.”MORE DAYTIME TV:Good Morning Britain Apologises After Accidentally Broadcasting C-Word At 8amCharlotte Church Admits She Was 'P***ed Off' By Alison Hammond Laughing During This Morning Sound BathRylan Clark's Immigration Comments On This Morning Spark Wave Of Ofcom Complaints
2 months agoVanessa Feltz has broken her silence after her Channel 5 programme Vanessa was dropped
2 months agoVanessa Feltz has broken her silence after being 'blindsided' by Channel 5 bosses' decision to axe her daytime chat show after just one year on air.
2 months agoVanessa Feltz has broken her silence after being 'blindsided' by Channel 5 bosses' decision to axe her daytime chat show after just one year on air.
2 months agoVanessa Feltz has broken her silence after her daytime chat show was cancelled by Channel 5 after just a year, admitting that she was 'shocked to the core'
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