Vanessa Feltz was ‘livid’ after discovering out her Channel 5 present was being axed after only a yr.
The eponymous discuss present, described as ‘uncooked, unfiltered, genuine and private’, airs weekdays at 2pm and the TV character, 64, guarantees ‘fiery discussions, good giggles and loads of gossip within the afternoon!’.
It appears her each day dose of afternoon enjoyable hasn’t fairly made it again to screens but with 5 confirming it will likely be axed on July 17 ‘attributable to deliberate afternoon adjustments’.
The community advised Metro in an announcement: ‘We thank Vanessa and her workforce at ITN for 18 months of heat, witty, clever and searingly sincere exhibits. Vanessa stays a valued member of the 5 household and we’re discussing future initiatives collectively.”
Sources near the scenario declare Vanessa was ‘blindsided’ by the choice and stormed out of the studios in anger when talks broke down.
The insider advised Each day Mail: ‘Vanessa was introduced into a gathering after her present went off air this week. She had no concept what the assembly was about and positively did not count on to be advised the assembly was not being prolonged.
“She feels so blinded but additionally let down by bosses.”
Particularly, sources declare that along with reportedly low scores, the present was unable to regulate the common prank calls that occurred in the course of the call-in portion of the present and that methods to cease them didn’t work.
They added that the Superstar Massive Brother star ‘gave her all the pieces to the present’ and stated she is ‘actually devastated, but additionally for her workforce, a lot of whom will now have to seek out new jobs.’
The present’s time on the air was not with out controversy. One second even grew to become the fourth most complained about second on British tv in 2025.
When Karen Millen appeared on the present to criticize breastfeeding at six months, it attracted 1000’s of Ofcom complaints.
In the meantime, it has struggled to draw an viewers, with the Night Commonplace reporting that its debut episode attracted simply 83,000 viewers.
She stated on the time: “I do know I’ve upset a lot of your viewers and that was not my intention.”
Vanessa left her 33-year gig on This Morning in 2025 and launched her rebooted discuss present shortly afterwards.
She advised Metro on the time that if she may have stayed on the ITV daytime present as nicely, she would have.
“I nearly believed I may try this, however apparently I do not suppose that is the best way it is accomplished…however I might have accomplished it, and I believe they might have been completely happy if I had accomplished it too,” she mirrored.
It is unclear what Vanessa’s subsequent step will likely be now that her discuss present is coming to an finish.
Metro has reached out to representatives for Vanessa Feltz and Channel 5 for remark.
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