Vanessa Feltz reveals she's 'turned down' multiple offers for reality show (2025)

The former This Morning star refused to hold back when faced with criticism over her latest career move

British TV Personality Vanessa Feltz revealed that she "turned down" multiple offers to appear on a popular ITV reality show as she doesn't feel it "suited" her.

Vanessa was a regular on ITV daytime show This Morning where she appeared to share her views on the latest trending news and topics across the country. She made the decision to leave earlier this year in order to host her new daytime TV show, Vanessa that airs on Channel 5.

When she announced the news, she said: "“It’s really going to be, I hope, tremendously good fun, it’s not going to be politics, and it’s not going to be news stories of the day, it’s not that.

"That is great, because lots of people are completely overwhelmed by the news agenda – it’s a bit worrying and unsettling… you keep hearing all these sad and worrying stories, and you’re not sure what to do about them, because what the hell can you do? And you feel horrid.

"So I’m hoping that this will be a kind of oasis of refuge in the middle of the day, away from the news and into the things that we really like, like love, and friendship, and dating, and family relationships, and parenting. You know, all the stuff that really concerns us, that we think about and worry about."

Speaking to Heart Bingo, Vanessa shared the one TV show she would consider doing now that her This Morning slot is up. She shared: "One show I would love to do is The Traitors. If they asked me to do the Celebrity Traitors, I think I’d be bloody marvellous because nobody believes anything I say anyway! I have such a torrential flow of words and some people think, if you’re that fluent, how sincere can you really be?"

Celebrity Traitors has been rumoured as coming to the UK after the success of the American version that saw the likes of Love Island's Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu and former Speaker of the House of Commons John Bercow participating in the game.

Last year, the BBC announced at Edinburgh TV Festival that the nine-part celebrity version of The Traitors, but there has been no confirmation as to when it will be made, broadcast or who will be taking part.

Vanessa continued: "I think I’d be good on that show and if they asked me, I’d seriously consider it. You only have to go as far as Scotland and the beds look a lot more comfortable than they do on I’m A Celeb. There are no mosquitoes, no eating horrible animal parts, it’s much more up my street. I’d much rather be on the list for The Traitors than I’m A Celeb."

She revealed that over the years she has received multiple offers to be appear on I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! but has declined every single one as she doesn't think the show would suit her.

The star added: "ITV have asked me to appear on I’m A Celeb lots of times including this year, where I actually got as far as going to a meeting before I had to remind myself how appallingly bad I would be on the show,

"I can’t really do anything physically demanding like jumping out of a plane or climbing up things – that’s just not me. I’d get terribly bored sitting around all day in an uncomfortable camp being either frozen cold, soaking wet or boiling hot, all the while being bitten by insects – it’s just not my thing."

She finished: "They asked me to do the show – and they talk a good game – but then I remind myself that I absolutely do not want to do it. They were very persuasive this year though and I almost ended up doing it, before both my daughters gave me a good shake and reminded me not to be so ridiculous."

On the most recent episode of her new show, Vanessa, she read out messages from viewers as one read: "James Martin says, 'I would rather someone scooped my eyes out with a spoon'"

To which she quickly responded: "It turns out we actually have a spoon here which I'm going to send to you and you can personally scoop out your eyes with it, James. We're going to post it to you right now."