A THIS Morning star has quit the show after 33 years on air – and Holly Willoughby was one of the first people to reach out to her.
Vanessa Feltz has revealed she’s walked away from the ITV show in a surprise statement to fans.
It comes ahead of Channel 5 bringing back her noughties chat show later this month.
In a statement to the Daily Star, Vanessa said: “I’ve been on ‘This Morning’ since 1992. It’s been a long time .
“But I’m now doing my own show and I can’t do both.” Vanessa praised the presenters and crew on ‘This Morning’ for being “so lovely” about her decision.”
The 63-year-old continued: “When I told everyone I wouldn’t be able to do the show anymore, they were lovely about it.
“I heard from Alison Hammond and Holly Willoughby immediately and the bosses were charming. I’ll miss working with them all.”
Reflecting on her time on This Morning, Vanessa gushed: “I have learned lots of stuff on ‘This Morning’.
“When I first did it, I had never been on TV before. I didn’t know what was going on. I was bamboozled but they gave me a contract.”
Last week the Channel 5 announced Vanessa Feltz would return to daytime with her talk show.
it’s been confirmed Vanessa will launch on Monday, March 24 at 12:30pm.
The show has been given a bumper slot by show bosses, running for 70 minutes in length.
It will air Monday to Friday with Vanessa opening the phone lines to the public to get in touch.
