Vanessa Feltz received an unwelcome surprise as her live Channel 5 show was targeted by a prank caller.

In Tuesday's (March 24) episode, the call-in portion covered whether viewers either loved or hated reunion parties.

And in an interesting turn of events, a caller from London named Bea rang in - but all was not as it seemed.

The person was, in fact, pretending to be EastEnders character Bea Pollard, who is played by Ronni Ancona.

Vanessa appeared unaware of the deception, but it was soon caught by soap viewers who had tuned in.

The call itself referenced Bea's entrance to the BBC soap in January, via a school reunion attended by Linda Carter (Kellie Bright).

During the segment, the caller said: 'One thing I noticed, people from school were exactly the same, one group, I used to call them the pink ladies, they were popular, I noticed they still acted the same now. 

'One of them I did get chatting to, let’s call her Linda, she invited me to stay with her a bit because she felt bad. We kind of connected. 

'Everybody else I didn’t speak to again and they were very similar.

'Some of them did laugh at me and stuff because I used to make these little crochet dolls and they brought it up then. 

'I don’t think they were being vicious but when you’ve got a lifetime memory of it you think I wouldn’t go again.'

Viewers were very amused by the antics, as one penned: 'Lmfaoooooo not again.'

Another remarked: 'This is BRILLIANT.'

Meanwhile, other fans hoped it was Bea's actress Ronni Ancona calling into the programme.

It comes as Vanessa was pranked by a caller pretending to be Celebrity Big Brother star Lauren Harries during a live phone-in.

During the instalment, Vanessa and her guests discussed whether children should be allowed to decide when they want to go to bed, and a caller called in pretending to be Lauren. 

It has now been revealed that there have been multiple other calls from people impersonating someone else.

The Sun reported that the prank callers have impersonated the late Kim Woodburn, as well as made references to murderer Virginia McCullough, and other scenarios from shows such as Coronation Street and The Catherine Tate Show. 

Kim passed away aged 83 on June 16, 2025. 

The TV favourite, who was dubbed the 'Queen of Clean', is arguably best known for starring in How Clean Is Your House? alongside Aggie MacKenzie.

She went on to take part in various other reality television shows such as I'm A Celebrity, Celebrity Big Brother, Famous, Rich and Homeless and Celeb Cooking School.

The prank caller dubbed themselves 'Kim from Cheshire', had the same iconic accent as Kim, and also used a saying that Kim would usually say - 'my love'.

Meanwhile Virginia murdered her parents John, 70, and Lois, 71, in 2019 by poisoning them, and then lived alongside their bodies at their house in Pump Hill, Chelmsford, for four years.

She stole almost £150,000 of money in their names and was arrested in 2023.

The prankster made reference to her case such as explaining that their friend wasn't in a good place financially, as well as learning how to build wardrobes. Virginia kept her mother's body in her wardrobe.

And according to the publication, the group of people who are behind the calls all use the same number and this has raised eyebrows about how nobody has spotted it.

One of those who made a call to the show told The Sun: 'It’s not a very thorough process.

'When you speak to them on the phone for the pre-chat before going on air, they seem more bothered about just finding someone to shove on the show rather than care about what we are planning to say.'

While another added: 'You come up with a bit of waffle about the topic you want to call for and a producer asks your thoughts on the topic, your name and where you’re calling from and if you want to talk about it on air.

'I’ve used my same number every time and have been amazed I’ve got on!

'They obviously don’t keep any kind of record of them.'