It’s been 19 years since Vanessa Feltz first entered the Celebrity Big Brother house and served up one of the most memorable TV moments of all time.
Fans of the reality show will remember how the chat show host had somewhat of a ‘meltdown’ just three days into the series after being nominated for eviction by her fellow housemates.
Wearing a pair of sunglasses and a leopard print dressing gown, Vanessa began scrawling various words in chalk over the dining table and telling Big Brother to “fuck off!” when she was called to the Diary Room.
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Vanessa Feltz on Celebrity Big Brother in 2001
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Now finding herself in a similar situation amid the current lockdown of the UK, Vanessa hilariously recreated the moment on Twitter.
Filmed by her partner, Ben Ofoedu – who was shamelessly singing his Phats And Small hit Turn Around (What’s Wrong With You) – Vanessa was seen in her now familiar outfit writing words on her kitchen table.
“Why don’t you just ’eff off?” she shouted at Ben.
“Incarcerated. Immolated. Immured. Isolated... Stuck here with you. Absolutely sick of it!” she ranted.
“I only wanted a cup of tea,” Ben joked.
Posting the clip on Twitter, Ben wrote: “Some things just don’t change.”
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Vanessa recreated her most famous CBB moment
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Vanessa was one of six famous faces who entered the Celebrity Big Brother house for the first-ever series in 2001.
She later admitted she had written on the table to amuse herself as she was bored with being in the house.
Speaking at the Edinburgh TV Festival after the series finished, she said: “It was a blinding moment when I suddenly realised that there was no Big Brother. It was just a researcher. I suddenly thought I’m not going to give back the chalk we had for the shopping list.
“So I started writing words on the table like ‘defenestred’ and ‘innured’ and then I had a look and I said I thought ‘it looks awfully Conran’ but you didn’t see that in the edit. Instead you saw me looking like Jack Nicholson in The Shining.”
The original CBB – which only lasted eight days and was in aid of Comic Relief – was won by Jack Dee and also starred Chris Eubank, Claire Sweeney, Keith Duffy and Anthea Turner.
Vanessa returned to the house in 2010, when she joined a host of other previous housemates in Ultimate Big Brother, finishing in eighth place.
During lockdown, Vanessa has still been continuing to present her BBC Radio 2 and BBC Radio London shows, as well offering advice to viewers on This Morning.
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Mark Owen(01 of10)
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Mark even appeared to have forgotten that he'd done 'CBB' himself, when - shortly after Take That's comeback - they said they were pleased none of them had done reality telly in their break.So that wasn't you winning 'Celebrity Big Brother' in 2002, then, Mark? (credit:Rex/Philip Toscano)
Germaine Greer(02 of10)
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Feminist commentator Germaine Greer lasted just five days in the 'CBB' house before walking, following the arrival of her housemate, Brigitte Nielsen's mother in law, Jackie Stallone.Why anyone would pass up the opportunity to spend any time with Jackie is beyond us, but we're sure Germaine had her reasons. (credit:Rex)
H from Steps(03 of10)
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He may be a big character, but H's stint in the house in 2007 was somewhat overshadowed by the racism controversy that surrounded the series that year.Apparently, being a 'Celebrity Big Brother' housemate also made H forget how to do his shirt up properly too. (credit:Rex/David Fisher)
Tommy Sheridan(04 of10)
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Everyone remembers George Galloway's appearance on 'CBB' - largely thanks to one spandex suit, and one unforgettable cat impression - but he isn't the only Scottish politician to have been in the house. (credit:Rex)
Sue Perkins(05 of10)
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She may be now known as a co-presenter on the 'Great British Bake Off', but one of Sue's lesser known accolades is her stint in the 'CBB' house back in 2002, when apparently camouflage-print cargo trousers were all the rage... (credit:Andy Butterton/PA Archive)
Martin Kemp(06 of10)
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He started off the series as the favourite to win, but ultimately the former 'EastEnders' actor and Spandau Ballet guitarist's time in the 'CBB' house was surprisingly uneventful, and he finished in third place behind Colleen Nolan and Julian Clary. (credit:Ian West/PA Archive)
Vinnie Jones(07 of10)
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Hardman actor and ex-footballer Vinnie Jones spent four weeks shacked up in the 'Celebrity Big Brother' house with Stephanie Beacham, 'The Thong Song' singer Sisqo and Alex Reid - a far cry from his A-list life on set with Ian McKellen, Brad Pitt and Halle Berry. (credit:Rex/Channel 4)
Ivana Trump(08 of10)
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The highlight of Ivana's time in the house was when she'd been convinced as part of a task that she'd won a sought-after European award, only for her housemates to drink water out of it and, eventually, smash it. She also donned some questionable flesh-coloured underwear as part of a life drawing task. (credit:Rex/Channel 4)
David McIntosh(09 of10)
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David didn't have much time to make an impression on viewers during his short-lived time in 'CBB' last summer - he only managed to last 10 days before being given the boot. (credit:Karwai Tang via Getty Images)
Jack Dee(10 of10)
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He might prefer not to mention it now, but Jack Dee was the first ever winner of 'Celebrity Big Brother' back in 2001. The whole series might have only lasted eight days - a walk in the park compared to latter day runs - but even that was too much for Jack, who at one point famously tried to tunnel his way out of the house. (credit:Rex/Julian Makey)