Veteran showbiz personality Patti Newton says she believes that her home telephone may have been tapped last month while her husband Bert was in hospital.

The entertainer said she called a technician in when she was having a problem with her home telephone and not receiving calls.

"I got the Telstra people out and my phone wires had been cut," she told 3AW.

"He said that often happens when people tap your wires ... tap your phone."