TV presenter Vernon Kay was left fearing for his job after he made a cheeky comment about his BBC Radio 2 co-star Michelle Visage, who is friends with his wife Tess Daly
BBC Radio 2’s Vernon Kay quipped that he was about to receive “the sack” after indulging in some playful banter with Radio 2 in the Park co-presenter Michelle Visage who happens to be mates with his Strictly host wife, Tess Daly.
The duo had been broadcasting live from Hylands Park in Chelmsford for Radio 2’s beloved annual festival, which featured acts including Marti Pellow, pop star Jessie J and Essex boy Olly Murs.
Michelle, 56, who launched her career with girl group Seduction before achieving fame as a judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race, had been remarking on the scorching heat at the venue on Saturday.
Vernon, 51, cheekily replied: “But wherever you are is always hot,” before telling Michelle to write down his flattery and send it to herself.
“Put it in an envelope and send it back home,” he advised. “When you go home, you can open that envelope. And you know what it’ll say? You’re hot,” reports the Mirror.
Realising his flirtatious comments might have overstepped the mark, Vernon bashfully confessed: “I just got fired,” prompting giggles from former Strictly star Michelle.
While Vernon was joking about getting the chop, his radio guest, comedian Josh Widdecombe, was discussing venturing into fresh territory. After taking over Phil Daniels’ role for a performance of Blur’s Parklife at the festival, Josh boasted that he could fill the boots of the band’s frontman Damon Albarn.
Fearne Cotton was caught on camera attempting to persuade several other Radio 2 in the Park staff members to join in the fun, trying to encourage some security personnel to participate in the Macarena routine. Unfortunately, she only succeeded in getting “a bit of a twitch at the end.”
Vernon appeared in excellent form at the BBC gathering, sharing his sense of relief following an “anxious” period at home. Towards the end of last month, he revealed to supporters that he couldn’t “stop crying” after finally learning his daughter Amber’s GCSE results.
The 51-year-old broadcaster admitted to experiencing “a week of anxiety” in the run-up to results day, telling colleague Scott Mills: “I can’t stop crying Scott, I seriously can’t stop crying. It’s GCSE results day today and we’ve done alright.”
He went on to elaborate on his views regarding the importance of a pupil’s GCSE performance: “I think GCSEs are more important than A-levels,” Vernon declared. “Because from A-levels onwards, you can kind of fudge, you can blag a little bit because you’ve got a little bit of something about you, but GCSEs are tough, it’s the first major step, well it’s not a step, it’s a stride.”
His 15-year-old daughter’s examination triumph left Vernon emotionally moved: “I ain’t gonna lie, the girls have seen me crying this morning because our eldest filmed, with her phone on her lap, Amber getting her GCSE results, and I’ve watched it more than a dozen times, and I keep welling up, so just allow me today please.”
He admitted that his own academic performance had been subpar, confessing: “I am holding my hands up in the studio, my GCSE results [and] my A-levels were dreadful because I’m just not built for studying for exams, I’m more of a practical person.”
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