Vernon was supported by his co-stars.
Vernon Kay is celebrating his birthday (Picture: BBC)
BBC Radio 2 made an enormous announcement to rejoice presenter Vernon Kay. The radio channel’s official Instagram account shared a healthful snap of the star surrounded by colleagues as he celebrated his birthday.
Within the image, he held an iconic Colin the Caterpillar cake, with candles that spelt out ‘Pleased Birthday’ as he smiled joyfully. The caption learn: “Be part of us in wishing Vernon Kay a really Pleased Birthday!” It was adopted by cake and balloon emojis. Followers have been fast to assist Vernon in benefiting from his big day, as he turned 52 years outdated. Within the feedback, the One Present’s account wrote: “Pleased birthday, Vernon!” One other follower penned: “Pleased birthday pretty man. I really like listening to you. Neatest thing to occur to BBC Radio 2.” Whereas another person added: “Pleased birthday Vernon! 52 and fabulous!”
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His birthday celebrations adopted an ungainly slip up, the place Vernon was pressured so as to add a press release “for authorized causes” stay on air.
Recounting how he had spent a lot of the earlier weekend pottering about within the backyard, Vernon stated: “I planted some stuff, I mowed once more. I did a lot of stuff, with [BBC Radio] 5 Dwell on within the background.”
Singing the praises of the 5 Dwell staff, Vernon reserved particular admiration for Match of the Day presenter Mark Chapman: “I like Mark Chapman. Nice man, nice broadcaster… great broadcaster.”
He stated: “I at all times put 5 Dwell on Saturday afternoon,” earlier than rapidly including that he “will get his fill” of BBC Radio 2 through the week, joking: “For authorized causes, I’ve bought to say that … I like this job right here!”
On a separate event, Vernon joked that he was about to get “the sack” after heaping reward upon Radio 2 within the Park co-host Michelle Visage, 56, who counts his spouse, former Strictly Come Dancing presenter Tess Daly, amongst her shut associates.
Michelle, who launched her profession with lady group Seduction earlier than attaining fame as a decide on RuPaul’s Drag Race, had been speaking about how scorching it was on the park on the time.
Vernon cheekily replied: “However wherever you’re is at all times scorching,” earlier than playfully telling Michelle to put in writing down his flattering comment and ship it to herself.
“Put it in an envelope and ship it again dwelling,” he prompt. “If you go dwelling, you possibly can open that envelope. And you understand what it will say? You are scorching.”
Conscious that his flirtatious quips might have overstepped the mark, Vernon sheepishly joked: “I simply bought fired.”
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