Vernon Kay, who took up the role of host on The One Show last night, has disclosed that they were inundated with messages from fans who all wanted to know one thing
Vernon Kay has issued an apology after being swamped with messages from viewers of The One Show all expressing their disappointment over his appearance. Responding to a question from one of his BBC Radio 2 show listeners on today’s broadcast, Vernon, who presented The One Show last night (Monday, October 27), revealed that a “lot of people actually got in touch”.
During an early segment of his programme, Vernon was quizzed about why he didn’t sport his baggy jeans on the BBC show. This likely relates to Monday morning’s Radio 2 broadcast, where Vernon disclosed that he had been ridiculed over a “horrendous” fashion choice.
Despite criticism, he defiantly shared his intentions to wear the item once again on The One Show. He purchased the controversial trousers during a shopping expedition in Central London with his youngest daughter, Amber, who recommended he choose baggy jeans.
Yet, when he sported them to the Strictly Come Dancing studios to support his wife, Tess Daly, he encountered “massive guffawing”.
Vernon said: “A lot of people have been asking this. A lot of people actually got in touch with The One Show, not complaining, but slightly, slightly disgruntled that I didn’t wear the baggy jeans on The One Show.”
He claimed that you “can’t wear jeans” on the programme, noting that he wore corduroy trousers instead, before adding that he doesn’t believe it’s “that kind of show”.
He reminisced: “Last time I wore jeans on telly, it was T4; The One Show isn’t T4. You know, it’s more formal, but not formal, if you know what I mean? And it’s the BBC’s flagship evening show.
“You can’t wear jeans, you know what I mean? Maybe another time. Maybe another time; maybe I’ll wear them on SMTV on Saturday morning. Is that still going? No?”
When a listener named Rach texted in to say “we missed the baggy trousers”, Vernon responded: “I know, I apologise Rach, but it is what it is.”
Speaking previously about his apparent fashion blunder, Vernon noted that when he arrived at Strictly, he was “greeted by huge, massive guffawing”, and although Amber dubbed his jeans “cool”, the response from others was that they were “horrendous”.
Vernon confessed that he was “quite disappointed” with this reaction, as he felt “mighty cool”. He then shared his wife, Strictly host Tess Daly’s opinion on them when she got home after the show.
According to Vernon, Tess – who recently announced her departure from Strictly alongside Claudia Winkleman – told him to “get rid of them”, but, in a comically high-pitched voice, he said he replied with a firm “no”, asserting that he likes them.
However, he humorously added that, given the windy weather conditions at the time, if he wore his new purchase, he would take off like a “kite” and “end up in the south of France”.