Vernon Kay | |
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 Kay in 2007 | |
| Born | Vernon Charles Kay 28 April 1974 Bolton, Greater Manchester, England |
| Alma mater | Manchester Metropolitan University |
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| Years active | 1995–present |
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| Television | T4 (2000–2005) All Star Family Fortunes (2006–2015) Beat the Star (2008–2009) The Whole 19 Yards (2010) Splash! (2013–2014) 1000 Heartbeats (2015–2016) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2[1] |
Vernon Charles Kay (born 28 April 1974)[2] is an English broadcaster and former model. He presented Channel 4's T4 (2000–2005) and has presented various television shows for ITV, including All Star Family Fortunes (2006–2015), Just the Two of Us (2006–2007), Beat the Star (2008–2009), The Whole 19 Yards (2010), Splash! (2013–2014), and 1000 Heartbeats (2015–2016).[3]
Kay presented his own BBC Radio 1 show between 2004 and 2012, and presented his own show on Radio X between 2015 and 2017. Since the start of the 2018–2019 season, he has been the main presenter for the live coverage of Formula E for English speaking territories/platforms around the world. In 2023, Kay was announced as the new mid-morning host on BBC Radio 2 from May 2023, taking over the slot from Ken Bruce.
In 2020, Kay appeared on the twentieth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, finishing in third place.
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- ^ "Tess Daly: Strictly host shares rare insight into special day with husband Vernon Kay". 29 April 2020. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ Fulton, Rick (21 March 2015). "Do you remember Vernon Kay when he starred in kids' TV show FBI?". Archived from the original on 6 November 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2019.