Vernon Kay calls out ‘two-faced’ remarks from Tess Daly’s Strictly Come Dancing colleagues
BBC Radio 2 presenter Vernon Kay has been left fuming after discovering that his wife Tess Daly’s Strictly Come Dancing colleagues have been gossiping behind his back
08:00, 08 Nov 2025
Vernon Kay, Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman(Image: Lia Toby, Getty Images for the NTA’s)
TV and radio personality Vernon Kay cheekily slammed his wife Tess Daly’s Strictly Come Dancing co-stars as “two-faced” after discovering what they’d been saying behind his back.
During his BBC Radio 2 programme last week, Vernon, 51, returned to a row he’d been having with Tess, 56, and their two daughters, Phoebe, 21, and Amber, 16, regarding a recent buy he’d made.
The presenter told his listeners that he’d endured “massive guffawing” at his expense over the choice as soon as he turned up at the Strictly Come Dancing studios at the end of October to cheer on his other half, who is departing the BBC programme alongside co-presenter Claudia Winkleman at the end of this year.
Despite facing ridicule, Vernon has continued donning the controversial garment, a pair of baggy jeans, and his Radio 2 audience have been backing his style decision.
Vernon Kay was mocked at the Strictly studios(Image: Vernon Kay Instagram)
During Tuesday’s show, Vernon got a message from “Mike the trucker”, who requested to borrow the host’s trousers if he secures tickets to watch Madness perform live.
After reading the text on air, Vernon responded: “Yes… the baggy jeans! Still up for debate in our house, I’ve not convinced the kids or Strictly Come Dancing’s Tess Daly that they are a vibe.
“Everyone at work thinks they’re a vibe, everyone I bump into thinks they’re a vibe, but apparently when I visited Strictly Come Dancing in my baggy jeans, as I said a few days ago, once my back was turned, ‘oh why is he wearing them?'”
Vernon appeared frustrated that Tess’ workmates had been chattering about his fashion choices, as he declared: “I’m like, how dare you? How dare you be two-faced?.
Tess Daly is set to spend more time with her husband Vernon Kay(Image: Instagram)
“If you don’t like them, say it to my face, just say it! I’m a grown man, I’ll go back to the car and wind my windows up and then I’ll cry! But, you know, I can take it, I like them.”
Defending his choice, former model Vernon, who stands over six foot tall, disclosed the trousers are the ideal length for his towering frame.
He continued: “The thing about the baggy trousers is, they’re a long enough leg, you know what I mean? They’re a 34/36 inch leg, which is pretty decent for me.”
In an earlier description of the jeans, Vernon compared the loose fit to an “80s pair of women’s culottes”, but acknowledged that he likes them anyway, as they’re “very airy”.
