07-05-2025
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Vernon Kay admits 'stressful' time at home with Tess Daly and says 'there's nothing we can do'
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Vernon Kay has candidly spoken about the "stressful" period he and his wife Tess Daly are experiencing at home, as their daughter Amber gears up for her GCSE exams.
The Radio 2 host, aged 51, who shares two daughters with Strictly's Tess Daly, opened up on air about the family's current challenge. The couple are doting parents to Phoebe, 20, and 15 year old Amber.
During his Wednesday morning show (May 7), Vernon responded to a listener's concern about getting their son to study for GCSEs by sharing that Amber is also in the midst of exam preparation.
Vernon sympathised with students and parents alike, saying: "Got GCSEs on the they're here. We've started ours, we're up and running."
He reflected on his own school days, jokingly admitting: "Of course, it's stressful. I remember my I don't...I'm lying, it was so long ago - 1990 I did mine.
(Image: VernonKay Instagram)
"I remember sitting there thinking, 'Gosh, I wish I'd revised'. I'm not remembering anymore, it's making me depressed."
Vernon expressed his dislike for exams, confessing he was "rubbish" at them, reports the Manchester Evening News. He added: "It's not the way education should be for me, more practical, playing out, hide and seek, I'd have got A+ in that.
"It's torturous for some kids, isn't it? If you've got who are going through GSCEs, just put your arm around them.
"There's nothing else they can do. There's no point cramming. You can cram all you want in your revision, which we all did, let's be honest, but you've just got to hold their hand haven't you?".
"Guide them along, make sure they're alright between their ears, in their noggin."
(Image: tessdaly / Instagram)
Tess Daly and Vernon Kay, both rising stars in the TV presenting world, found love despite working for rival networks. Vernon was a face on Channel 4's T4, while Tess graced ITV with her presence on SMTV.
Despite their professional rivalry, it wasn't long before they were head over heels for each other. Tess, now 56, has often reminisced about how their spark was "immediate" and that life with Vernon was always fun-filled.
The festive season of 2002 brought more than just Christmas cheer for Tess as Vernon proposed on Christmas Day at her parents' home. The couple then exchanged vows at St Mary's Church in Horwich, Vernon's birthplace, followed by a reception at Rivington Hall Barn.
The newlyweds didn't wait long to start a family, with Tess giving birth to their first daughter, Phoebe, on October 17, 2004, in London.
Their family joy doubled nearly five years later when their second daughter, Amber, arrived on May 30, 2009. A delighted Vernon shared with the Sunday Mirror: "She is absolutely beautiful and I am thrilled."
In her book The Baby Diaries,Tess revealed her unique approach to childbirth preparations, which included not just breathing techniques but also a full makeover. She admitted: "Before Amber's I tried to remember my breathing techniques. But I did something else too.
"I had my roots done and, wait for it, a pedicure! It might sound like madness, but I thought that while I might come out of it looking like I'd been dragged through a hedge backwards, I certainly wasn't going in there looking that way."
