Vernon Kay had an awkward on-air confrontation (Image: PA)
Vernon Kay was involved in an awkward on-air confrontation with a fellow radio star after suspecting someone had been “messing around” with and “ruining” his studio this morning.
, 50, told listeners he suspected colleagues from Radio 1 were behind the incident, after muffs with the station branding had been found in the studio. He added he would “just blame” Radio 1 breakfast show presenter Greg James.
It spark claims Vernon was “insulting” his colleague. Undeterred however, Vernon confronted Greg live on air. He said: “Can you have a word with your team? It’s a disgrace.”
Greg denied the chaos-causing allegations stating: “It’s not me Vern, I’ve checked and it’s not them either. I’ve checked everyone.”
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Vernon Kay on Radio 2 (Image: vernonkay/Instagram)
Greg suggested the team working on Radio 1’s New Music Show, believed it could have however been an inside job. To which Vernon responded: “It must be someone, the mic muffs were Radio 1 muffs. We leave it all nice and spotless, we have a spirit level which makes sure everything is fine.”
Greg added: “Janice is in early every morning and she’s in when we’re in, she knows how tidy and good we are, it’s true.”
Vernon however insisted the studio was left like a “children’s playroom” in the morning, although the star insisted he wasn’t “having a pop” at Greg.
The breakfast show star responded: “You’ve changed, you’re still Radio 1 at heart. I will put an all-staff email out, I’ll put some cameras out. Do you know what?
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Greg James was in Vernon’s firing line (Image: PA)
“I’m going to go on guard. When I get in early, I’m going to do a sweep of your studio just to check everything is okay for uncle Vernon, because we don’t want you cross this Christmas,” reports .
Vernon presented on Radio One between 2004 and 2012, when he was replaced by Matt Edmonson. After a stint on Radio X, he returned to the in 2021, originally standing in on a Saturday for Rylan Clark.
He was handed the mid-morning slot in 2023 after Ken Bruce left the . His show airs on weekdays from 9.30am.