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He attended St Joseph's RC High School in [[Horwich]] and then [[St John Rigby College (Wigan)]] in [[Orrell, Greater Manchester|Orrell]], [[Lancashire]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://archive.theboltonnews.co.uk/2003/1/6/574710.html | title=Vernon's romantic proposal to Tess | date=2003-01-06 | accessdate=2008-03-21 | work=[[Bolton Evening News]] | publisher=[[Newsquest Media Group]] }}</ref> |
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Vernon played football for his local team as a young boy and was highly regarded by his fellow team mates. Leading them to victory in the under 14s regional cup. |
Vernon played football for his local team as a young boy and was highly regarded by his fellow team mates. Leading them to victory in the under 14s regional cup. |
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Revision as of 22:23, 24 February 2009
Vernon Kay | |
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| Born | 28 April 1974 |
| Occupation(s) | Television presenter, DJ |
| Spouse | Tess Daly (2003-) |
| Children | Phoebe Elizabeth Kay |
Vernon Charles Kay (born 28 April 1974) is a British television presenter, DJ and former model from Bolton, Lancashire, England. He began TV presenting on the BBC children's show FBi, a spin-off of Fully Booked. Since then he has presented various shows, most notably T4, Beat the Star and All Star Family Fortunes.
Early life
He attended St Joseph's RC High School in Horwich and then St John Rigby College (Wigan) in Orrell, Lancashire.[1]
Vernon played football for his local team as a young boy and was highly regarded by his fellow team mates. Leading them to victory in the under 14s regional cup.
Career
Television presenting
2005
Vernon Kay is a former host of T4. He also presented Boys and Girls, HeadJam, Celebrities Under Pressure and California Dreaming. He presented Hit Me Baby One More Time which first aired on British television in 2005. The show was then picked up by NBC for broadcast in the United States, which Kay also hosted.
In 2005, Kay hosted the annual The Record of the Year competition.
Also in 2005, Kay competed with a host of other celebrities in a series titled, Ant & Dec's Gameshow Marathon, in which TV personalities battled each other in a series of well-known game formats that had been featured on ITV over the past 50 years. The series was screened as part of ITV's 50th anniversary celebrations. Kay managed to reach the final of the competition, however losing out to Carol Vorderman and her family, in a special edition of Family Fortunes.
2006
Television bosses were reportedly so impressed with Kay's performance on the show, that they announced plans to revive Family Fortunes with Kay as the host; the first episode aired on 28 October, 2006. The show is now titled All Star Family Fortunes as it features celebrities and their families as well as the contestants. Kay was also selected to host the second series of Gameshow Marathon in 2007.
In 2006, he presented alongside his wife Tess Daly on the BBC One celebrity singing contest Just the Two of Us.
In 2006, he hosted a segment on ITV's coverage of The Prince's Trust 30th Birthday Live and a special entitled Duet Impossible, featuring contemporary music stars performing with their deceased pop heroes via technical wizardry. It was announced on 26 April, 2007 that Kay will host a new talent search show called Search for the next Elvis in which Elvis impersonators will compete for a prize. Votes will be cast by a set of judges as well as viewers.
Kay appeared in the first episode of Nathan Barley where he was the main character in the story "Rise of the Idiots".
He presented The Paul O'Grady Show as a substitute host, on 23 October, 2006 and 9 May, 2007.
2008
In 2008 Kay hosted the English language adaption of the German TV show Schlag den Raab. The game - Beat the Star - broadcasted on ITV1 in an eight part series, which ran from 20 April, 2008 to 22 June, 2008. In the final episode, Phillip Schofield surprised Kay by revealing that Kay himself was to be that night's star rather than the presenter. Kay then went on to beat the marine contestant through a series of the seven challenges.
Radio presenting
In January 2004, Kay joined BBC Radio 1 and presented an entertainment show every Sunday. In April 2004, he was given the 10 am – 1 pm weekend slot, which was previously hosted by Colin Murray and Edith Bowman and previously broadcast on both Saturdays and Sundays on the popular radio network. From October 2007 Dick and Dom took over Sunday mornings. Kay's show now runs between 10 am – 1 pm on Saturday. In 2008 he was one of a team of DJs who will fill in for Edith Bowman while she is on maternity leave along with Fearne Cotton and Nihal.He was also voted best dj.
It was revealed on 11th February 2009 that Kay will fill in for Chris Moyles while he is climing Mount Kilimanjaro for Comic Relief.
Personal life
He married fellow television presenter, Tess Daly, on 12 September, 2003, at St Mary's Roman Catholic Church in Horwich, near Bolton.[2] They have one child together, a girl named Phoebe Elizabeth Kay,[3] who was born in Westminster, London,[citation needed] on 17 October 2004.[4] Kay also enjoys playing his Xbox 360 and frequently plays with his wife, Tess Daly on Xbox Live.
Kay made his first step in to the world of showbusiness when he was spotted by Select model scouts for the Clothes Show Live. In 1998, he made his first appearance on television when he featured in the ITV fly-on-the-wall documentary series called Babewatch. His stylish ways led to him being presented 2005's Most Stylish Man award by Men's Magazine FHM.
In January 2009 it was confirmed that Kay will become a father for the second time with wife Tess Daly pregnant.[citation needed]
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