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Tess Daley and Vernon Kay have split

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 08/05/2026 18:40

Sad isnt it - they were a power couple

Tess Daley and Vernon Kay have split
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Millymollymandy4 · 08/05/2026 22:18

Frenchtipple · 08/05/2026 22:18

I thought that too 🤣 the age gap is almost 20 years though!

She’s with Nicola Adam’s - keep up!

Millymollymandy4 · 08/05/2026 22:19

RainbowZebraWarrior · 08/05/2026 21:50

Just had a quick squiz at his insta and it looks like he has removed all photos of her (there were loads of recent pics of him and her on holiday etc)

Summat else is going to come out about this I reckon.

Yea A no one is involved - yeah right we ain’t stupid

Itsahardknocklifeforus · 08/05/2026 22:19

So much since I last read the thread....

Firstly I think I mixed Holly W and Tess up and I think it was Holly W who I read was hard as nails.
Secondly I had NO idea Tess wasn't Tess's actual name. I don't know why the name Tess doesn't suit her though? Its a normal name. What is unsuitable about it?
Thirdly, the fact HE has deleted photos is interesting. Part of the divorce agreement? There absolutely will be numerous nondescript, seemingly innocent stories in the Daily Fail, hinting that they know something but can't print it. Yet.
Lastly, this marriage was probably over long ago. It won't be a surprise to the kids, who will be out the other side of it already, that it is now over publicly.

Millymollymandy4 · 08/05/2026 22:21

Zov · 08/05/2026 21:50

I know right, I'm amazed she stayed with him after that. The 'sexting' was about 10 years ago, she should have got out of the marriage then. But they did have 2 young daughters, so as has been said, maybe she stayed for them. They would have been about 6 and 10 when Vernon started all his flirting with other women and sexting them etc, so she probably didn't want to break up the family.

Their daughters are beautiful. Like their mum! Smile This picture is about 8 years old I think. It's a bit hard to find pics of them online... I couldn't find many.

All daughters are beautiful - I think it was much longer - maybe before even second baby

that wouldn’t jus go away - so gross

they are both vacuous airhead models that got presenting work - all about selves

Tess is as wrinkly as the rest of us - it’s all make up - him too

SaraOnSaturday · 08/05/2026 22:21

Let's hope the next headline isn't Vernon is now seeing Rhian!

Millymollymandy4 · 08/05/2026 22:21

He would have defo been playing away when she was pregnant - the ego on him

Millymollymandy4 · 08/05/2026 22:22

SaraOnSaturday · 08/05/2026 22:21

Let's hope the next headline isn't Vernon is now seeing Rhian!

I finished business - not!

Millymollymandy4 · 08/05/2026 22:23

Boobtasticmumma · 08/05/2026 21:26

Correct, left to go to an all-girls school.

Hopi the girls are ok in this.

Meaning they would not have not wanted to disrupt her GCSEs

they have been split a long time

mumofoneAloneandwell · 08/05/2026 22:23

Nadia Sawahala has been dropped from Loose Women too

Shes one of the only ones I liked, her and Judy who seem genuine friends

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Gowlett · 08/05/2026 22:29

mumofoneAloneandwell · 08/05/2026 22:23

Nadia Sawahala has been dropped from Loose Women too

Shes one of the only ones I liked, her and Judy who seem genuine friends

NS probably has inside word she’s being cut from LW anyway (or asked to take a pay cut) so she wants traction for her YouTube show. Her & the hubby are a loudmouth pair…

Zov · 08/05/2026 22:41

mumofoneAloneandwell · 08/05/2026 22:23

Nadia Sawahala has been dropped from Loose Women too

Shes one of the only ones I liked, her and Judy who seem genuine friends

Oh I wonder why ...?

Millymollymandy4 · 08/05/2026 22:50

Zov · 08/05/2026 22:41

Oh I wonder why ...?

Anti sem comments or simular i believe

mumofoneAloneandwell · 08/05/2026 22:51

Millymollymandy4 · 08/05/2026 22:50

Anti sem comments or simular i believe

Edited

Ive Just seen this

Dont want to derail a cheeky thread with serious stuff

Vernon Kay is gross!

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 08/05/2026 22:52

SaraOnSaturday · 08/05/2026 22:21

Let's hope the next headline isn't Vernon is now seeing Rhian!

Who is this Rhian? 👀👀👀

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lemonmeringuefry · 08/05/2026 22:53

I think the weirder news is that the Daily Mail is reporting that Sarah Ferguson and P Diddy were FWB for years....

researchers3 · 08/05/2026 22:53

BambooLampshade · 08/05/2026 18:41

And WTF is that word salad nonsense 😆

Tbf I thought their statement was fine, what are they supposed to say?

Zov · 08/05/2026 22:55

Millymollymandy4 · 08/05/2026 22:50

Anti sem comments or simular i believe

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Ooooooh, I didn't know that! Shock

Zov · 08/05/2026 22:55

mumofoneAloneandwell · 08/05/2026 22:52

Who is this Rhian? 👀👀👀

The lass Vernon was sexting, some 10 years ago. I think she was a page 3 girl/glamour model.

I doubt she will even look at him now to be honest. She's about 13 years younger than him, and like Tess, she can do better.

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 08/05/2026 22:57

Zov · 08/05/2026 22:55

The lass Vernon was sexting, some 10 years ago. I think she was a page 3 girl/glamour model.

I doubt she will even look at him now to be honest. She's about 13 years younger than him, and like Tess, she can do better.

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Ahhh

Has she carved out a career since? I cant find a wiki page for her but theres tabloid links

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WhenTheDustSettles · 08/05/2026 22:58

Zov · 08/05/2026 22:55

The lass Vernon was sexting, some 10 years ago. I think she was a page 3 girl/glamour model.

I doubt she will even look at him now to be honest. She's about 13 years younger than him, and like Tess, she can do better.

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She's been married for years to someone from Corrie.

Zov · 08/05/2026 22:59

mumofoneAloneandwell · 08/05/2026 22:57

Ahhh

Has she carved out a career since? I cant find a wiki page for her but theres tabloid links

Hmmm, from what I can see (via a quick Google search,) Rhiann seems to have walked away from public life pretty much, and is focussing on being a mum now.

Although, I did find this about her.

https://www.pgbuzz.net/page-3s-rhian-turns-talent-to-cards/

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Millymollymandy4 · 08/05/2026 23:02

Zov · 08/05/2026 22:55

Ooooooh, I didn't know that! Shock

Read it on daily hate mail earlier

GenialHarrietGrouty · 08/05/2026 23:03

Millymollymandy4 · 08/05/2026 22:16

She doesn’t keep it on track - hello I think the staff do - she has a monitor which she reads from and has perfected the boring dumb blonde persona

It really isn't this simple. Think about it, at any moment without warning there may be a wardrobe malfunction, someone's dance may go disastrously wrong, a piece of the set may collapse or the electrics don't work, someone swears on mike, an audience member does something embarrassing, etc etc. They can't possibly have a script on the monitor to cover every possibility that could happen, let alone deal with the fact that Claudia was constantly going off script anyway.

Millymollymandy4 · 08/05/2026 23:05

GenialHarrietGrouty · 08/05/2026 23:03

It really isn't this simple. Think about it, at any moment without warning there may be a wardrobe malfunction, someone's dance may go disastrously wrong, a piece of the set may collapse or the electrics don't work, someone swears on mike, an audience member does something embarrassing, etc etc. They can't possibly have a script on the monitor to cover every possibility that could happen, let alone deal with the fact that Claudia was constantly going off script anyway.

I know it isn’t simple but it’s not hers to hold

She has an ear piece - she will be told how to deal with it - the production crew are the ones who do all the thinking and the complicated decisions

she was a dreadfully flat and boring presenter

we all use those skills at work / she’s hardly ground breaking and talented - so glad she’s left

mumofoneAloneandwell · 08/05/2026 23:06

Who do you think should replace her?

I'd love Bradley Walsh to do it 😍

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