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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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likeafishneedsabike · 09/05/2026 11:41

Threeslothsontheshirt · 09/05/2026 10:57

I don’t wish I did.

What accent do you have? And don’t say you don’t have an accent. Everyone has an accent: Received Pronunciation is one.

LutherIngramIfItsAllTheSameToYouNorthernSoul · 09/05/2026 11:42

Itsahardknocklifeforus · 09/05/2026 10:50

Is Richard M known as a sleaze? I’d never have thought that. He seems so staid.

Was he involved in a shoplifting incident years back?
No idea if he's a sleaze merchant.

Threeslothsontheshirt · 09/05/2026 11:51

Thepeopleversuswork · 09/05/2026 10:57

Hardly a reliable gauge of his character though is it?

He’s a celebrity, he relies on being liked by the public for his reputation and livelihood.

It was just a comment

hidingmynuts · 09/05/2026 12:04

My prediction:

Vernon will soft launch his new relationship with a woman 20-25 years younger than him who looks exactly like a younger version of Tess very soon. They'll gush about each other and do interviews where they will insist the age gap isnt important at all and how they just clicked and how their age gap never even entered their heads- teehee!

Vernon will lie talk about how well his daughters get on with his new girlfriend and how much all of them are making an effort to be mature about it and how much respect he still has for Tess blah bah blah

By next year, his new girlfriend will be pregnant and he'll be gushing about how wonderful it is to have another chance at fatherhood at his age and how blessed he is to have this opportunity and how delighted Tess and his daughters are for him 🙄. When his girlfriend is about 8 months pregnant he'll be straight back on instagram sliding into the DMs of various young blonde women with huge boobs.

the80sweregreat · 09/05/2026 12:56

I felt a bit sorry for Richard Madeley over the shop lifting claims as at the time Waitrose had a separate part to pay for the wine and spirts and I genuinely think it was an honest mistake on his part. I can remember him apologizing and it didn’t seem to ruin his career that much. I am definitely not condoning shop lifting , not at all , but I do feel that people make mistakes and it was just one of those things that happen and wasn’t intentional.

Bluebunnylover · 09/05/2026 13:19

It was over probably 10 years ago when he was caught sexting

SaffySaffron · 09/05/2026 13:26

Bluebunnylover · 09/05/2026 13:19

It was over probably 10 years ago when he was caught sexting

  1. Six years later he's in contact with the same woman trying to meet her in a hotel in Manchester. Tess was on maternity leave when he did it the first time.
OldGothsFadeToGrey · 09/05/2026 13:41

Arlanymor · 08/05/2026 18:50

Why do people even care? They're not your neighbours. You don't know them personally. People get divorced every day, all day.

They are my neighbours actually. Near enough!

LutherIngramIfItsAllTheSameToYouNorthernSoul · 09/05/2026 13:49

@hidingmynuts your crystal ball skills are second to none oh mystic hiding my nuts.

Any chance you could look up tonights lotto numbers and DM me.🤣🤣🤣🙏

Desperatelyseekinglazysusan · 09/05/2026 14:10

SaffySaffron · 09/05/2026 13:26

  1. Six years later he's in contact with the same woman trying to meet her in a hotel in Manchester. Tess was on maternity leave when he did it the first time.

Urgh really? She was an absolute nutcase too and has made a career out of one sexting incident. (Why is she still on the Sidebar of shame?) Why go there again after she humiliated your wife and runs to the papers every 5 minutes?

CloudyBayPlease · 09/05/2026 14:19

hidingmynuts · 09/05/2026 12:04

My prediction:

Vernon will soft launch his new relationship with a woman 20-25 years younger than him who looks exactly like a younger version of Tess very soon. They'll gush about each other and do interviews where they will insist the age gap isnt important at all and how they just clicked and how their age gap never even entered their heads- teehee!

Vernon will lie talk about how well his daughters get on with his new girlfriend and how much all of them are making an effort to be mature about it and how much respect he still has for Tess blah bah blah

By next year, his new girlfriend will be pregnant and he'll be gushing about how wonderful it is to have another chance at fatherhood at his age and how blessed he is to have this opportunity and how delighted Tess and his daughters are for him 🙄. When his girlfriend is about 8 months pregnant he'll be straight back on instagram sliding into the DMs of various young blonde women with huge boobs.

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I can’t see any of this. They’re not the type to talk about their personal lives in detail. I think they are above needing to sell a story to a tabloid. If they’ve announced their separation because one or both of them has a new partner, good luck to them.

WongLynchFellini · 09/05/2026 14:26

Neither Richard or Vernon are my type, but if I had to choose on both looks and personality, it would be Richard! I don’t know what that says about Vernon.

nomas · 09/05/2026 15:20

the80sweregreat · 09/05/2026 12:56

I felt a bit sorry for Richard Madeley over the shop lifting claims as at the time Waitrose had a separate part to pay for the wine and spirts and I genuinely think it was an honest mistake on his part. I can remember him apologizing and it didn’t seem to ruin his career that much. I am definitely not condoning shop lifting , not at all , but I do feel that people make mistakes and it was just one of those things that happen and wasn’t intentional.

It’s quite a privilege to be able to forget to pay for an item though. Us lesser beings are over anxious about checking everything is paid for.

Gonnagetgoingreturnsagain · 09/05/2026 15:34

Thepeopleversuswork · 09/05/2026 10:20

He’s a notorious sleaze: it’s been an open secret in TV land for decades.

She has probably been having affairs for years bur discreetly and with classier people.

I can’t believe the “growing apart” has only just happened.

I would put money on a story coming out in tomorrow’s papers about an infidelity or him having checked into the Priory to dry out.

Oh really. Never thought she’d have affairs. I bet he’s been sexting or cheating but just got more clever in hiding it.

Fridaynightsarentwhattheywere · 09/05/2026 15:49

I don’t get gay vibes at all!!

TessTickle0 · 09/05/2026 16:57

I do really like Vernon on the radio, he makes me laugh and his stories can be interesting, He can also be a bit too much and not know when to shut up!!

surprised at them splitting, He was in fine spirits on the Radio friday before the announcement

m00rfarm · 09/05/2026 17:39

BambooLampshade · 08/05/2026 18:41

And WTF is that word salad nonsense 😆

I don't agree in the slightest. Word salad? It is clearly written, and easily understood. Unlike your comment.

mumofoneAloneandwell · 09/05/2026 18:40
Thierry Henry Smile GIF by hamlet

I have a london accent but want a Dublin one

Or a man from Dublin

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hidingmynuts · 09/05/2026 21:44

CloudyBayPlease · 09/05/2026 14:19

I can’t see any of this. They’re not the type to talk about their personal lives in detail. I think they are above needing to sell a story to a tabloid. If they’ve announced their separation because one or both of them has a new partner, good luck to them.

Yes- hence my exact point about him soft launching a new girlfriend shortly 🤣

Of course people are going to ask him about it when he gets a new girlfriend

mumofoneAloneandwell · 09/05/2026 21:47

Housewife2010 · 09/05/2026 09:18

I like Richard Madeley.

Michael mcintyre described him as 'very tv'

I feel like that means, pretty, dumb, follows the autocue and stands where hes told 😩

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 09/05/2026 21:47

Gemtastic · 09/05/2026 09:43

Yes he’s going to become Nick Knowles or Gregg Wallace.

I can’t stand presenters like him and Paddy McGuinness pretending to be cheeky chappies in their 50s 🤑

Yeah paddy gives me the ick

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 09/05/2026 21:49

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 09/05/2026 10:13

I've had a crush on Richard Madeley for half my life but even I wouldn't call him pretty.

😄😩

Not hot or sexy - but TV pretty, why not?!

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 09/05/2026 21:50

Therearetoomanyofus · 09/05/2026 09:47

An old friend of mine was having a 'special friendship' (her words, not mine) with Vernon 20yrs ago. Highly unlikely she was the only one.

Jillian Bell Workaholics GIF by hero0fwar

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 09/05/2026 21:51

Desperatelyseekinglazysusan · 09/05/2026 10:30

If the sexting was 16 years ago, then that's when their second child was a baby.
I thought there was a rumour that they were hooking up with women for both of them, and he took the flak to save her squeaky clean image. But at the time I was on maternity leave myself and spending lots of naptimes on Blind gossip sites so it may not be true!

👀👀👀

I just cant see her going lesbian you know

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mumofoneAloneandwell · 09/05/2026 21:54

Crucible · 09/05/2026 08:32

It sounds almost identical to the initial announcement made by Hugh Jackman and Debora Lee Furness. Which didn't age well at all.

Is that because hugh is gay?

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