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Tess Daley and Vernon Kay have split

464 replies

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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mumofoneAloneandwell · 10/05/2026 14:26

Twonewcats · 10/05/2026 14:01

So....one of the tabloids is talking about something that may or may not be connected.
Affair between woman - well known British TV celebrity - and a sportsman. Both married.

Ooo 👀👀👀

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3luckystars · 10/05/2026 14:39

I wonder who the sportsman is

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 10/05/2026 15:38

mumofoneAloneandwell · 10/05/2026 14:26

Ooo 👀👀👀

Apparently the woman involved is a British high-profile personality and entrepreneur.

Twonewcats · 10/05/2026 15:43

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 10/05/2026 15:38

Apparently the woman involved is a British high-profile personality and entrepreneur.

Ooh, where did u see this? Love a bit of celeb gossip

NippyNinjaCrab · 10/05/2026 16:37

Twonewcats · 10/05/2026 15:43

Ooh, where did u see this? Love a bit of celeb gossip

It was in the DM but I can't see it now. The story really doesn't have much detail.

RedRiverShore6 · 10/05/2026 16:38

She has a luxury swimwear brand, does that make you an entrepreneur

MyAutumnCrow · 10/05/2026 16:50

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 10/05/2026 15:38

Apparently the woman involved is a British high-profile personality and entrepreneur.

Victoria Beckham and Eric Cantona

MyAutumnCrow · 10/05/2026 16:51

MyAutumnCrow · 10/05/2026 16:50

Victoria Beckham and Eric Cantona

or

David Beckham

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 10/05/2026 16:53

Twonewcats · 10/05/2026 15:43

Ooh, where did u see this? Love a bit of celeb gossip

Sorry I should've said, it was the DM online. I never thought it was Tess though I have to admit, my first thoughts were of a different blonde TV personality. One who doesn't like to queue!

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 10/05/2026 16:54

MyAutumnCrow · 10/05/2026 16:51

or

David Beckham

Well he's got form...

LiviaDrusillaAugusta · 10/05/2026 16:57

Not sure why it’s sad. It happens all the time, they are just famous, that’s the only difference

Effervescentfrothy · 10/05/2026 17:11

There is an article about them in the DM behind a paywall. Can anyone send a link to the archived article please?

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 10/05/2026 17:33

Effervescentfrothy · 10/05/2026 17:11

There is an article about them in the DM behind a paywall. Can anyone send a link to the archived article please?

https://archive.ph/bWWK2

Effervescentfrothy · 10/05/2026 17:48

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 10/05/2026 17:33

Thanks

Luddite26 · 10/05/2026 20:48

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 10/05/2026 17:33

Ooooo this writer seems to be blaming Tess for being a huge 5 years older. Should meet an old rich guy with a yacht wtf? Vernon looks like an old rich guy. He may be this huge 5 years younger but he certainly looks older and is that really a lot?

Twonewcats · 10/05/2026 21:14

Luddite26 · 10/05/2026 20:48

Ooooo this writer seems to be blaming Tess for being a huge 5 years older. Should meet an old rich guy with a yacht wtf? Vernon looks like an old rich guy. He may be this huge 5 years younger but he certainly looks older and is that really a lot?

It's a very odd thing for a "friend" to say to tabloids

mumofoneAloneandwell · 10/05/2026 21:45

LizzieSiddal · 10/05/2026 09:29

Yes it’s well known in TV and Radio land that Kay is a well known sleeze and not nice to work with.
Many people were astonished when he was given the R2 slot, especially after all the long standing “issues” with BBC males, Brand, Edwards and Tim Westwood to name a few.

It’s almost as if the BBC don’t really care 🤨

Thats a surprise

I think someone up/down thread has said that he is easy to work with which might explain it

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TennisWithDeborah · 10/05/2026 21:50

Five years is not an “age gap” in any meaningful sense. The writer is clutching at straws because she doesn’t know the details of the separation but has been told to write something.

SaraOnSaturday · 10/05/2026 21:51

Perhaps it's the same situation as Patrick Kielty and Cat Deeley? They just decided they were no longer in love and don't want it to be a roommates relationship?

mumofoneAloneandwell · 10/05/2026 21:53

I do think she should date up from now on

Older billionaire for our Tess

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SaraOnSaturday · 10/05/2026 21:57

Who do we all think Vernon may be linked to next?

AnAlpacaForChristmasPleaseSanta · 10/05/2026 22:43

SaraOnSaturday · 10/05/2026 21:57

Who do we all think Vernon may be linked to next?

A TikTok "star" the same age or younger than his twenty something daughter.

LutherIngramIfItsAllTheSameToYouNorthernSoul · 10/05/2026 22:47

Influencer type younger than him of course.

SaraOnSaturday · 10/05/2026 22:54

I have wondered if these guys are having a mid-life crisis?

Paddy McGuiness
Vernon Kaye
Orlando Bloom
Leonardo DiCaprio

Empress13 · 10/05/2026 23:21

Just Google Rhian Sugden ! Vernon is a disgrace I’m surprised she stayed as long as she did.