The BBC issued a statement saying they 'obtained new information' about Scott Mills that contradicted their culture and values. Vernon Kay remained silent when his colleague Jeremy Vine mentioned the sacking on air.
Vernon Kay has been dealing with back injuries that have impacted his daily life. He pulled his back while lifting furniture, requiring a chiropractor visit. He also injured his back and spine after jumping down two steps at the BBC canteen before his show. According to Daily Express - Showbiz, Vernon Kay described how his bad back has prevented him from completing garden work at home.
I didn't expect us to touch a nerve the way that we have. 'Morning Vern and team, this is Rachel in Brandon, Suffolk, do not, please do not mess with a hot cross bun. Once you change the flavours, toffee, apple, chocolate, you name it, they're sticking everything in there these days, it is no longer a hot cross bun.'
In addition to back issues, Vernon Kay suffers from Morton's neuroma, a nerve disorder affecting his foot. He received a free foot examination from a foot specialist named Nick at a motorway service station.
On-air, Vernon Kay has experienced several awkward moments. He said he 'touched a nerve' during a discussion about hot cross buns on his BBC Radio 2 show. According to Daily Mirror - Main, Vernon Kay described being banned from talking about his Saturday morning bacon sandwich on air by his Radio 2 co-star Janine Maya-Smith. According to Daily Mirror - 3am Showbiz, Vernon Kay described exclaiming 'why would you say that' after Maya-Smith remarked that he stood exactly like his dad. He also joked he would 'get fired' if he commented on a listener's story about her mother failing a driving test in 1983 due to not wearing a seatbelt.
Steve, I'll be honest with you, if we were friends, which we are, we're work colleagues, and you were to come round my house on a Saturday morning when I'm making my bacon sandwich, which Janine banned me from talking about, because it's so delicious, I think I would change your mind.
Jeremy Vine has shared quirky anecdotes and social commentary on air. According to Daily Express - Showbiz, Jeremy Vine described using his remote control to turn off a neighbor's loud TV from his hotel room window. Vernon Kay said he will tell people Jeremy Vine 'turns people's televisions off from a distance' when asked what he is like. Jeremy Vine discussed government guidance on children's screen time, suggesting public opinion might become as critical as attitudes towards smoking.
Gym-related humor has also featured in their broadcasts. Vernon Kay shared an anecdote about a person at his gym using a rowing machine for 12 minutes without exercising because they were on their phone. Jeremy Vine joked that some people at the gym think you build muscles by scrolling, leading Vernon Kay to laugh and call him 'unbelievable'.
Janine has just said something that happens to us all as we, in inverted commas, 'mature'. I was just stood up looking at the wonderful vista in front of us, Central London in all its glory, all its glory. I can see Regents Park, all the flats on the hill there, Wembley Stadium to my left, and she said, 'Goodness gracious me, you're stood exactly like your dad'. I was having such a good morning, why would you say that? It's not fair, I don't want to look like my dad.
In personal life mentions, Vernon Kay posted on Instagram praising his wife Tess Daly's swimwear brand, calling the shorts 'THE comfiest shorts I've ever drank rum punch in'. Gary Davies apologized to Tess Daly on air after Vernon Kay mentioned his bad back preventing him from doing garden work.
Funny story, my mum back in the day was sitting her driving test and she went through the whole test and right at the end the examiner said 'you've failed,' because she didn't have her seatbelt on. It was two days after that law went into action. You'd think the examiner would just say 'Remember the new law'.
I want to say something but I can't because I'll get fired. Why would the person do that? 'Just to remind you, there's a new law in place, do you know what that is?' Really easy. Really easy, just put on your seatbelt and away you go, they would have passed otherwise.
I've got some bad news Gary. I was lifting furniture on Friday, I've pulled my back. Chiropractor this week.
Do you know what I did? I leaned out my window with my remote and I taught him that every time he puts the TV volume up above six it mysteriously turns itself off, and he couldn't work out what was going on. And it was a victory for the little man. It was one of the most satisfying moments of my life. The remote worked on his TV as well.
From now on when everyone asks me, 'What is Jeremy Vine like?', I'm going to say, 'He turns people's televisions off from a distance'.
We obviously must talk about the sacking of Scott Mills, which was a shock to many of us yesterday when it was announced. And, if you're a Radio 2 listener, you might want to tell us what you make of it and the explanation, or the lack of explanation for it, that you've had for it so far.
Firstly, do you say, 'Well, that's impossible', or actually, 'About time, too'. And are we getting to the point where, I mean, for example, Vern, I was on the train the other day and there were two young, quite young children with their dad. The dad was on the phone, both of them had a device, both of them were about four, six-years-old. Is it going to be like seeing children smoking? Where you would not hesitate to say, 'Put that out', even if it's not your child.
So I had to go to another machine. I watched him. I finished doing my exercises on another machine, didn't do anything because it just...you become submerged in content. And you forget. You forget what's going on in the world. It separates you. And I felt like going, 'Get off your phone!'
When I've been to the gym, there are people who think you build muscles by simply scrolling. Yeah, they don't do any exercises at all, and the weird thing is, they've got more muscles than anyone. And they're just walking around flexing. Oh, it must be drugs.
You're unbelievable!
Very grateful for a knockout week in the sunshine…And proud to be rocking @naia_beach men’s swim shorts. I am biased as they’re a @tessdaly design, but they are THE comfiest shorts I've ever drank rum punch in!! (And swam in of course!!)
Whoo-hoo looking good in your @naia_beach swim shorts.
Chiropractor this afternoon….I think I’ll be a little bit better, but the thing is we’re pre-Summer aren’t we? So, at the moment, I’m getting the garden ready. Done a bit of lawn mowing and I’ve got a list as long as my arm of jobs to do, but I can’t do them with a bad back! I don’t want to get anyone in either.
She sent me a message this morning on the train, ‘Why is half the lawn done?’.