BBC Radio 2 presenter Vernon Kay has said he doesn’t want to be shown the door from his show while he accidentally used a word live on air that he later admitted he didn’t know the meaning of
BBC Radio 2 presenter Vernon Kay has opened up about an error he made during a show when he inadvertently made an offensive comment. Vernon, 52, hinted at said remark during his programme on October 27 when he was introducing and talking with travel reporter Ellie Brennan.
He said: “So she’s here, you’ve heard the dulcet tones of the lady with the travel.” Ellie responded: “Don’t say that with a straight face.”
Vernon then replied: “Well after what I said about the layby lady I have to be careful you see. Called you all sorts and I like this job I really love it. I don’t want to be shown the door. Oh there you go.”
The incident Vernon was referring to happened on October 20 when he introduced Ellie as “Lady of the Lanes” before attempting to brainstorm a handful of alternative options, that included “Lady of the Layby”.
Before he said this Ellie had hinted that Vernon was playing for time before pressing on: “Can you hear the cogs? The Queen of the Carriageway, yeah, the Heroine of the Highway.”
A colleague then chimed in with their own offering: “The Duchess of the Dual Carriageway.”
Following this back-and-forth, Vernon revealed they’d decided to ditch “Lady of the Layby”. Shortly afterwards, as Ellie launched into her traffic report, Vernon jumped in with “The Harlot of the Hard-shoulder” before quickly realising the word was inappropriate for live radio.
He wasted no time in searching the term online and promptly acknowledged his error, confessing he’d got it completely wrong. He added: “I’ve just given it a Google. Yeah, it’s not what I thought it meant. Yeah, education is key.
“You learn something every day. Wow, that’s definitely not you. Accidental Partridge are having a field day right now. I know; now, I’ve just given it a Google, I’m like, ‘Oh no, it’s quite offensive’. Watch your facts, please.”
In the past Vernon has also addressed why his co-hosts have certain nicknames. For example, he once explained why his colleauge Janine Maya-Smith was called ‘Janice-Janine’.
The reason for this, he said earlier this month, was because of a mix-up by a member of BBC personnel.
Vernon explained: “You’ve got to remember the reason why we called Janine Janice is because Jeremy, who you’ve worked with for more than 25 years, actually forgot your name, so that’s why you have the moniker Janice-Janine.”
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