Vernon Kay admits he was 'skint' during early romance with Tess Daly
Vernon Kay has opened up about the early days of his relationship with wife Tess Daly in a rare insight into their relationship
Vernon Kay reveals he was 'skint' when he met Tess Daly
Vernon Kay made an unexpected revelation about the early days of his relationship with Tess Daly on Thursday's Loose Women.
During the latest episode, Vernon, 50, joined Martin Kemp, Judi Love and Denise Welch for a Loose Women vs Loose Men crossover special.
The topic of "when did you tell your partner 'I love you'" came up, to which Vernon, who tied the knot with Strictly Come Dancing host Tess Daly in 2003, confessed: "I'll be honest with you, it was early on!" He reminisced about being around aged 25 and trying to make it as a model, saying: "We met at a BBC Christmas party!", and added: "We hit it off straight away. I had a bit of an issue, financially, at the start of our relationship."
He continued: "I had, remember switch cards? Well, the one below that, was the solo card. I had a solo card that kept getting rejected as I was skint, I was absolutely skint as London's expensive."
He further revealed: "I was a bit younger and I think we were on our sixth or seventh date, she had decided: 'Right, if this one, if I'm paying for the sixth or seventh again then I think it's time to kind of have a word...'" He concluded: "Thankfully, I had a bit of cash and I managed to pay for dinner. It was only a few weeks later, I was like: 'Oh my God, she's amazing this woman' and that's when I said I love you. I knew straight away."
Viewers of Loose Women took to Twitter, now X, to express their approval of the new panel line-up featuring Vernon and Martin on Thursday. One fan tweeted: "LOVE this line up today #Loosewomen", while another posted: "#LooseWomen love vernon and martin", reports the Mirror.
It comes after Tess gave a rare insight into their home life earlier this year. The TV stars share daughters Phoebe, 19, and Amber, 14, and as you would expect, a house with teenagers is never easy all the time.
Tess spoke to OK! Magazine about what goes on in their Buckinghamshire mansion and praised Vernon as a brilliant dad, saying he's the strict one when it comes to their kids.
"As a mum, I just want to be as present as I can be. I pride myself on that," Tess told OK! "Teenagers don’t always want to talk to you, but even if you’re just physically there in the room with them… I’ll plonk myself there quietly in the corner. You’ve got two little people who have become young adults. It’s amazing and constantly rewarding. I love being a mum – it’s my most important job."
She went on: “Vernon is a great dad – he loves them to bits. I don’t know if there’s a good cop, bad cop, but maybe he’s a little stricter sometimes. But it’s for the greater good and we’re a good team. I’m proud of how down to earth they are. That’s what you want – kids who are kind and who have a good work ethic and respect people. You just try to mould good humans.”
Loose Women continues on weekdays at 12:30pm on both ITV and ITV X.
