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Vernon Kay admits courting Page 3 model
By Eleanor Young on Tuesday 9 February 2010
Vernon Kay has admitted sending racy messages to a Page 3 model behind his wife Tess Daly's back.
The suggestive exchange is thought to have taken place on the private message section of social networking site, Twitter.
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The Family Fortunes star reportedly met Page 3 model Rhian Sugden on a night out in his home town of Bolton.
He then later met up with her on the internet.
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And today a spokesman has confirmed the exchange definitely took place.
'They never at any point had a physical sexual relationship,' an official said.

This will come as a big blow to new mum Tess, who gave birth to the couple's second daughter Amber last May.
‘Vern loves me, he loves our family. One would hope that's what's important,' she said in a recent interview.
‘I trust him - I have to, because what's the alternative? You've got to believe in the bloke your with, right?'
And insiders suggest Tess will be furious on hearing the latest news.
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'She's just had a second child with him so this is the last thing she'll want to hear,' said one source.
‘He feels pretty stupid about sending them to her now and is obviously worried what Tess is going to say.'
What do you think the latest revelations? Let us know your thoughts in the comments box below.
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God poor Tess, it's just so humiliating. What an idiot Vernon is - a page 3 girl? That's just asking for trouble.
Comment by Clare on February 09 11:44
WHY on earth would he do that?! Tess Daly is gorgeous... and she always seems lovely. What was he thinking?!
Comment by Emily on February 09 11:53
Sounds it's blown out of proportion. He's a flirty guy - he probably exchanged a couple of flirty messages - it came to nothing. Looks like the page 3 girl got the publicity she wanted...
Comment by Lisa on February 09 12:06
I think men have different views about what counts as infidelity. I think anything like this is wrong but I was horrified to find out my boyfriend thought it was a bit of harmless fun. The internet can be a dangerous lure as its so anonomous and you can be anyone you want to be, say what you like and think they will be no consequences.
Comment by Tania on February 09 12:32
Is it just me or does she just look like a"page three" version of Tess?
Comment by Dixie on February 09 12:36
Definitely something about the name....I had the same problem with a Rhian too! Make him pay Tess! x
Comment by Anon on February 09 12:36
Flirty or not flirty , he is married and his wife Tess has just had his 2nd baby so will be feeling emotional as it is. What on earth was he thinking when he sent the texts. The truth always comes out and sometimes with a high cost
Comment by lesley on February 09 12:39
OMG ! What and idiot !
Comment by sarah on February 09 12:45
"Why eat hamburger when you have steak at home" -Paul Newman
The girl he's been texting looks like a cheap tart, she's very plain looking too so I can't understand why Vernon Kay would try it on when he's got a very nice, and much more expensive looking missus at home.
Why eat mutton when you can eat lamb???
Comment by Fabienne on February 09 12:47
Typical man! When will they stop and think why the page 3 bimbo is interested in them?! So they can sell the story and get more publicity! Who had even heard of this Rhian Sugden before this?! Not me! Delete the number Vernon and go home to your wife and kids and start picking up the pieces
Comment by Yasser on February 09 12:49
He's a man .........!!!!
Comment by KarenJ on February 09 12:49
That's blokes for you! It doesn't matter what they have, they always want more. Let's face it, their brains are in the lower part of their body!
Comment by Ermentrude on February 09 12:50
my boyfriend has been doing exactly the same thing to me!! i can completely sympathise with her
Comment by Emma on February 09 12:51
This to me just confirms the negative effects of sites like Facebook and Twitter. You hear all the time about people hiding this kind of exchange from their partners; it seems the prospect of exchanging suggestive messages is just too tempting for some. He's only been found out because he's famous and this girl wants publicity - imagine how often this goes on in the real world and the wife is never any the wiser. It is completely humiliating for Tess to have it happen in the public eye but at least she knows about it. I would rather know than never find out.
Comment by Katie on February 09 12:57
Everybody flirts, it's an ego boost all round, and it sounds like a bit of harmless, if stupid( with a page 3 celebrity wannabe), fun! Let them get on with raising their two children without all the speculation.
Comment by Diana on February 09 12:59
What a silly man, why risk losing something so precious, he has it all, be thankful, you are a lucky man, treasure what you have!!!!!
Comment by barbara cowen on February 09 13:14
Totally agree with Dixie...she looks like a unclassy version of Tess. Tess is such a stunner and really likeable celeb, so I think Vernon should look at what he could have been risking. Fair enough it was only a few flirty texts this time but it shows that he could be interested else where. I thought Vernon was a nice family guy but it shows anyone can be decieving!!
Comment by Jade on February 09 13:17
Who actually cares in all honesty! Everyone really needs to get over being so obsessed with celebrity life and let people live their lives.
Comment by Lou on February 09 13:21
What a Idiot!! I cant stand him anyway so I always thought he was bloody lucky to have found someone as attractive as Tess, let alone find some other fool who found him worth bothering with! He is SO ANNOYING!!
Comment by Kerry on February 09 13:27
Its wrong ,text is the same as calling or meeting someone ,it hurts just the same,its men who say different to get out of it. Vernon has come forward now as the other girl was going to come out with it ,you owe Tess a lot lad get groveling .
Comment by Sue on February 09 13:35
I've always thought that all these social networking sites would only ever lead to bad things. People behave very differently online to how they would in person...
Comment by Becci on February 09 13:36
I agree with Dixie, but Tess has far more class. He, is not as great as he thinks he is.
Comment by dominique on February 09 13:36
He is only thinking what is in his trousers .Typical man. Get a grip Vernon
Comment by julie on February 09 13:43
I hope she does the same to him, only then will he know how much it hurts !!!!
Comment by Deb Vanhoeck on February 09 13:43
I agree with Dixie, she just looks like a Page 3 (younger and dare I say 'tarty') version of Tess. What's wrong with blokes?! I'm not a big fan of Tess - she gets on my nerves a bit - but like any woman, she doesn't deserve to have that go on behind her back. Even if no physical relationship took place, the intention was probably there!
Comment by Debs on February 09 13:45
Prat....keep your brain firmly zipped up in your pants!
Comment by Danielle on February 09 13:58
thank god hes human after all! just like beckham,cole,tiger woods and john terry. hahahaha
Comment by janice on February 09 14:02
At least he has admitted it - most of them go into denial! Still a bad boy though!
Comment by uselessruthy on February 09 14:05
He's probably feeling like he's had his nose pushed out....a lot of men feel left out when they have a new baby...there can be emotional difficulties on both sides. Having said that...this is TOTALLY the wrong move Vernon! (If it's true that is). Concentrate on your beautiful wife & children.
Comment by di on February 09 14:13
OMG some men are so stupid & they should realise what they have & commit to a relationship properly. Tess is so beautiful- naturally. That page 3 bimbo is just after a kiss and tell story to make her known-how sad. And she is not nice at all- skinny&boney,lollipop head, white hair & pair of paid boobs. Tess is naturally a beauty, and doesnt have to plaster make up on, or pay for her assests & is naturally curvy. Vernon- youre an idiot.
Comment by Georgie on February 09 14:14
so what. are we really interested? isn't there more important things to think about than another TV "personality" revelation?
Comment by AH on February 09 14:17
At the end of the day these things happen within a relationship / marriage and Tess and Vernon should be left alone to sort it out themselves without public pressure.
Comment by Rachel Thompson on February 09 14:18
Unfortunately as per usual it's always the classy wife at home who gets hurt at the expense of some trashy , story telling money grabber looking for her 5 minutes of fame!. Dear.. oh dear Vernon! what the hell were you thinking?
Comment by Lea on February 09 14:18
Not surprised one little bit, always seemed the type, smarmy and full of himself. Has been caught, serves him right. Tess will now be hurting and never trust him again.
Comment by Woo on February 09 14:43
I agree with Dixie she looks just like Tess - but maybe a bit curvier. I think most men and women flirt a bit and if that's all it is then ok but it's if they start meeting up you've got to start worrying
Comment by denise on February 09 15:21
I thinks she looks like a younger version of tess! i do feel sorry for tess to have these things brought out in the paper must be really embrassing. Vernon is a plumb he should of known better. am sure it was harmless lets hope they work through it
Comment by Jay on February 09 15:32
Vernon must be a total pillock!!!!
If the beautiful Tess requires a shoulder to cry on I will willingly offer mine - absolutely no strings attached and no ulterior motives - it would just be an honour to be of help to her.
Comment by jayprime on February 09 15:43
WHAT THE HELL DO YOU EXPECT, HE'S A BXXXXY MAN.
Comment by Eileen Hobkirk on February 09 15:59
hE IS JUST LIKE ALL THE CELEBS IT WAS BOUND TO HAPPEN, I LIKE VERNON BUT USE T SAY TO MYSELF ON WATCHING HIM ON TV IS HE OR IS'NT HE PUTTING IT ABOUT LOOKS LIKE HE IS NO MATTER HOW YOU BUMB IT DOWN HE HAS STRAYED. Tess is lovely how could you vernon but you have. SHAME ON YOU.
Comment by ROSEMARY FARROW on February 09 16:26
Vernon, you are a plonker!
Comment by Su on February 09 16:30
If this is true... what an idiot! Always liked him, now I've lost all respect for him. Idiot.
Comment by Julie on February 09 16:36
poor tess! cant believe it of vern! and with that scraggy skeletor as well! wot an insult! is there any man out there that can keep it in his pants?
Comment by jen on February 09 16:36
I'm really surprised, they seem such a great, happy couple.. Vernon doesn't really seem the type to do such a thing. May have been blown out of proportion, who knows?
Comment by Corrina on February 09 17:20
I agree Dixie, she does look abit like a page 3 version of Tess. If it's true then there goes all my faith in men- I thought Vernon was one of the nice ones, just goes to show that no such thing exists....
Comment by anna on February 09 17:45
I do think that is all about the 5 m of fame ! page 3 its not anouth so !
Comment by cristina on February 09 17:45
I agree with Dixie! Both women look very similar!
Comment by Kirsty on February 09 18:04
Tess looks far prettier and more down to earth.
Some guys would do this kind of thing without thinking it through properly and because they think they can get away with it. Girls do it too as well of course!
Comment by Ruby on February 09 18:23
Bleached hair and teeth, fake nails, permatan etc ......If you turn yourself into a clone just to please a man, then you should expect to be treated as just one of many! Do these so called celebrities have no sensse of self?
Comment by carol on February 09 18:41
I seen Tess Daly about 3 years ago, I asked if me and a mate could have a pic and she just scowled and reluctantly agreed, since then I'm not a fan but, no doubt she's let her private life slip with all the me me me she does!
Comment by sharon on February 09 19:06
Things like this can be taken so many different ways. It's nothing to do with anyone but Tess and Vern. They don't need our judgment or pity.
Comment by Claire Marsh on February 09 19:58
She looks like Tess but just younger. It's what men do, like when girls go for a wealthier guy than the one they're with. She's actually very good looking, don't forget Tess was only a model not long ago
Comment by Dick on February 09 20:24
I feel sorry for Tess. Though I am hoping that it is all innocent. Sometimes people both male and female flirt because they need to know that they are still attractive. Men often feel neglected when a young child is around. I am sure that it was nothing and that he has learnt.
Comment by Ailsa on February 09 20:41
what an absolute gutless selfish peice of sh*t,tess should dump the eejit and let him go off with the bimbo who lets face it knew he was a married man.... shame on them both selfish pigs...
Comment by carol on February 09 20:47
just been reading comments and laughing my head off! why does anyone even CARE? do u think tess daly would be bothered if it was one of us? lmao i dont think so, and why all the negative for the page 3 lass, shes not attached!!!
Comment by melli on February 09 20:53
I'm gutted, thought they had a solid marriage and were so happy. what an idiot, he's got it all why does he want more !!
Comment by debbie on February 09 21:08
Ok. Look at Tess and then look at the 'model'. Is this really so hard? The model looks so rank it's untrue. The body of a skinny bloke, cheap hair and disgustingly huge breasts. Vernon is a moron.
Comment by Emma on February 09 21:08
Innocent? Why on EARTH is a married dad of two swapping numbers with a strange girl in a club? And it looks like Tess has more class in her pinky than this cheap woman ever could.
Comment by Laura on February 09 21:34
Why he'd text that odd looking bird when he's married to a stunner like Tess I'll never know.
Comment by Hampy on February 09 23:05
WHAT AN IDOIT KAY IS... WHY DO PEOPLE THINK THEY CAN DO BETTER THAN THE ALREADY DECENT OTHER HALF AT HOME. ONE THING TO SAY THAT LIFE IS NOT ALWAYS GREENER. WHY WOULD HE WANT TO DO ANYTHING BEHIND HIS BEAUTIFUL WIFE'S BACK ANYWAY. I KNOW WE DON'T KNOW WHAT GOES ON BEHIND CLOSED DOORS BUT COME ON... THEY SEEMED LIKE A SOLID COUPLE. JUST GOES TO SHOW HOW LIVES CAN BE SCREWED RIGHT UP SO QUICKLY BECAUSE OF AN EGO OR STUPIDITY.
Comment by Kerry on February 09 23:15
What a twat, he has got a gorgeous wife and is texting the blonde, they are both gorgeous, Id go for the more mature of the two. I think there is a dilema going on between his brain and the throbbing grisle between his legs. If you are going to flirt with women, make it worthwhile and flirt with loads.
Comment by Bob on February 09 23:41
When you marry someone you promise to forsake all others. Meeting other women on a night out is not acceptable. That is 'single' behaviour. It puts you in a situation where you may be tempted to cheat. What a git!
Comment by lidja on February 10 13:01
Basically all men are dogs and will sniff around women whether happily married or not. However, the amount of TARTS whose main object in life is to bag a celebrity or make a quick buck out of them will always be there. Tess should throw him out because at the end of the day he is one low down DOG.
Comment by maureen on February 10 13:22
I think if you asked Vernon if he thought the messages would upset Tess, the answer would be yes so why jeopardise their relationship and his public image? Maybe he should ask himself how he would feel if the tables were turned! If he were honest he may start eating humble pie.
Comment by Tory on February 11 06:24
Why do all these girls want to be seen as marriage wreckers, have they no morals. Its obviously for publicity, even if it shows them as easy slappers. As for Vernon he is just another stupid man.
Comment by PollyA on February 11 13:04
when will stupid men ever realise how much they
hurt there lovely wives and children,i am so upset about vernon kay i thought he was one of
the few good men we have left,so hurt for his lovely partner she will never trust him again.
keep smiling lovvexxx
Comment by A SAD NAN. on February 11 16:10
well women are too busy looking after the babies mostly to act such idiots aren't we - so many of us ladies have all had the same... shame really, MEN!!!
Comment by jj95 on February 11 22:51
virtual flirting? sounds like a lot of insecurity of that bothers you
Comment by stu on March 09 19:09
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