Vernon Kay discusses his Children in Need challenge
Vernon Kay has been enjoying a “tremendous” half-term break in Venice with his youngest daughter Amber, despite the news that the ratings for his BBC Radio 2 slot have dropped by 1.3 million, compared to when Ken Bruce was in the hot seat.
While his Strictly Come Dancing presenter wife Tess Daly and older daughter Phoebe stayed home, the 49-year-old took to his Instagram to share a couple of images of the trip with his 777,000 followers.
However, in keeping with the couple’s policy of protecting their children from the public eye, he ensured that Amber wasn’t included in the photos, and instead showed off the stunning scenery.
“A tremendous half term in Venice with Amber,” he wrote. “What a city. So much to see, learn and do.
“Listening to Vivaldi’s Four Seasons in the church it was composed, Watching The Barber of Seville in an old Palace and eating a tonne of Carbs for the @bbccin run. Back @bbcradio2 Monday! P.S Guess the movie location in the first pic…!!??”
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Vernon is currently in training to run 115 miles in just four days to raise money for the BBC’s annual Children In Need fundraiser.
Last month, he appeared on the Zoe Ball Breakfast Show on BBC Radio 2 to explain the ULTRA Ultramarathon Challenge.
Vernon will run marathons and ultramarathons across four days to get him from Victoria Park in Leicester, to Bolton Wanderers’ football stadium in his hometown.
Opening up on a health issue that could compromise his efforts he told Zoe: “I’ll accept it, but I know my sciatica is absolutely howling laughing right now.
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“I’m trying to take it all in because when it was suggested, I said, ‘I don’t want to do 24 hours’,” he said.
This refers to his colleagues who have taken on 24-hour challenges for the charity, such as Scott Mills, Rylan Clark and weather presenter Owain Wyn Evans.
Vernon took over Ken Bruce’s Radio 2 slot back in May this year when the veteran broadcaster decided to move to Greatest Hits Radio after 30 years with the BBC.
Although there has been a drop in figures, Vernon is still pulling in big numbers with an impressive 6.9 million people listening in, according to radio rating body Rajar.
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