Vernon Kay says ‘what are you doing’ as he hits back at critics with fiery response

BBC Radio 2 presenter Vernon Kay has hit back at people who tell him he should not be going to nightclubs in his 50s, saying it ‘winds me up’

Broadcaster Vernon Kay has defended himself against critics who reckon he’s too old to be hitting the clubs in his 50s.

The BBC Radio 2 favourite, 51, has been spinning decks at nightspots for twenty years, and he’s acknowledged getting wound up by those who believe he should hang up his headphones.

He declared: “I think when you’re 50 you’ve really got to focus on the things that you enjoyed when you were younger.

“It gets my back up when people say: ‘You’re 50 and you still go to clubs?’ I’m like: ‘yeah, of course I do,’ because that’s where the life force of all generations is at.”

Standing firm on his passion, he told The Sun’s TV magazine: “If you go to a nightclub, you see everyone, it’s not just young people. You see a great mix of people enjoying good music.

“And it just winds me up when people say: ‘You shouldn’t be doing that at your age.’ It’s like: ‘What are you doing?'”

Vernon is famously wed to Strictly Come Dancing host Tess Daly and the couple share two daughters, university student Phoebe, 20, and Amber, 16.

During the same chat, Vernon insisted his girls have both grafted for their achievements so far, arguing that while celebrity offspring are often branded ‘nepo babies’, talent alone determines success.

Last week the TV personality, who calls Buckinghamshire home, hit back at BBC Radio 2 colleague Jeremy Vine who shared ParentKind research revealing fewer than half of youngsters in the UK tackle household chores. Jeremy posed a question to Vernon, asking if the “whole point of childhood is that you don’t do them”.

Vernon retorted: “Don’t make me angry Jeremy. You won’t like me when I’m angry.”

He continued: “It starts at the sink, washing up, get involved, stacking up the dishwasher if that’s your equivalent these days, siding the table, you know, that kind of stuff.

“Going down the pit, that was the old school equivalent, some of our parents were working at 16.”

Over the weekend, Vernon grabbed headlines again after he joked about getting “fired” for his flirty exchange with Radio 2 in the Park co-host Michelle Visage.

The duo were hosting from Chelmsford’s Hylands Park, an annual event featuring stars like Jessie J and Olly Murs, when RuPaul’s Drag Race judge Michelle, 56, commented on the heat.

Vernon cheekily responded: “But wherever you are is always hot.”

Source: Mirror