Vernon Kay reveals daughters have BANNED him from festive tradition as he shares rare insight into family life
VERNON Kay has revealed how his daughters have banned him from a festive tradition.
The 50-year-old TV presenter has two daughters with wife Tess Daly; Phoebe, 20, and Amber, 15.
The family keep their home life relatively private, only sharing the odd glimpse into holidays and special moments on their social media.
But now Vernon has revealed a little more about their festive plans, and the tradition that his offspring have banned him from participating in.
Vernon, who is currently starring in panto in Wycombe, said: “We finish early [on New Year’s Eve] so then it’ll be back home with the family, with the girls, Mum and Dad, and my mother-in-law.
“If I’m allowed fireworks, I’ll have some fireworks. But I think, as it stands, fireworks have been banned by my daughters because I spend too much money.”
He added: “I’ll be honest with you, I do like a firework display. I’m like a child!”
It’s no wonder Vernon is keen to splash a bit of cash on a stunning display for his family to ring in 2025, considering the hefty fee he has been paid for starring in the leading role of Aladdin at Wycombe’s Swan Theatre.
Earlier this month, The Sun exclusively revealed Vernon – alongside BBC Radio 2 colleague Scott Mills – was the highest paid male celeb on panto scene this year.
Both DJs are pulling in around £190,000 for their run of shows this winter.
But they didn’t come out on top of the list, as that honour goes to This Morning‘s Alison Hammond.
Alison, 49, is currently in the middle of a 65-show run at Birmingham’s Hippodrome playing the Magical Mermaid in Peter Pan.
And she is said to be earning around £3,000 per show — bringing her total earnings for the run to £195,000.
They dethrone panto legend Christopher Biggins who was previously touted as the highest paid celeb in panto for years.
He is thought to be getting £180,000 for his role as the Spirit of Dreams in Sleeping Beauty in Woking, Surrey.
Britain’s Got Talent winner Sydnie Christmas is also jumping on the panto cash train with an £80,000 stint as Fairy Christmas in Sleeping Beauty in Dartford, Kent.
And reality TV stars Katie Price and Kerry Katona are both earning £50,000 for their Ugly Sister roles in Cinderella in Northwich, Cheshire.