Vernon Kay

Vernon Charles Kay is an English television presenter, media personality, and former model. He presented Channel 4’s T4 and has presented various television shows for ITV, including All Star Family Fortunes, Just the Two of Us and Beat the Star. In 2020, Kay appeared on the twentieth series of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, finishing in third place, behind Jordan North and the eventual Queen of the Castle, Giovanna Fletcher. In November 2017, it was announced that Kay would host the 2017–18 season of the FIA’s Formula E racing season.

About Vernon Kay in brief

Summary Vernon KayVernon Charles Kay is an English television presenter, media personality, and former model. He presented Channel 4’s T4 and has presented various television shows for ITV, including All Star Family Fortunes, Just the Two of Us and Beat the Star. In 2020, Kay appeared on the twentieth series of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, finishing in third place, behind Jordan North and the eventual Queen of the Castle, Giovanna Fletcher. He has been the main presenter for the live coverage of Formula E for English speaking territories across the world since the start of the 2018–19 season. Kay was brought up in Bolton, Greater Manchester, the elder son of Norman, a lorry driver, and Gladys; he has a younger brother, Stephen, a primary school teacher.

He attended St Joseph’s RC High School in Horwich, near Bolton. He then graduated in environmental science at Manchester Polytechnic. He supports his hometown’s football club Bolton Wanderers. He used to be a regular visitor to Manchester nightclub the Haçienda. In April 2004, he was given the 10am slot on BBC Radio 1 and presented an entertainment show every Sunday. In November 2017, it was announced that Kay would host the 2017–18 season of the FIA’s Formula E motor racing racing season. He was previously hosted by Colin Bowman and Ed Murray, which was previously  hosted by Ed Murray and Colin Murray. Kay reached the final and finished third place on December 4, 2020.