Vernon Kay on if he'll return to Family Fortunes and advice he gave new host Gino over the phone
20.02.2022 - 15:31
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Former Family Fortunes presenter Vernon Kay, 47, has shared whether he'd return to the hit ITV show and what he said to new host Gino D'Acampo. Vernon had a long stint on the show, after first starting his hosting duties in 2006. And despite his popularity as the host, the star told OK! he has no plans to return to the show.
"For the foreseeable future Gino is doing a great job," Vernon shared, adding: "With those big entertainment shows it's like a baton – before me there was Bob Monkhouse, Les Dennis, Andy Collins, then me and now Gino." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter Dad-of-two Vernon said he called TV chef Gino up before he took over as host. "I phoned him up when he got the gig and I told him it was a great format and gave him some advice as I passed on the baton," Vernon told us.The show sees families going head-to-head through a series of questions to guess the most popular answers that have been given. Vernon, who is married to Tess Daly, said he would however return if they asked him to host a celebrity Christmas special.
Vernon's chat with OK! comes after he presented This Morning alongside Rochelle Humes, after Phillip Schofield caught Covid. Vernon was a big hit with viewers after presenting the magazine show for a one off. He told us: "I'm happy where I am, but it was a brilliant experience because it just reminded me of T4.
It was live, there was no turning back and there's no real rehearsal and Rochelle and I like going through it beforehand, but I like live TV because we do have a script but as soon as we go live that's out of the window. It's a narrative that's constantly evolving. "I am grateful that my early years in TV were
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