Vernon Kay issues health update after missing BBC radio show leaving fans concerned

Vernon Kay, 50, took a time disconnected connected Tuesday and Gaby Roslin presented his Radio 2 amusement for him portion helium rested owed to a sore pharynx - but contiguous helium returned connected air

BBC Radio 2 presenter Vernon Kay has shared a caller wellness update aft helium was forced to miss his mid-morning show connected Tuesday, leaving fans concerned.

On Monday, the 50-year-old was near struggling to talk owed to a sore throat and was advised by doctors to get immoderate remainder and recuperate. And aft conscionable 24 hours distant from work, Vernon was capable to instrumentality to the airwaves today.

Opening his amusement connected Wednesday, helium described his unwellness arsenic "horrific" but said helium has been feeling overmuch amended aft getting immoderate rest. He said: "We're back. We're not 100%. But if I took different time disconnected with a sore throat, the large fella, Norman my dad, would person killed me."

Loyal listeners had noticed Vernon sounding exceptionally croaky arsenic helium started his amusement connected Monday. The presenter was connected manus to invited backmost Zoe Ball aft her agelong lack and admitted his dependable was going. Vernon bravely continued connected with his 2 and a fractional hr show, wherever helium was heard launching the caller Radio 2 Children successful Need run this twelvemonth which volition impact caller recruit Paddy McGuinness.

On Tuesday, Gaby Roslin was forced to beryllium successful for a poorly Vernon arsenic she revealed that the broadcaster was not feeling good capable to contiguous to the nation. She gave fans an update an and said: "Gaby successful for Vernon Kay. It's a joyousness to beryllium here. Vernon, I anticipation your pharynx is feeling better. I was listening yesterday, I emotion the amusement but did interest astir your throat. So instrumentality it easy, nary talking today."

Meanwhile Zoe Ball returned to Radio 2 this week aft six weeks away. On her amusement connected Monday morning, she dubbed herself the "happy wanderer", saying: "I person wandered back. How was your Brat summer? Was it marvellous? Have you been enjoying summer? We did that backmost successful the ’90s, it was called thing antithetic past … bringing backmost memories."

Zoe, who is the BBC's highest-paid on-air pistillate star, thanked her workfellow and chap vigor presenter Scott Mills for "looking aft you for the past fewer weeks", and added: "I emotion you, Scott." After playing Earth, Wind & Fire's September, she work retired a connection from a listener and responded, saying: "No, I didn't spell to Turkey for caller look and teeth." Zoe besides took the clip to springiness a outcry retired to chap vigor stars Lauren Laverne and Jamie Theakston aft the brace revealed their crab diagnoses portion she was disconnected air.

While Zoe did not explicate her absence, her lad Woody gave immoderate penetration erstwhile asked aft her astatine a showbiz lawsuit past week. The 23-year-old who stars with his mum connected Celebrity Gogglebox said: "My mum and I similar to support our backstage lives to ourselves but I volition accidental I person stepped up and spent a batch much clip with her precocious arsenic she has ever been determination erstwhile I've had pugnacious times. I'm gladsome to spot her smiling."

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