Vernon Kay confesses he ‘made family member cry' after facing 'dreaded' moment

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2 days ago

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Vernon Kay has admitted that he made one of his family members cry when his exam results came through.
The 51-year-old reflected on the "dreaded" moment to his BBC Radio 2 audience, as he realised that exam results are set to be released in just a few weeks.
Vernon, who shares two children with his wife Tess Daly, including their youngest daughter Amber, who is awaiting her own exam results this summer, remembered what happened when his came through the door, and how he upset his mum.
He said: 'We're only a few weeks away from the dreaded school exam results. I made Gladys cry. What have you been doing for two years?' 'I'm really good at football'. That was when I got me A-Level results.'
Before explaining how he had disappointed his mother, Vernon told his audience earlier this year that his daughter Amber, 16, had been working hard on her GCSEs.
Speaking in May he said: 'Got GCSEs on the horizon…well, they're here. We've started ours, we're up and running.
'Of course, it's stressful. I remember my GCSEs…well, I don't…I'm lying, it was so long ago - 1990 I did mine. I remember sitting there thinking, 'Gosh, I wish I'd revised'. I'm not remembering anymore, it's making me depressed.'
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This, in turn, led Vernon to ruminate on his genuine thoughts about the place of exams in educating the country's young people. He said: 'It's not the way education should be for me, more practical, playing out, hide and seek, I'd have got A+ in that.
'It's torturous for some kids, isn't it? If you've got who are going through GCSEs, just put your arm around them. There's nothing else they can do.
'There's no point cramming. You can cram all you want in your revision, which we all did, let's be honest, but you've just got to hold their hand haven't you? Guide them along, make sure they're alright between their ears, in their noggin.'
Alongside reflecting on his time as a student, Vernon has also been speaking about a band that came along just a few years after he did his GCSEs, Oasis, and their reunion gig's impact on him.
Speaking to the Mirror the day after their comeback in Wales, he said he hoped the performances would lift the UK during a tricky time for the country.
Vernon explained: 'Oasis was epic. We expected greatness, and we got fantastic.
'It was a gig of a lifetime, especially I think for all those people who have just got into Oasis. There were a lot of young people there. It was just a great gig, hit after hit after hit. The atmosphere was really positive.
'And I've been saying on the radio that if the weather is great, this Oasis tour is really going to elevate the mood of the nation and the majority, I think all of the reviews have been fantastic, and rightly so. Oasis are back and long may continue.'