I’m A Celebrity: Get Me Out Of Here viewers have been swooning over one campmate in particular since the series began.
TV presenter Vernon Kay is best known for hosting a variety of popular game shows, including Family Fortunes and 1000 Heartbeats.
The 46-year-old is the husband of Strictly Come Dancing presenter Tess Daly since 2003, and the father of two children – Phoebe (16) and Amber (11).
Since entering Gwrych Castle on Sunday, Vernon has earned himself a new title, the I’m A Celeb heartthrob of the series, with fans dubbing him ‘Vernon Bae’ on social media.
Vernon Kay, more like Vernon Bae amirite girlies 💅🏼🤪💞
— grocock (@kylegrocock1) November 17, 2020
me watching vernon kay do anything #imacelebrity #ImaCeleb pic.twitter.com/b3XdM7VqFC
— ell ⚯͛ 🐝 (@w2sxgrealish) November 18, 2020
Vernon Kay coming home after 3 weeks of hell to see a bunch of teenagers Simping for him:#ImACeleb #ImACelebrity pic.twitter.com/x7fNySA77i
— Will/Atreus 🦦 ||Ghosts s3 (@Sqwillliam) November 17, 2020
me watching vernon kay do literally anything on #ImACeleb pic.twitter.com/O7WuRnTi2W
— leah (@leahculleyyy) November 15, 2020
me lying awake thinking about vernon kay #ImACeleb pic.twitter.com/ySj1dBur6k
— m 🐄 (@castnoshad0w) November 16, 2020
“Vernon Kay breathes”
Me: #imacelebrity pic.twitter.com/4o4a5xu5nq— Meme Queen👸🏽 (@TheMemeQueen_) November 15, 2020
me walking to the castle to confess my love to vernon kay #imacelebrity pic.twitter.com/228G3jZsPb
— b📍 (@seasheIImagic) November 15, 2020
https://twitter.com/jesselltaylor/status/1328094818707386368
https://twitter.com/_ICARUSFALLING/status/1328096691036319755
https://twitter.com/Chaotic_Chilton/status/1328117579186139137
I'm sorry but how much of a DILF is Vernon Kay?!
Is he in the waterfall shower yet? #imacelebrity #ImACeleb pic.twitter.com/39rUplXiPc— Gerry Stergiopoulos (@GerryGreek) November 15, 2020
Many have been left confused by their “weird crush” on the star, with one viewer tweeting: “Am I losing my mind or is Vernon Kay a decent bit of kit?”
A second joked: “8 months in lockdown has really got us finding VERNON KAY attractive.”
Vernon Kay is actual abit fit isn’t he
— abi dickson (@abidickson01) November 16, 2020
Am I losing my mind or is vernon Kay a decent bit of kit
— clodagh (@ClodaghDenham) November 15, 2020
8 months in lockdown has really got us finding VERNON KAY attractive #ImACeleb #imacelebrity pic.twitter.com/CafhrDetg6
— hayley 💫 (@hayleys_) November 15, 2020
Anyone else developing a weird lil crush on Vernon Kay? #ImACeleb pic.twitter.com/FnkDFiFUuy
— Rebecca Joubert (@joubelina_96) November 16, 2020
https://twitter.com/m0llyforster/status/1328086081724682246
Vernon is reportedly the highest paid star on the series, with The Sun estimating he’ll earn a huge £150k pay packet.
His personal life hit headlines back in 2010 when he was accused of sexting Page 3 model Rhian Sugden.
After the scandal erupted, the father-of-two was forced to publicly apologise to his wife Tess, and their daughters Phoebe and Amber.
He recently insisted that he and Tess have “moved on” from the scandal, and that he hopes to have candid discussions with his campmates about the “positive” and “negative” things that have happened in his life.
