Vernon Kay tells BBC colleague to 'have a word' in awkward Radio 2 confrontation live on-air

Vernon Kay was involved in an awkward on-air confrontation with a radio colleague after suspecting someone had been "messing around" with and "ruining" his studio. Vernon, 50, explained to Radio 2 listeners he suspected colleagues from Radio 1 were behind the incident, after muffs with the station branding had been found in the studio.

He explained he would "just blame" Radio 1 breakfast show presenter Greg James. It has sparked claims that Vernon was "insulting" his BBC colleague. But undeterred, Vernon confronted Greg live on air, reports Express.co.uk.

Vernon said: "Can you have a word with your team? It's a disgrace." Greg denied the chaos-causing allegations, saying: "It's not me Vern, I've checked and it's not them either. I've checked everyone."

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Greg suggested the team who work on Radio 1's New Music Show, but believed it could have been an inside job however. To which Vernon replied: "It must be someone, the mic muffs were Radio 1 muffs. We leave it all nice and spotless, we have a spirit level which makes sure everything is fine."

Greg responded: "Janice is in early every morning and she's in when we're in, she knows how tidy and good we are, it's true." Vernon however insisted the studio was left like a "children's playroom" in the morning, although the star insisted he wasn't "having a pop" at Greg.

The breakfast show star responded: "You've changed, you're still Radio 1 at heart. I will put an all-staff email out, I'll put some cameras out. Do you know what?

"I'm going to go on guard. When I get in early, I'm going to do a sweep of your studio just to check everything is okay for uncle Vernon, because we don't want you cross this Christmas," reports the Manchester Evening News.

Vernon presented on Radio One between 2004 and 2012, when he was replaced by Matt Edmonson. After a stint on Radio X, he returned to the BBC in 2021, originally standing in on a Saturday for Rylan Clark. He was handed the mid-morning slot in 2023 after Ken Bruce left the BBC. His show airs on weekdays from 9.30am.