Vernon Kay has apologised to his The One Show co-star Alex Jones after accidentally referring to her as 'Alec' live on air. The blunder occurred just seconds into Monday's episode (27 July), as the pair returned from a short summer break ahead of the show's 20th anniversary celebrations.
The mistake was brought up during Kay's BBC Radio 2 show on Tuesday (28 July) when a listener named Kev sent in a message. Reading it aloud, Kay said: 'I was watching The One Show last night, who on earth is Alec Jones?'
He replied: 'Can you believe it? I got her name wrong, live on the BBC, sorry Alex, hilarious.'
A Light-Hearted Recovery
Kay quickly corrected himself on Monday's broadcast and laughed off the error. Turning back to Jones, he emphasised her name, to which she confirmed: 'Yes, Alex.' He laughed as she continued previewing the evening's programme.
The hosting duo then moved on to discuss 'exciting' plans for The One Show's milestone anniversary, with some familiar faces expected to return.
Another Behind-the-Scenes Mishap
Kay later recounted another memorable moment to his Radio 2 co-star Ellie Brennan. He revealed his stomach rumbled just before going live, causing a fit of giggles. He asked Brennan: 'Did you notice that Alex and I had the giggles? Just out the back of Watchdog.'
'They take it very seriously, very seriously at The One Show. It's a consumer rights programme so it's very serious, and my tummy, because I hadn't eaten lunch, decided to pop up and say hello,' he explained.
As presenter Matthew Allwright wrapped up a 'very serious' Watchdog segment, Kay's stomach rumbled. 'Alex turned to me, and I turned to Alex at the same time, and that was it, both of us straightaway, gone, laughing, shoulders trembling, shuddering, as we introduced a really important film about evacuees from World War II who had gone up to Glossop,' he added.
'I literally, and it's the first time in I'd say 25 years, since I was working with June Sarpong, that I've done a live television link biting my lip to try stop myself laughing as I'm introducing something really, really serious. It was horrendous.'
The One Show continues tonight at 7pm on BBC One.
