Are you up early? I like a lie-in, but anything after 10am is excessive. I like to get a lot of things done, because as soon as you get to midday, it’s a countdown back to bed.
Sunday breakfast? We like to go for brunches – scrambled eggs, mushrooms, lots of bacon. Not for Tess [Daly, Kay’s wife], though. She’ll always have a veggie sausage, which she likes.
Family activities? It usually involves our two dogs – a Maltese shih tzu called Micky and a chihuahua called Blue. We have cattle in the farm next to us, too, so we check on them, then maybe head for a pub lunch with friends.
What are you eating? If I’ve had a big breakfast, I’ll go for the chicken, or else it’s pork with all the trimmings. Don’t leave anything in the kitchen, bring it all out: gravy, Yorkshires, cabbage, carrots, turnips, swede. Stick it all on my plate.
Sunday housework? As a former caretaker, I know my way around a shammy. I keep it tidy on a Sunday. After college I couldn’t find a job, so I deep-cleaned schools and covered for caretakers who were sick around the Bolton metropolitan borough.
Sunday afternoon? I’ve got a ridiculous number of stupid hobbies. I fly radio-controlled aeroplanes. I like a bit of paintball. Never let age throw you in the shade when it comes to extracurricular activity.
Room for Sunday dinner? Tess makes a killer sandwich with big slices of whatever trendy bread’s going and loads it with fillings. There isn’t a square millimetre to spare.
Sunday relax? When the NFL season starts, I’m a big fantasy football player, so I’m glued to Sky or my iPad. It’s been the foundation of many a debate. Tess is like: ‘Please just turn it off for 10 minutes’ – but anything can happen in 10 minutes.
Sundays growing up? Just the dread of going back to school – I wasn’t very good at homework. Sunday nights were all about The Wonder Years, then NFL on Channel.
Last thing before bed? Ablutions, obviously! I clean my teeth four times a day – I’m obsessive. If I can’t fall asleep, I play 18 holes around my favourite golf course in my head, and I’m done.
Vernon Kay’s Dance Sounds of the 90s is available on Back to Back Sounds: Radio 2 90s on BBC Sounds and Radio 2
