Vernon Kay poked fun at himself as he showed off his hair gaffe as he headed to host his new show on BBC Radio 2. The Bolton-born broadcaster has replaced veteran Ken Bruce, who helmed the programme for 31 years, in the 9.30am to 12pm slot.
Ahead of starting his show today, some of the great and good of Bolton gathered to wish him the best of luck. Vernon then opened his debut show by saying: "Right then, here we go – the adventure, let it begin. Good morning, everyone. Welcome. Welcome on board. Let’s do this!"
His first song was Beautiful Day by Irish rockers U2, which he said was "tried and tested on my two daughters, Phoebe and Amber.” He added: "They said ,'Yeah, Dad, it’s a classic, play it'."
