BBC presenter Vernon Kay has apologised for saying something his mum wouldn't approve of, after a conversation about old technology led to him opening up about his family.
The TV and radio host, 51, discussed the evolution of technology by mentioning his Sony Walkman. Vernon said: “Earlier this week I was talking about finding my old [Sony] Walkman in the loft, played some old mixtapes from various clubs in the north west.
“It’s interesting, we were talking in the studio how the evolution of playing music whilst you’re on the go, whilst you’re mobile, has changed so much through the years. I was fascinated, I lifted the lid and just watched the tape go round.
“I was in a trance, thinking wow it’s so mechanical, it’s so raw, it’s there, you can see the engineering in it and these days you just press play and music plays in your ear.
"There was something so stunning about watching a tape go round knowing that back in the day, it was the opposite, you hated winding it on with a pencil and then mixtapes. So there have been many advances in personal listening technology, some of which took off, others not so much.”
Vernon then played a clip from Tomorrow’s World featuring something which didn’t take off, the Dataplay.
Later in the BBC show, he moved onto video footage and shared how his dad would take his grandad on lorry journeys across Europe, before accidentally using the word “Jesus”, before remembering his mother doesn’t like him taking the Lords’ name in vain.
He said: “My mum in particular, has some footage somewhere of my grandad from way back when, because when my dad used to do international lorry driving he used to take my mum’s dad with him in his truck.
“So they’d go down to the south of Spain, Africa, all that kind of stuff. I think they’ve got some old cine-reel footage of them both trucking together.
"Trucks in them days weren’t as comfy as they are now….I was emotional then, I was getting quite emotional then.”
He then said to radio producer Phil: “You're like a big full stop. He’d be a rubbish therapist, move on, your time’s up son, get out. Go on. Jesus.”
He then realised his mistake and said: “Sorry for swearing, do beg your pardon…You just feel so relaxed and then you forget that seven million people are listening.
"I’m so sorry. Gladys, she hates me using the Lord’s name in vain…so sorry.”
