The One Show host Vernon Kay made the blunder just moments into the programme as he and Alex Jones returned to screens following a short break
Vernon Kay apologised for the blunder (Image: BBC)
Vernon Kay has apologised to his The One Show co-star Alex Jones after making an on-air blunder during the programme. The pair returned to screens on Monday (27 July) as the BBC show gears up to celebrate its 20th anniversary following a short summer break.
However, just seconds into Monday’s episode, the 52-year-old accidentally referred to Alex as “Alec” before quickly correcting himself.
The slip-up didn’t go unnoticed, with one listener bringing it up during Vernon’s BBC Radio 2 show on Tuesday (July 28). Reading out a message from a listener named Kev, he said: “I was watching The One Show last night, who on earth is Alec Jones?”
In response, Vernon replied: “Can you believe it? I got her name wrong, live on the BBC, sorry Alex, hilarious.”
The presenter laughed off the mistake, which came just moments into the live broadcast before he swiftly corrected himself and carried on with the show.
The hosting duo moved on to tell viewers about the “exciting” plans ahead to celebrate The One Show’s milestone anniversary, with some familiar faces set to return.
Turning back to his co-star, Vernon emphasised her name in a light-hearted nod to his earlier mistake.
“Yes, Alex,” she confirmed, prompting him to laugh as she continued previewing the evening’s programme.
Vernon’s latest on-air mishap comes after he recently spoke of another memorable moment behind the scenes on the show.
Speaking to his Radio 2 co-star Ellie Brennan, he revealed his stomach started rumbling just moments before he and Alex were due to go live. He aked her: “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 that presenter Matthew Allwright was about to wrap up a “very serious” and “very important” Watchdog segment when his stomach let out the rumble.
“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.
“They were like, ‘Straight face’. I’m like, ‘No, you’ve ruined it now. You can’t say behave yourself when you’ve got the giggles because it makes it worse’.”
“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.
