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Lily Waddell

Rhian Sugden responds to Vernon Kay's sexting scandal dig as he joins I'm A Celeb

Rhian Sugden defiantly responded to Vernon Kay's sexting scandal comment.

Before entering the I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here castle, the Family Fortunes presenter reassured the world he had "moved on" with his wife Tess Daly after the sexting scandal erupted in 2010.

As Vernon graced our screens for I'm A Celeb on Sunday, Rhian posted a defiant Instagram snap in her lingerie.

In the snap, the former Page 3 model put on a daring display in a dotty yellow bra and matching knickers.

She wrote: "Undies from the fabulous @curvykate."

Rhian Sugden responds to Vernon Kay's sexting scandal dig as he joins I'm A Celeb (Rhian Sugden/Instagram)

Vernon entered the I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here camp, quickly establishing himself as the fire starter.

His wife Tess was left in tears as she watched him on TV at her family home with her daughters Phoebe, 16, and Amber, 11.

Ahead of his I'm A Celeb stint, Vernon insisted he and Tess had "forgotten about" his sexting scandal.

I'M A CELEB'S VERNON IN TEARS AS HE SAYS HE'S DOING SHOW FOR HIS KIDS

He said: “There isn't a hidden side to me. I've been on telly for 20 years and my career started on a reality show.

“All that stuff is in the past, we've forgotten about that, we've moved on. It's all gone. It's disappeared.”

It sent shockwaves through the showbiz circuit when Vernon's X-rated messages to Rhian came to light in 2010.

As Vernon graced our screens for I'm A Celeb, Rhian posted a defiant Instagram in her lingerie on Monday (ITV/REX/Shutterstock)

At the time, the TV presenter publicly apologised to his wife on the radio when the scandal exploded revealing he had been messaging Rhian.

In June, Rhian broke down in tears while discussing the devastating impact the scandal had on her life.

She said on Channel 4 documentary Page Three: The Naked Truth: "He just got away with it. It ruined everything for me.

In June, Rhian spoke about the scandal on Channel 4 documentary Page Three: The Naked Truth (rhiansuggers/Instagram)

"I felt like I was going up and up with my career and then that came along. I wish I'd never met him.

"He got to give an apology on the radio and just got to carry on, with Family Fortunes, ironically. It still makes me feel sick."

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