Vernon Kay issued an on-air apology after he accidentally swore during his BBC Radio 2 show on Tuesday morning.
The presenter, 51, was reacting to a listener’s message about their ideal ‘me time’ moment, a simple cup of tea, a biscuit and time spent relaxing in the back garden, when he got a little too enthusiastic.
After the message played, Kay blurted out: “B***dy hell, that is good,” before quickly realising his slip-up and saying: “Oops, sorry for swearing. Sorry for swearing. I apologise, I apologise. Sorry for swearing – but that is just life in a tea cup.”
He continued: “It really is. That’s all it’s really about. Sharon gets about in the back garden with a cup of tea, a brew and a biscuit, listens to the environment around her and has a constitution with herself.
“Oh Sharon, that’s got me that. That’s what it’s all about.”
Still laughing at the moment, he later introduced the next message by joking: “Michael in Suffolk, I hope you don’t have a potty mouth.”
The funny moment comes after Kay missed his morning show after becoming “trapped” on a train.
Last Tuesday, the Bolton native was expected on air at 9.30am but said his train had broken down.
However, at 11.40am he confirmed his train was still stuck and he would miss the entire show.
Sara Cox, who was presenting Scott Mills’ breakfast show on the station, initially stayed on to cover for Kay.
Posting on his Instagram story, Kay said the “train isn’t training!!” and asked Cox to “hang fire”.
Cox told the BBC Radio 2 audience: “Oh no, I’ve just realised I’m not gonna be in time for reformer Pilates.
“If you just joined in and you’re thinking Vernon is sounding a little extra-manly today, don’t worry. It’s me: Sara, from the same area obviously, though famously.
“Vernon, poor Vernon stuck on a hot, sweaty train with no coffee, no air-con, no deodorant. So he’s going to get in at some point, hopefully.”
Cox reassured listeners that veteran broadcaster Gary Davies would be filling in from 10am.
When Davies took over, he said: “If you just tuned in and wondering were Vernon is, he was on his train like usual and the train broke down and so he has been in sweltering hot heat and they had to send a rescue train which also broke down.”
