I’m A Celebrity UK: Vernon Kay jokes wife Tess Daly is ‘the most famous person in my phonebook’

Vernon Kay left his campmates in stitches on Friday night’s episode of I’m A Celebrity as he joked the most famous person in his phone was his wife Tess Daly. 

While Mo Farah boasted of having Thierry Henry and Anthony Joshua on speed dial, the presenter, 46, said Tess, 51, was his most famous person. 

Vernon went on to tell Victoria Derbyshire how he used to dress up in a suit every Saturday when their daughter Phoebe, 16, was little so he could replicate the dances on Strictly with her. 

Funny: Vernon Kay left his campmates in stitches on Friday night’s episode of I’m A Celebrity as he joked the most famous person in his phone was his wife Tess Daly

The conversation started when Victoria, 52, asked Mo who were the biggest celebrities in his phonebook.   

‘Probably Thierry Henry’ Mo replied. ‘He’s a nice guy’, before adding that he texts him every couple of weeks.

Victoria pushed and asked who the second most famous person would be. ‘AJ the boxer’ he replied. 

Sweet: While Mo Farah boasted of having Thierry Henry and Anthony Joshua on speed dial, the presenter, 46, said Tess, 51, (pictured) was his most famous person

Sweet: While Mo Farah boasted of having Thierry Henry and Anthony Joshua on speed dial, the presenter, 46, said Tess, 51, (pictured) was his most famous person

Aww: Vernon went on to tell Victoria Derbyshire how he used to dress up in a suit every Saturday when their daughter Phoebe, 16, was little so he could replicate the Strictly dances

Aww: Vernon went on to tell Victoria Derbyshire how he used to dress up in a suit every Saturday when their daughter Phoebe, 16, was little so he could replicate the Strictly dances 

Entertaining: Vernon joked that he had Brad Pitt's number in his phone which Victoria fell for, before adding: 'Who's the most famous person. Probably the wife' he laughed

Entertaining: Vernon joked that he had Brad Pitt’s number in his phone which Victoria fell for, before adding: ‘Who’s the most famous person. Probably the wife’ he laughed

Celeb pals: Jess Plummer chipped in: 'Mo Farah has quite a lot of celebrity friends. I'm very much looking forward to Mo's birthday party next year. That's all I'm gonna say'

Celeb pals: Jess Plummer chipped in: ‘Mo Farah has quite a lot of celebrity friends. I’m very much looking forward to Mo’s birthday party next year. That’s all I’m gonna say’

Jess Plummer chipped in: ‘Mo Farah has quite a lot of celebrity friends. I’m very much looking forward to Mo’s birthday party next year. That’s all I’m gonna say.’

Vernon joked that he had Brad Pitt’s number in his phone which Victoria fell for, before adding: ‘Who’s the most famous person. Probably the wife’ he laughed.

As the conversation moved to family, Vernon told the group: ‘When Phoebe (his daughter) was watching Strictly with me, I used to dress up in a suit at first when she was young and we’d dance together.

Cute: As the conversation moved to family, Vernon told the group: 'When Phoebe (his daughter) was watching Strictly with me, I used to dress up in a suit and we'd dance together'

Cute: As the conversation moved to family, Vernon told the group: ‘When Phoebe (his daughter) was watching Strictly with me, I used to dress up in a suit and we’d dance together’

‘She’d put a princess dress on, I’d wear a suit and when they were all dancing around we’d replicate that. 

‘Just out the blue one evening she said “daddy, is my mummy Tess Daly because we’d never really explained that mummy works on the telly because obviously mummy’s mummy”.’

Vernon, who married Tess in 2003, is also proud dad to Amber, 11.  

Family man: Vernon, who married Tess in 2003, is also proud dad to Amber, 11, (pictured at their vow renewal)

Family man: Vernon, who married Tess in 2003, is also proud dad to Amber, 11, (pictured at their vow renewal)

Hilarious: Beverley went on to tell the group how her grandson saw her on Coronation Street

Hilarious: Beverley went on to tell the group how her grandson saw her on Coronation Street 

Beverley said ‘My grandson, when he saw Liz Macdonald, he was about 6 or 7 and they don’t watch Coronation Street or anything because it’s like homework and then bedtime and all that anyway, it came on TV and Rebecca (her daughter) just said to George Oh George look there’s grandma and he went “Oh My God, why is grandma dressed like Sexy Gaga?!”.’

Elsewhere in the show, Vernon and Mo, 37, took on a series of maths puzzles in the latest Castle Coin Challenge and dressed as Robin Hood and Friar Tuck.

Using a bow and arrow they had to hit the target with the right answer to each mathematical question. 

Ha: Elsewhere in the show, Vernon and Mo, 37, took on a series of maths puzzles in the latest Castle Coin Challenge and dressed as Robin Hood and Friar Tuck

Ha: Elsewhere in the show, Vernon and Mo, 37, took on a series of maths puzzles in the latest Castle Coin Challenge and dressed as Robin Hood and Friar Tuck

Robin Hood to the rescue: Using a bow and arrow they had to hit the target with the right answer to each mathematical question

Robin Hood to the rescue: Using a bow and arrow they had to hit the target with the right answer to each mathematical question

Vernon said of the maths equations: ‘There’s nothing between our ears. We’re exhausted to the extreme.’

The pair visited Kiosk Cledwyn after getting the money bag and picked chocolate coins over mini cheddars as their prize. 

The camp were asked what percentage of Brits claim to have seen a ghost in their lifetime? Was it 11% or 20%. The camp opted for 11%, which was incorrect.

Challenging: Vernon said of the maths equations: 'There's nothing between our ears. We're exhausted to the extreme'

Challenging: Vernon said of the maths equations: ‘There’s nothing between our ears. We’re exhausted to the extreme’ 

Treat: The pair visited Kiosk Cledwyn after getting the money bag and picked chocolate coins over mini cheddars as their prize

Treat: The pair visited Kiosk Cledwyn after getting the money bag and picked chocolate coins over mini cheddars as their prize

Vernon said: ‘That’s the worst one yet. Chocolate coins, that would have been awesome.’

Mo wailed: ‘Chocolate!’

Vernon and Mo returned to tell the camp disheartened and delivered the news. 

I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! airs nightly at 9PM on ITV.     

Fail: Vernon and Mo returned to tell the camp disheartened and delivered the news

Fail: Vernon and Mo returned to tell the camp disheartened and delivered the news