Strictly Come Dancing's Tess Daly reveals 'battle' with husband Vernon Kay
manchestereveningnews.co.ukTess Daly has candidly revealed a "battle" with her spouse Vernon Kay, saying she prefers to "do it on my own". The Strictly Come Dancing star has been married to radio presenter Vernon Kay for more than 20 years.
But she admits that, like many married couples, the pair have the occasional spat. Tess has pinpointed their gym as the primary battleground in their home in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire.
She describes how Vernon's enthusiasm for fitness, highlighted by his ultra marathon for Children in Need last year, can become too much, as he often interrupts her routine with unsolicited advice. READ MORE: Kate Garraway apologises to Strictly Come Dancing star over daughter's move at NTAs During her chat on the Power Hour podcast with Adrienne Herbert, Tess, 55, shared that Vernon's eagerness to impart his fitness tips when they're in the gym together can be a bit too much for her.
She chooses to work out alone to better "focus" and stick with "what works best" for her own fitness regime. Tess explained: "If we went to the gym together, which is basically a shed at the bottom of our garden with a few mats on the floor and a few weights, I'd get in there, and he is very knowledgeable, bless him, and he tries, but he's like, 'yeah, do this, this is better for you and makes the muscle extension work better...' "And I'm a bit like, 'okay, I know what I'm doing, I'm just going to go over here with my little dumbbells, I'm going to do this, and I know what works for me, and I know'.
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