BBC Radio 2 presenter Vernon Kay has been forced to pull out of his regular hosting duties on orders from his doctor. The 50-year-old presenter sounded hoarse as he shared an update on Instagram on Tuesday morning, telling his followers he had a sore throat and had been advised to go on vocal rest. He said: “Morning everyone.
Under doctor’s orders, I’m resting my voice. “It should be alright tomorrow but I’m going to slide away from the microphone this morning and just rest the vocal chords.” “They’re a bit strained, allegedly.
Very hoarse. But I’ll be back tomorrow,” he explained. During Kay’s show on Monday, listeners remarked that the host sounded “awful” and shouldn’t be presenting.
One listener wrote: “It’s actually a bit unprofessional in my opinion. I don’t know what @BBCRadio2 are thinking of. It’s 1 thing him going in, but Vernon wasn’t sent home sounding like that when he’s on for 2.
5 hours?” One fan added: “WOW! Vernon Kay sounds awful this morning. His voice is almost gone. Get better soon Vern,” as another remarked Kay sounded “awful”.
Presenter Gaby Roslin, who recently covered for Zoe Ball during her extended leave of absence, is sitting in for Kay today on his mid-morning show. Opening the show today, Roslin began: “Morning everyone, Vern usually says what the weather’s like, I can tell you, it’s raining, take your umbrella.” She later sent her well-wishes to the All Star Family Fortunes host, saying: �.