Vernon Kay was at six and seven on Tuesday morning after confusing Communards and Bronski Beat singer Jimmy Somerville with serial sex offender Jimmy Savile.
The 47-year-old presenter was stunned after reading fan praises to Soft Cell star Marc Almond on the Zoe Ball Breakfast Show, after confusing the little Scottish singer Somerville with the disgraced DJ.
It conveyed a specific message and announced: ‘Love Marc Almond! Great voice, very unique, his music helped me through some dark days. I saw him at Pride and I think I was the first person to get down in Hyde Park and wait for him in front. He’s great.
Don’t Leave Me Like This: Vernon Kay was out at six and seven on Tuesday morning after confusing Communards singer Jimmy Somerville with serial sex offender Jimmy Savile.
“His duet with Jimmy Savile – sorry Jimmy Somerville – left me speechless, it’s absolutely incredible.”
Kay’s blunder was met with loud laughter from the gallery as the red presenter tried to get rid of ’80s legend Almond, and quickly added, “This is a clip we never want to hear again. †
Jimmy Somerville had a string of hits before leaving with leading synth pop band Bronski Beat to form The Communards, best known for the song Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, Don’t Leave Me This Way.
A collaboration with Almond – a cover of Donna Summer’s classic recording I Feel Love – was released in 1985.
In contrast, Savile, a much-loved DJ, presenter, and life philanthropist, was posthumously unmasked as a serial sexual predator following his death in 2011.
A BBC investigation into his actions revealed that he abused at least 72 children, some of them eight years old, during a 40-year sexual abuse campaign.
According to the 2016 report, her gruesome reign of abuse can be mapped out “in the corridors, canteens, stairwells and changing rooms of every BBC building”.
It’s embarrassing: On Twitter, fans pointed out Kay’s unfortunate mistake as she tried to get rid of the blunder quickly.
On Twitter, fans drew attention to Kay’s unfortunate slip as she tried to quickly recover from the blunder.
Someone shared a profile photo of Jimmy Somerville and wrote, “This is not Jimmy Savile.”
He added a second: “I heard it while I was driving, I cried with laughter.”
The third person who took Savile’s famous slogan joked: “So let’s not laugh at Vernon… it was the funniest thing ever.”
Source: Daily Mail
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