'He lives in the doghouse!': Johnny Vaughan claims pal Vernon Kay is still in wife Tess Daly's bad books... following sexting scandal with Rhian Sugden

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Vernon Kay was caught in a sexting scandal with Rhian Sugden earlier this year - the same model he was caught messaging  in 2010.

And despite appearing to win his wife Tess Daly's forgiveness, it seems his fellow radio X presenter Johnny Vaughan won't let him live it down. 

Attending Global's Make Some Noise bash on Thursday night, he had his own theory as to why Vernon wasn't present.

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'Vernon will probably be in Tess's doghouse. Again. He lives there!' Johnny Vaughan said when asked why Vernon (pictured with Tess Daly) wasn't at a recent event

'I think (Chris]) Moyles will be in his house, Vernon will probably be in Tess's doghouse. Again. He lives there!', he told The Sun. 

'I stay with him sometimes. It's like a large kennel with a bunk. He's always in there. 

'It's massive — it's such a big doghouse,' he joked cheekily.

Scandal: Vernon was caught in a sexting scandal with Rhian Sugden earlier this year - the same model he was caught messaging in 2010

But not everyone may see the funny side to his good-natured jibe.

In March Vernon was caught in another scandal, after it emerged he had been texting glamour model Rhian Sugden, despite issuing a public apology to his wife in 2010, promising he would not contact her again.

At the time Vernon claimed he meant nothing 'inappropriate' by trying to meet a glamour model in a hotel - and insisted he told his Strictly host wife Tess 'everything'.

'It's massive -  it's such a big doghouse,': Despite appearing to win his wife Tess Daly's forgiveness, it seems his fellow radio X presenter Johnny Vaughan (pictured) won't let him live it down

The radio presenter was at the centre of a scandal after it emerged he had sent messages trying to meet up with Rhian, the same woman who nearly ended his marriage six years ago. 

Following the news this year, Vernon wrote on Facebook: 'I was contacted by Rhian out of the blue back in December regarding the story in 2010 claiming she had information she wanted to pass on.

'I recognise how it may look when messages are pulled out of context but there was never any inappropriate intent to our communication, I was merely trying to find answers to questions that I've had since 2010.

'Tess is aware of everything that has been discussed with Rhian.' 

Controversy: Father-of-two Vernon, 42, reportedly tried to arrange a hotel tryst with 30-year-old Rhian (right) - the glamour model who nearly ended his marriage to Tess (together left) six years ago

Public statement: Kay posted this message on Facebook this afternoon after the text exchange emerged this morning

According to The Sun, the 42-year-old recently reconnected with Rhian, 30, who at the time was engaged to soap actor Oliver Mellor.

The pair allegedly tried to arrange a hotel tryst in January but did not go through with it because of work.  

Tess, 47 has co-hosted Strictly Come Dancing since the show started in 2004, has two daughters with Kay, Phoebe and Amber.

A hint? Rhian posted this message earlier in the year, sparking speculation it may have been about her plans to meet Kay

A source told the newspaper at the time: 'Vernon regularly asked Rhian when she was going to be in London for modelling and she kept asking him if he was going to be in the Manchester area. 

'The longer this has gone on, the more they have felt guilty. They've cooled it a bit recently and decided it wouldn't be the smartest move to be alone together in a hotel room.' 

Kay allegedly even suggested the model wore a disguise so that nobody saw them together.

The Bolton-born TV star made a public apology to his wife on Radio 1 after he exchanged lewd texts with the Page three model in 2010.

He promised Miss Daly he would no longer contact Miss Sugden or four other women he had been 'sexting'. 

But the source said: 'Vernon broke her heart six years ago and now he's back in touch with the same girl. He must be mad.'

Family unit: Tess, 47, has two daughters with her TV presenter and DJ husband Vernon (pictured last November)