Vernon Kay responds to Strictly blunder as fans say wife Tess Daly should be replacedStrictly's live TV element leaves room for things to go wrong. View 2 Images Vernon responded to a blip in Saturday's live Strictly performance (Image: Shane Anthony Sinclair/BAFTA/Getty Images )Vernon Kay has addressed an error involving his wife Tess Daly on the first live Strictly Come Dancing show of the year last weekend. Host Claudia Winkleman was chatting to EastEnders star Balvinder Sopal when she tried to hand back over to Tess Daly. ‌Scott Mills' stand-in presenter also had lovely words to say about Vernon's wife Tess from the night, though not all viewers felt the same. ‌Defending the host, a third commented: "I think Tess Daly gets a really bad rap on #StrictlyComeDancing.