Tess Daly and Vernon Kay plan Christmas together after split

The insider said the decision was based on wanting to preserve the girls’ Christmas memories. The source described Daly and Kay as still close, adding that Daly says they will always be a family. They have been seen together several times since the split, including at a summer festival, on a South of France holiday with their daughters and at Phoebe’s 22nd birthday celebration in October.

Daly, 57, and Kay, 52, met while presenting Top Of The Pops in 2001 and married two years later. They have two daughters: Phoebe, 22, and Amber, 17. Their relationship faced difficulties after Kay was caught sexting model Rhian Sugden in 2010 and resumed contact with her in 2016. At the time, Kay’s spokesperson said he denied asking to meet Sugden at a hotel, while acknowledging he had made phone calls to her.

In their joint statement announcing the split, the couple said no other parties were involved and described their separation as amicable. They said they remained friends and were committed to supporting their children. The source told Closer that the transition has included disagreements over arrangements, but said the pair were working through them as parents.

Kay reportedly stayed in the family home for almost four months before buying a £3 million property in Buckinghamshire in late August, about 15 minutes from the Beaconsfield home. The insider said renovations were complete and that he had moved out. The source also claimed the pair were “working on recoupling” for their daughters, while noting that Daly does not use the word “divorce.”