Giovanna Fletcher gave Vernon Kay the best moment of the morning when she told him how a slow dance in Tom Fletcher’s parents’ kitchen inspired McFly’s All About You. She explained they first met at school when he introduced himself as “Tom, but you can call me T,” and that despite being dumped through his ex-girlfriend days later, the pair eventually married, with the Commodores’ Easy becoming “our first song that we ever had a slow dance to.”
Listen: Giovanna Fletcher on meeting Tom Fletcher
Vernon provided his own blooper later in the hour while talking through Giovanna’s choice of Edelweiss, admitting he’d got his films confused. “Dearie me, sometimes you’re just glad that the red light in the studio isn’t live,” he laughed, after picturing Oompa Loompas running over the hills instead of the Von Trapps.
Listen: The Oompa Loompa mix-up
Ten to the Top saw two listeners go head-to-head, with Sophie Hassanin scoring 10 points to claim the coffee mug, while Sarah Clifton from Bristol pipped her with 16 points and took home the smart speaker, despite groaning “my son’s going to kill me” after missing an Oasis-related question.
Good News Wednesday brought a steady stream of warm calls, including Susan from Lincolnshire sharing that she is now cancer-free after nearly a year of treatment, and Fern celebrating A.A. Milne’s great-great-great grandchildren still loving Winnie the Pooh on its 100th anniversary. Vernon also marked the anniversary with a dip into the 2006 BBC archive, revisiting the real Hundred Acre Wood in Ashdown Forest.
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