Vernon Kay had some explaining to do on Friday's show after a listener flagged up online graffiti claiming "Vernon Kay listens to Steps in the bath." Rather than deny it, Vernon leaned in, playing Tragedy and joking that he'd "been outed" alongside fellow secret Steps fans Dermot, Rita Ora, Patsy Palmer and Annie Lennox, according to texts flooding in from amused listeners.
The real treat of the day was Linda Perry's final Tracks of My Years session, in which the 4 Non Blondes frontwoman explained how the band got back together after 33 years apart. She revealed the first rehearsal was "so unbelievably awkward" until she fixed the studio sound overnight, and that she insisted on dropping all old album tracks bar What's Up, Train and Spaceman in favour of brand new material. "Nobody cares as long as they give them What's Up," she laughed. She also picked Radiohead and Harry Styles for her closing tracks, praising Styles as "a wonderful role model" for his confidence.
Ten to the Top delivered one of the tightest finishes of the year. Emma from Whitefield, Manchester posted the show's highest-ever runner-up score of 45 — only for Andrew Lees from Winsford, Cheshire to match her exactly, then use his joker to snatch victory on a tie-breaker about Apollo 440, becoming the 23rd member of the elusive 65 Club. Vernon also marked 50 years since Multi-Coloured Swap Shop with a dip into the BBC archive, complete with Noel Edmonds-era phone-line nostalgia from listeners.
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