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Vernon Kays Friendly Split: Rosé and Duran Duran!

Vernon Kay enjoyed a 'bromance' with Jason Donovan as he watched Duran Duran headlining at American Express presents BST in Hyde Park.The presenter, 52, was see...

Vernon Kays Friendly Split: Rosé and Duran Duran!
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enjoyed a 'bromance' with Jason Donovan as he watched Duran Duran headlining at American Express presents BST in .

The presenter, 52, was seen hugging and chatting away to the Australian actor, 58, in the VIP area during the gig. 

Jason wrapped an arm around Vernon as they put on an animated display in the crowd while watching the pop rock band. 

The TV star was dressed smart in a white short sleeved shirt while Jason was spotted keeping low-key in a baseball cap and black T-shirt. 

As the night went on Vernon grabbed a large glass of rose with a female friend and was spotted chatting away in the hospitality suite before returning to their seats. 

The Radio 2 star laughed with the glamorous mystery woman who turned heads in a black T-shirt with cats on. 

Vernon Kay enjoyed a 'bromance' with Jason Donovan as he watched Duran Duran headlining at American Express presents BST in Hyde Park

As the night went on Vernon grabbed a large glass of rose with a female friend and was spotted chatting away in the hospitality suite before returning to their seats

Vernon's outing comes following his 'friendly split' from wife Tess Daly. 

The showbiz couple announced their split in a joint statement in May after 22 years of marriage as they vowed to continue to have 'care and respect' for one another.

And it has now been revealed that the pair hope to have a 'quickie divorce' as they don't see 'there's anything to fight over'.

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A source revealed: 'Tess doesn't want to spend thousands on solicitors for a divorce. A friend suggested they look at getting a quickie divorce online. They don't see there's anything to fight over and know they'll agree on everything fairly.'

Remaining on friendly terms, they recently attended Pub In The Park together and Vernon's Instagram bio still reads: 'Other 1/2 of @tessdaly'. 

The source added: 'They're mates and want their friendship to stay intact. There's no point dragging things out and racking up huge legal fees.

'They only want the best for each other and their family. There has been no dramatic fallout, more a gradual growing apart and wanting different things,' according to The Mirror.

The couple are also still living in the same property together in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire. 

Representatives of the pair declined to comment when approached by The Daily Mail. 

Tess and Vernon, who share two children, Phoebe, 21, and Amber, 16, have a reported £6million fortune, as well as their properties and business interests.

Jason wrapped an arm around Vernon as they put on an animated display in the crowd while watching the pop rock band

The Radio 2 star laughed and chatted away to the glamorous mystery woman 

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Vernon and the female friend, who was dressed in a black T-shirt with cats on, looked engrossed in conversation during the gig 

The TV star was dressed smart in a white short sleeved shirt while Jason was spotted keeping low-key in a baseball cap and black T-shirt

The presenter, 52, was seen hugging and chatting away to the Australian actor, 58, in the VIP area during the gig

Jason and Vernon looked to enjoy a 'bromance' during the gig 

Vernon and Jason shared a hug as they arrived at the concert 

Vernon and Jason are suspected to have become friends over the years after working in similar celebrity circles 

The duo danced and laughed as Duran Duran performed 

Jason was spotted laughing as he touched Vernon's head

The presenter was all smiles as he snapped photos of the gig 

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An insider said: 'Vernon and Tess have been clever with their money and invested in joint projects, as well as solo ones.

'But both having high income streams means they won't need to battle over their joint fortune as, individually, they're well off.

'So they'll walk away from this split without taking a hit financially. Compared to the majority of showbiz splits, this is rather straight-forward.'

Vernon is thought to be paid around £395,000 from his Radio 2 job, where he's one of the highest paid presenters having taken over from Ken Bruce in the plum mid-morning slot following the broadcasting veteran's departure in 2023.

Tess meanwhile, was paid in the region of £400,000 a year as the co-host of Strictly Come Dancing, a role she vacated last December after 21 years.

The former model tops up her income by endorsing beauty products, as well as her own swimwear brand Naia beach.

At the heart of their joint fortune is their five bedroom Buckinghamshire home worth an estimated £3million, which they bought 22 years ago for £1.18million.

Vernon broke his silence on the split on his BBC Radio 2 show recently.

Thanking well-wishers for their support, he said: 'I just want to say on behalf of myself and Tess, thank you, thank you for all your well-wishes it's been greatly appreciated.'

It was reported they had posted their Instagram split statement while raising glasses of champagne.

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