Lorraine Kelly breaks silence after scolding Vernon Kay's 'appalling' accent

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Lorraine Kelly has finally broken her silence after she playfully scolded radio DJ Vernon Kay for his cringe-worthy Scottish accent attempt.

On her show on Tuesday 11 March, the beloved TV host clarified that her rebuke was all in good fun, despite many taking it to heart.

She did concede, though, that Vernon's attempt left much to be desired. "The Scottish accent is a beautiful thing that comes in many different varieties, and not everybody sounds like Billy Connolly," Lorraine quipped, referencing Vernon Kay's questionable mimicry. "Although I do love him and he is the bestest thing in the world!" She continued: "I was just asked to do that as a joke for Vernon Kay and it was very, very funny, but I think a lot of people thought I was being serious.

I wasn't. His attempt at a Scottish accent was appalling though!" Vernon's original accent fumble happened on his Radio 2 show last Friday, prompting Lorraine to send him a tongue-in-cheek voice message. "Vernon, what are you doing?