VERNON Kay shocked his followers today when he revealed an enormous tattoo of a man’s face on his back.
The This Morning host – who is a huge American football fan – had the face of former NFL star Eli Manning inked on him after losing a bet.
Vernon Kay showed off the large tattoo of Eli Manning on his back
The This Morning star revealed he had it done after losing a bet in 2012
The move shocked Vernon’s followers and former co-stars, with June Sarpong asking: “WTF? Is that real?”
Vernon, 48, explained that he had the staggering large tattoo as a punishment for losing a 2012 wager over who would win an American football game.
He backed the New England Patriots to win the Super Bowl – only for the New York Giants to triumph instead.
The star explained what happened when he appeared on The Eli Manning Show, which was broadcasting from London.
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He said: “In 2012, someone was in the Super Bowl. You were playing the quarterback who is the godfather of my children, Tom Brady.
“Big fan of Tom Brady. I said the Patriots would win and my best friend said that you guys would win. Obviously you guys won.”
Eli asked: “How did that work out for you?”
At that Vernon got out of his seat and, taking his top off, replied: “I’ll show you how it worked out.”
Eli then jumped up exclaiming: “Oh my God” at the sight of his own face – rubbing the tattoo to check it was real.
He told him: “I think it looks great. You’re lucky it’s a good looking guy back there.”
