Vernon Kay has revealed his and Tess Daly’s unusual parenting rules as he gave a rare insight into family life with his daughters Phoebe and Amber.

In most households one parent takes the good cop role while the other is known as the bad cop, but Vernon, 51, and Tess, 56, make sure to alternate the roles.

The couple, who wed in 2003, try to keep Phoebe, 20, and Amber, 16, ‘guessing’ by switching up their roles.

He told The Mirror: ‘We play good cop, bad cop, but alternate the roles. You have to keep ’em guessing. They’ll always be my little girls.’

He added: ‘We’ve not pushed them in a certain direction, to continue their education or whatever. It’s totally up to them. 

‘As a parent, you can only hold their hand and say, “This is right or wrong” for so long. There’s got to be a point where you take them off the lead and let them discover life.’

Vernon Kay, 51, has revealed his and Tess Daly’s, 56, unusual parenting rules as he gave a rare insight into family life with his daughters Phoebe, 20, and Amber, 16

In most households one parent takes the good cop role while the other is known as the bad cop, but Vernon and Tess make sure to alternate the roles

For the last 20 years, Tess has dazzled British TV screens and is often credited as looking just like she did two decades ago.

But the Strictly Come Dancing host insists a quirky fitness regime is to thank for her ageless beauty – not dieting. 

Tess revealed last month that she still fits into the same size jeans she wore in her 20s in an interview with The Mirror.

She told the publication: ‘I’m wearing the same size jeans I was wearing in my 20’s, but that’s not from dieting – it’s from maintaining.’

And the former model has previously given fans an insight into the varied ways she achieves her impeccable figure, from running on the treadmill while she watches her favourite Netflix shows and morning skipping circuits to trampolining in her back garden. 

Tess has also credited daily yoga for both keeping her physically fit and maintaining her mental wellbeing, and shared her love for swimming. 

She told MailOnline in 2021: ‘For me personally, I do an online yoga class every morning, 20 minutes, which is a little act of self-love as well. 

‘A game changer for me has been doing yoga. It keeps you young, it keeps you flexible, it keeps away the aches and pains – and it’s free online on YouTube!

The couple, who wed in 2003, try to keep Phoebe (pictured) and Amber ‘guessing’ by switching up their roles

For the last 20 years, Tess has dazzled British TV screens – but the Strictly Come Dancing host insists a quirky fitness regime is to thank for her ageless beauty – not dieting (Seen last year)

Tess revealed on Thursday that she still fits into the same size jeans she wore in her 20s in a recent interview (Seen in 2001)

‘I have been into fitness for quite a while and I work out a couple of times a week, an online session with a trainer and that’s great because it strengthens your body physically but mentally, as well as physically keeping your flexible, yoga is brilliant because it forces you into the moment. In the moment there is no anxiety and uncertainty.’ 

But it’s not just yoga that Tess includes in her fitness regime – as she revealed her secret tip to guilt-free Netflix-watching.

She told Women’s Health UK in 2021: ‘I’ve got a treadmill, where I’ve realised I can watch Netflix and run 5k at the same time. I would never sit down and watch TV in the day but, on the treadmill, I can justify it.’

As well as running, Tess is also a big fan of swimming, trampolining and skipping – which she says is a ‘joyful’ exercise and reminds her of being a child again.

Speaking to Health & Wellbeing in 2020, Tess said: ‘I do really enjoy swimming, and I like skipping and trampolining. We’ve got a little trampoline at home outside, and that’s great for getting your lymphatic system moving and for your circulation. 

‘Sometimes I’ll do five minutes of skipping at the start of the day – one minute on and one minute off, and it’s great, it really wakes up the system. If you’re feeling a bit sluggish in the morning, it’s a brilliant way to wake up – better than a cup of coffee I’d say! And it’s cheap and cheerful – just buy a skipping rope from Amazon, it’s there the next day for a couple of quid. 

‘You can skip inside if the weather is bad, it’s an all-weather exercise that really gets your circulation going, it wakes you up, and it keeps you trim. I like skipping, it’s a joyful exercise that puts a smile on your face. 

‘I recommend it to everyone I know because it’s easy and it reminds you of being a child again. It gets part of the body moving that you haven’t moved for a while. Everything is moving at the same time, it feels good, it boosts the endorphins and it’s quick.’