Vernon in bizarre internet death hoax! Vernon kay became the victim of one the strangest celebrity internet hoaxes of all time last week when it was claimed hed died in a yachting accident! Pranksters hacked into the website wikipedia and changed the details of the radio 1 dj. They claimed he'd fallen overboard and drowned while in greece with his wife tess daly, 37 and their 3years old daughter phoebe. And at the time of the prank the model turned presenter was actully on air hostin his sa ay radio show