'It could have been really traumatic:' Vernon Kay admits he was horrified after crashing his radio controlled model plane near a group of unsuspecting bystanders

Vernon Kay has revealed he once crashed a model plane near a group of people and admitted it 'could have been really traumatic'.

The TV presenter, 47, said he was practicing his technique when the 'hideous' and 'awful' crash happened. 

Speaking on Paul McKenna's Positivity podcast he said he was 'up flying again within 5 minutes' after being encouraged to carry on.

He explained: 'I crashed this plane. It was hideous, it was an awful crash because it landed near some people which could have been really traumatic.   

'When you fly radio control airplanes, when you crash one and you crash one really badly they say the best thing you can do is get in the air as soon as you can so that you don't let those nerves effect your flying.

'And when I heard that I was like ok...'

He continued: 'Everything was alright. I am a member of the model British flying association so I was insured.

'Everything's legitimate. Someone said.. "someone lend him a plane, get him up in the air..."

'So I was up flying again within 5 minutes. It kind of flushed everything out your system.' 

He also discussed mental health on the podcast and said he learnt a lot from Beverley Callard on I'm A Celebrity in how to deal with tough moments.  

He said: 'It's important if you get into a glitch... a dark space. Seek help and try and elevate yourself out of it as quickly as possible I think. 

'I learnt a lot from Beverley Callard in I'm A Celebrity. She suffered from depression really badly.

'She had electric shock therapy for her depression because it was severe and so bad'

'I admire the way she dealt with it and spoke about it, there are ways out these dark rooms we find ourselves in. It is possible to get out and see the light.' 

Vernon and Beverley appeared on the 2020 series of I'm A Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here which was held in a castle in Wales due to the pandemic.