Sky’s Kay is flying high on all-night party with pilot

SKY NEWS anchor Kay Burley conquered her fear of flying with the help of four ‘strong, capable’ British Airways pilots who have become her ‘trusted confidantes’.

It seems one of her heroes — handsome Jonny Knowlson — has been particularly attentive.

He gallantly escorted Kay to a London party at Tate Modern on Thursday night, where Kay dressed to impress in a metallic turquoise shift dress and heels.

She and Jonny were still out on the town at 5am, and were spotted embracing outside Claridge’s hotel. Wigan-born Kay is called ‘the high-heeled hellcat of Hounslow’ thanks to her tough reputation, and has said she is ‘very much in control of my personal life’.

But the 56-year-old looked carefree in Jonny’s company — even though the pilot is 26 years her junior. When Jonny turned 30 yesterday, Kay posted a photo of herself giving him ‘huge birthday hugs’ on social media, calling him a ‘gorgeous young man’.

Earlier this month, Kay shared a photo of herself arm-in-arm with her posse of BA pilots, including Jonny, with the caption: ‘Lovely evening catching up with one of these charmers.’

She added, suggestively: ‘Tell you more tomorrow . . .’

Kay has been divorced twice, and has a 24-year-son, Alexander Kutner, with her second husband, football agent Steve Kutner.

But both she and Jonny giggled when asked whether romance had taken off between them. Jonny, who runs a travel blog called Jonny the Pilot, and describes himself as a ‘feminist’, told me he is a ‘good friend’ of Kay’s son.