Molly Meldrum has continued to make headlines this week after mooning the crowd at Elton John’s Melbourne show on January 13 and now, Kyle Sandilands has entered the chat.
Speaking on KIISFM’s The Kyle and Jackie O Show on January 18, the radio host revealed he had a “run-in” with the former Countdown star in 2007.
According to the radio star, he was “going to bash” the now 79-year-old after he raged over Kyle’s original placement as Australian Idol judge.
Molly, who once had a long-standing career as a music critic in Australia, believed that he should have scored the gig, not Kyle.
“Me and Molly had a big run-in, years ago,’ Kyle told his co-host Jackie ‘O’ Henderson.
“He got so jealous that I was the judge on Australian Idol, that he thought he should have been. I went off on him, I was gonna bash him.”
During the seven-minute conversation, which aired on 2DayFM, Molly called Kyle “fat” and “arrogant”.
CONTENT WARNING: This article contains references to alcoholism and may be triggering to some readers.
“At least I’m not a drunk,” Kyle had responded, alleging the star had an alcohol problem. “At least I’m not some drunk tragedy hiding under a hat.”
Molly then told Kyle to “get off television”, saying that his opinion meant “sweet jack s**t”. Ooft.
Molly Meldrum apologised to Kyle Sandilands after on-air clash
While retelling the story, Kyle admitted that he had bumped into Molly a while later on a flight.
“I walked onto the aeroplane, and he’s sitting in the chair next to me,” he said. “I looked at him, and he went, ‘Oh, no,’ and I went, ‘Oh, yes, your day has come.'”
Then Molly apologised.
“He was very genuine about it and he admitted he was jealous. He just couldn’t control his jealousy.”
Samuel Johnson reveals he will never speak to Molly Meldrum again
Even though he portrayed the Australian star in Molly, actor Samuel Johnson revealed that he would never speak to his former mentor again.
During an interview on January 16 with The Morning Show’s Larry Emdur and Kylie Gillies, he admitted he was “sick” of the music critic’s increasingly erratic behaviour.
“He’s helped me out of a legal pickle,” he said. “I’ve known him for 20 years. He visited my sister in hospital when she was sick with cancer when she was 11 in the 1980s. I’m really grateful for everything that Molly’s done in our lives.”
However, their relationship soured after the 2017 Logie Awards, when Molly stormed the stage during Samuel’s acceptance speech for the Gold Logie.
Samuel also said that he didn’t “buy” Molly’s excuse of a belt malfunction because “we would have seen his undies, not his bum”.
“For years I haven’t said anything, because I don’t want to say anything,” he said.
“Who are his minders? Is he okay? He shouldn’t be allowed out in the afternoon – he’s sozzled by that time.”
Samuel, who runs the Love Your Sister charity, then said: “I’ll never speak to him again. He cost my charity a million dollars that night.”
“He needs to hang up his hat. Now,” he added.
If you or anyone you know is suffering from substance abuse, head to the Alcohol and Drug Foundation website or contact Lifeline on 13 11 14.
Want to CHATTR with us? Follow us on Instagram and Facebook for more entertainment news.