Adele, Matt Doran: Seven presenter's excuse for not listening to album

Adele, Matt Doran: Seven presenter's excuse for not listening to album
Adele, Matt Doran: Seven presenter's excuse for not listening to album

An Australian TV presenter who cost his network $1million by failing to prepare for an interview with Adele has revealed his extraordinary excuse for failing to listen to the British singer's new album before their exclusive sit-down.

Channel Seven host Matt Doran had flown thousands of miles to London to chat with the pop star on November 4, but awkwardly admitted during the interview he'd only listened to one song.

The Someone Like You star, 33, was reportedly 'offended' and 'walked out' of the room - a claim Doran, 37, has since denied - and her record label Sony was so furious they refused to allow Seven to air any part of the interview.

The Weekend Sunrise host has now told The Australian why he was so unprepared, admitting it was simply a case of forgetting to open an email.

Awkward: An Australian TV presenter who cost his network $1million by failing to prepare for an interview with Adele (pictured) has revealed his extraordinary excuse for failing to listen to the British singer's new album before their exclusive sit-down

Awkward: An Australian TV presenter who cost his network $1million by failing to prepare for an interview with Adele (pictured) has revealed his extraordinary excuse for failing to listen to the British singer's new album before their exclusive sit-down

Doran explained he'd missed the 'e-card' link to the album, so he wasn't able to listen to it after his flight from Sydney to London.

'When I sat down to interview Adele, I was totally unaware that I'd been emailed a preview of her unreleased album,' he said, adding that he was 'mortified and unequivocally apologetic' for what happened.

'I have since discovered it was sent to me as an "e card" link, which I somehow missed upon landing in London. It was an oversight but not a deliberate snub. This is the most important email I have ever missed.' 

Gaffe: Channel Seven host Matt Doran (right, with Monique Wright) had flown thousands of miles to London to chat with the pop star on November 4, but awkwardly admitted during the interview he'd only listened to one song

Gaffe: Channel Seven host Matt Doran (right, with Monique Wright) had flown thousands of miles to London to chat with the pop star on November 4, but awkwardly admitted during the interview he'd only listened to one song

Whoops! The Someone Like You star, 33, was reportedly 'offended' and 'walked out' of the room - a claim Doran, 37, has since denied - and her record label Sony was so furious they refused to allow Seven to air any part of the interview

Whoops! The Someone Like You star, 33, was reportedly 'offended' and 'walked out' of the room - a claim Doran, 37, has since denied - and her record label Sony was so furious they refused to allow Seven to air any part of the interview 

Reports surfaced on Sunday that an outraged Adele had 'stormed out' of the interview, which was filmed by Sony rather than a Seven crew, after Doran told her he'd only heard one song from her latest release.

Sony responded by banning the network from airing any part of the interview during its One Night Only package, for which Seven had paid $1million for exclusive rights.

Seven executives were said to be furious and 'suspended' Doran for two weeks. He returned to screens on Weekend Sunrise alongside Monique Wright on Saturday. 

Mistake: The Weekend Sunrise host has now told The Australian why he was so unprepared, admitting it was simply a case of forgetting to open an email. Doran explained he'd missed the 'e-card' link to the album, so he wasn't able to listen to it after his flight from Sydney to London

Mistake: The Weekend Sunrise host has now told The Australian why he was so unprepared, admitting it was simply a case of forgetting to open an email. Doran explained he'd missed the 'e-card' link to the album, so he wasn't able to listen to it after his flight from Sydney to London

However, the TV personality disputed this, saying the Rolling in the Deep hitmaker 'didn't storm out' and in fact agreed to speak to him for another nine minutes.

'Adele didn't storm out. In fact, it was the polar opposite. What was meant to be 20 minutes was extended to 29 minutes,' he said.

'The majority of the chat was about the album. I told her: "I've only had the privilege of hearing Easy on Me, but not the other tracks." As part of a long discussion about the new album, I remark that it would be reductive to say it's about heartbreak and divorce; instead, it's about empowerment and hope.'

Doran said he'd 'implored Sony to release the interview' and also clarified he hadn't been 'suspended' for the gaffe and was simply absent from Sunrise for one weekend.

Explanation: 'When I sat down to interview Adele, I was totally unaware that I'd been emailed a preview of her unreleased album,' Doran (left, with Kylie Gillies on Sunday's The Morning Show) said, adding that he was 'mortified and unequivocally apologetic' for what happened

Explanation: 'When I sat down to interview Adele, I was totally unaware that I'd been emailed a preview of her unreleased album,' Doran (left, with Kylie Gillies on Sunday's The Morning Show) said, adding that he was 'mortified and unequivocally apologetic' for what happened

Doran sat down with the Hello hitmaker for a '20-30 minute' interview on November 4, during which he did not 'ask a single question about the new album', The Sunday Telegraph reported.

When asked by Adele what he thought of her album 30, he admitted he had not listened to it.

An offended Adele then allegedly walked out of the interview; however, other sources claimed the interview was already finished by this time.

Embarrassing: Doran sat down with the Hello hitmaker for a '20-30 minute' interview on November 4, during which he did not 'ask a single question about the new album', The Sunday Telegraph reported. Pictured: Adele during a recent British TV appearance

Embarrassing: Doran sat down with the Hello hitmaker for a '20-30 minute' interview on November 4, during which he did not 'ask a single question about the new album', The Sunday Telegraph reported. Pictured: Adele during a recent British TV appearance

Although the sit-down was recorded, Sony has denied Seven the rights to air any portion of it.

A Sony spokesperson declined to comment.

The network is believed to have spent $1million on the ill-fated interview, plus Adele's chat with Oprah, and footage from her One Night Only concert.

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