Kyle Sandilands reveals he 'almost bashed' Molly Meldrum after on-air clash trends now
Kyle Sandilands has weighed in on Molly Meldrum's recent erratic behaviour, revealing he had a 'run-in' with the TV legend 15 years ago.
Speaking on The Kyle and Jackie O Show on Wednesday, the radio presenter, 51, recounted the time he was 'going to bash' Meldrum, 79, after he flew into a jealous rage over Sandilands getting a judging role on Australian Idol.
Meldrum believed he should have got the job, based on his industry experience and years hosting iconic music show Countdown.
Kyle Sandilands (pictured) has weighed in on Molly Meldrum's recent erratic behaviour, revealing he had a 'run-in' with the TV legend 15 years ago
'Me and Molly had a big run-in, years ago,' Sandilands 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.'
The pair's blow-up happened on air in 2007 when Sandilands was hosting the breakfast show for 2Day FM.
Meldrum was almost incoherent as he rambled for seven minutes about the Idol snub, even describing Sandilands as 'fat' and 'arrogant'.
The pair's blow-up happened on air in 2007. Meldrum (pictured in December 2022) was almost incoherent as he rambled for seven minutes about Sandilands being hired as a judge on Australian Idol instead of him, even describing the radio presenter as 'fat' and 'arrogant'
'At least I'm not a drunk. At least I'm not some drunk tragedy hiding under a hat,' Sandilands snapped at the time.
Meldrum then told Sandilands to 'get off television', adding that his advice on Australian Idol meant 'sweet jack s**t' to the contestants.
Speaking on his KIIS FM show on Wednesday, Sandilands recalled bumping into Meldrum on a flight a year after their on-air clash.
'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."'
Meldrum exposed his bare buttocks live on stage at Elton John's farewell concert in Melbourne last Friday, later blaming the incident on a faulty belt buckle
The legendary Australian music critic was watching his old friend Sir Elton in the crowd at AAMI Park for his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour, before he was brought up on stage
To Sandilands' surprise, Meldrum apologised for his behaviour.
'He was very genuine about it and he admitted he was jealous. He just couldn't control his jealousy,' he said.
It comes after Meldrum's former protégé Samuel Johnson vowed to never speak to the TV legend again after his latest attention-seeking display.
Meldrum had exposed his bare buttocks live on stage at Elton John's farewell concert in Melbourne last Friday, later blaming the incident on a faulty belt buckle.
Meldrum's former protégé Samuel Johnson (right) on Tuesday vowed to never speak to the TV legend again after his latest attention-seeking display
Johnson, while acknowledging his long friendship with Meldrum, said on Tuesday the mooning incident was the last straw after years of holding his tongue, adding that he was 'sick' of the music critic's increasingly erratic behaviour.
He told The Morning Show hosts Kylie Gillies and Larry Emdur: 'He's helped me out of a legal pickle, 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.'
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