Kyle Sandilands has attacked media personality Steve Price for his criticism of The Kyle And Jackie O Show’s debut in Melbourne this week.
The Sydney-based radio show launched to great acclaim in Melbourne on Monday, with jocks Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson making plenty of X-rated comments, including a profane start about sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
Price, 69, known for his conservative views, didn’t hold back in criticizing the broadcast on Monday night’s edition of The Project.
—That garbage you put on the air this morning, sexualized garbage. Toxic, and no one should listen to it,” Price ranted, adding: “And you’ll be a huge failure in Melbourne.”
In her on-air response during Tuesday’s Kyle And Jackie O Show, Sandilands, 52, questioned whether Price was truly serious with her harsh words or if she was assuming an unpleasant persona on camera.
Kyle Sandilands, 52, (left), has attacked media personality Steve Price, 69, (right) for his criticism of The Kyle And Jackie O Show’s debut in Melbourne this week.
‘Does he mean what he says or is he just full of shit?’ Sandilands reflected.
‘That’s why I’m not going to appear on these grandmothers’ podcasts. He gets paid to be on The Project, to be opinionated. So it amplifies it,” she added.
He also responded to Price’s predictions about the future ‘failure’ of The Kyle And Jackie O Show in Melbourne by taking aim at the commentator’s own radio career.
The Sydney-based radio show launched to great acclaim in Melbourne on Monday, with jocks Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson (right) making plenty of X-rated comments, including a profane start about sexually transmitted infections (STIs) ).
‘By the way, (Price) is someone who knows about failure. Because I think the last breakfast show he did in Melbourne got a 2.6. 2.6, brother,” Sandilands mocked.
‘You find more people at the servo filling up with fuel. Therefore, he is the expert in failures.’
During his rant on The Project, Price also revealed that Sandilands had sent him a “threatening message” the last time he publicly accused the radio king of being a “dirty buffoon.”
Sandilands responded to Price’s predictions about the future ‘failure’ of The Kyle And Jackie O Show in Melbourne by taking aim at the commentator’s own radio career.
‘Do it again, Kyle!’ Price challenged him before accusing Sandilands of having the “intellect of a cumquat”.
Sandilands did not deny the allegation, but instead played an audio clip of the message in question on air during Tuesday’s broadcast.
‘Hey, you piece of sh*t, we’ve talked before. Last time you forgot that you can’t talk bad about me,” Sandilands was heard saying.
During his rant on The Project, Price also revealed that Sandilands had sent him a “threatening message” the last time he publicly accused the radio king of being a “dirty buffoon.” Sandilands did not deny the allegation, but instead played an audio clip of the message in question on air during Tuesday’s broadcast.
‘I can’t wait to see you face to face, buddy. A lot of time has passed. It’s disappointing, as you get older you become a real piece of sh*t. Feel free to play this at the Project tonight, as it will be the last gig you’ll ever have. See you friend!’
It comes after Melburnians flocked to Instagram to voice their opinions about the local debut of The Kyle And Jackie O Show, with some left disgusted by the overtly sexual content while others found it a welcome change in your usual local breakfast radio offerings.
One disgruntled listener said: ‘Well, is your content really suitable for leaving at school?’ No child should be exposed to so much sexual content!’
It comes after Melburnians flocked to Instagram to voice their opinions about the local debut of The Kyle And Jackie O Show, with some left disgusted by the overtly sexual content while others found it a welcome change in your usual local breakfast radio offerings.
Another wrote: ‘Someone get Kyle off the show. He is one of the greatest clowns there is.
A third said they hoped Kyle and Jackie O flopped in Melbourne writing beneath their debut ‘We’re Live’ post: “Hopefully not for long.”
“Turn around 7:45 with the kids in the car and Kyle was talking about Jackie’s sex life… No thanks… let’s get back to Jase and Lauren,” one person said, referencing the former hosts of the KIIS FM Melbourne breakfast who were forced to jump to Nova to save. their works.
Melburnians flocked to Instagram to voice their opinions about Sydney’s shocking show, with many left disgusted by the overtly sexual content.
However, others thought it was a welcome change to the usual breakfast radio broadcast in the city.
Not everyone in Melbourne was offended by The Kyle and Jackie O Show, and many also chimed in to express their love as they welcomed the radio duo to the city.
One avid fan wrote: ‘YESSSSSSSSS! The King and Queen have arrived! WOW HOOOOO! xxxx.’
‘The best opening of a show at 6am!’ another said, while someone else added: ‘Welcome to Melbourne, I love it!’