Pink has been very vocal about her love for Australia and the people who live in Australia as she kicks off her latest Summer Carnival tour.
And now it has been revealed that one of her closest friends is a very famous Australian media personality.
Rove McManus has boasted a close friendship with the pop icon, 44, since the early 2000s, when he frequented her titular late-night talk show.
“We got along well, and every time she came back she was more and more famous and our show was becoming more and more popular and somehow a friendship developed,” Rove said. news.com.au on the red carpet of the AACTA Awards.
“She’s funny, witty, has a huge heart, very loving and very generous with her time.”
Australian media host Rove McManus has spoken about his long friendship with American pop star Pink. Pictured together in 2010
Rove, 50, went on to say that Pink’s husband, Carey Hart, even “taught me how to ride a motorcycle,” although it was a “difficult” learning curve for him.
The So What hitmaker has even paid personal tribute to the media personality and his wife Tasma Walton on Instagram over the years.
In 2018, she shared a photo of herself posing with the couple, along with the caption: ‘One of my greatest and eternal gratitudes of all time is this; My travels have brought me jewels.’
“We got on well, and every time she came back she was more and more famous and our show was becoming more and more popular and it kind of clicked that a friendship blossomed,” Rove told News.com.au on the red carpet of the AACTA awards
Rove went on to say that Pink is “funny, witty, has a big heart, very caring and very generous with her time.”
She continued: ‘Unique vintage collectible, one of the nicest. These people I love with all my heart and see so rarely.
‘My life and my heart are so full because of them, these damn radical humans spread all over the world. I love you @rovemcmanus and @tasma_walton and missed you so much.’
In 2016, Rove revealed during his morning radio show that he had learned of Pink’s second pregnancy, with son Jameson, months before it became public news.
The So What hitmaker has even paid personal tribute to the media personality and his wife Tasma Walton (right) on Instagram over the years.
He said he and his wife Tasma learned the happy news when they had lunch with the popular artist.
“We went out to lunch and Taz (his wife Tasma Walton) said, ‘We don’t have to leave the property if that’s a problem.’ But Pink said, ‘No, don’t worry about that,'” he explained.
Pink is currently back in Australia for her Summer Carnival Tour which kicked off in Sydney on February 9.
In 2016, Rove revealed during his morning radio show that he had learned of Pink’s second pregnancy, with son Jameson, months before it became public news.
He will then fly to Newcastle, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Townsville for several more gigs before continuing around the world.
Pink isn’t the only massive celebrity Rove seems to have a close friendship with.
On Sunday, after the AACTA Awards concluded, the TV presenter shared a selfie of himself and Australian star Margot Robbie on Instagram.
“Last night was a great night for this trailblazer and it couldn’t happen to a kinder, sweeter, harder-working, more talented person,” he said, referencing the Trailblazer award the actor took home.
He ended his post with: ‘The definition of a superstar. (Alternate title: Shrimp and Barbie.)’