Marty Sheargold has officially announced he is taking an ‘extended break’ from work following an alleged incident during the AFL Grand Final.
In a statement issued on Thursday afternoon, the 52-year-old Triple M breakfast host said he was “mentally exhausted” and had to focus on himself for now.
“I just wanted to let people know that I will be taking an extended break from work, with the very kind and sympathetic permission of my employers, who have been generous in their understanding of my need for a break,” he said.
“I think it’s important that people like me, who have a public voice, admit that I am mentally exhausted by my TV, radio and live show commitments, in an effort to continue to remove some of the roadblocks and stigmas surrounding mental health. ,” he continued.
“I need to take some time to get my work-life balance back to something that feels better than it has in recent years. Thank you to everyone who reached out, your support has been welcome and enriching.”
Marty Sheargold (pictured) announced on Thursday he is taking an ‘extended break’ from work following an alleged incident during the AFL Grand Final
The statement comes after Marty dropped his garden tools and stormed into his $2.3 million estate when he was approached on Wednesday morning after taking ‘personal leave’ following bad behavior during the grand finale.
The comedian appeared lost in thought when Daily Mail Australia spotted him wearing earmuffs and a South Sydney Rabbitohs cap as he gardened at his sprawling estate in the Dandenong Ranges on the outskirts of Melbourne..
However, the 52-year-old bolted through the bushes and retreated to his five-bedroom home before refusing to answer the door when approached by a Daily Mail Australia reporter.
Last week, Triple M was thrown into chaos when Sheargold a unexpected absence from the airwaves.
The radio star’s departure from the show follows reports he was turned away by security from the AFL grand final over a number of offensive comments he made to other guests at a corporate event.
Sheargold gardens in a Rabbitohs cap at his $2.3 million estate in the Dandenong Ranges on the outskirts of Melbourne after taking ‘personal leave’
The star retreated to his property and refused to open the door to a journalist from Daily Mail Australia
Several guests made complaints about Sheargold’s behaviour, which led to organizers asking him to leave the MCG.
However, Triple M’s parent company Southern Cross Austereo says he left at half-time ‘of his own accord’.
“Marty is taking a personal leave of absence to spend more time with family. It will be back on the air soon,” they said.
Whispers about his sudden disappearance from the Triple M-dominated conversations in the radio industry.
Sheargold’s producer Loren Barry was in Sydney on Saturday evening as one of the presenters of the ACRA Awards.
The Triple M Breakfast was thrown into a whirlwind of speculation last week when Marty Sheargold unexpectedly disappeared from the airwaves after alleged bad behavior during the AFL Grand Final
The radio star was spotted pruning the hedges on the property he owns in the Dandenong Ranges
The radio star’s departure from the show follows reports he made a number of offensive comments to other guests at a corporate event during the AFL Grand Final.
She told The Herald Sun that Sheargold would be back and assured the show’s listeners that ‘everything is fine’.
“He’s just taking some time, he’s just spending some time with his family, but we’re all doing well,” Barry said.
‘Everything is fine. We’ll be back.’
Marty, far right, is pictured with Tim Blackwell and Kate Ritchie at the 2016 ACRAS
She also shed light on the grueling life behind the microphone, saying: ‘Working in breakfast radio just makes you really tired. It’s very tiring work.”
The Marty Sheargold Show scored a 5.8 in the most recent radio survey, placing it eighth in the Melbourne breakfast radio market.
Marty also stars in the ABC sitcom Fisk, which was picked up by Netflix and has taken off in the UK and US.
