Kyle Sandilands blasts gossip journalist who labelled him ‘unAustralian’ for calling in sick to work

‘That’s SO Australian!’ Kyle Sandilands blasts gossip journalist who labelled him ‘unAustralian’ for calling in sick to work in scathing column

Radio presenter Kyle Sandilands made headlines last week when he failed to show up to work on time after accidentally sleeping in.

And on Monday, KIIS FM’s Kyle & Jackie O show host blasted a gossip journalist who called him ‘unAustralian’ for his history of arriving late or calling in sick to work.

Reading out a portion of the scathing column on air, titled ‘The most UnAustralian Australians of the Year’, Kyle bit back: ‘How unAustralian is this list?!’

‘That’s so Australian!’ Kyle Sandilands blasts gossip journalist who called him ‘unAustralian’ for calling in sick to work in scathing column that named other celebrities

While the column claimed the list was written with ‘tongue firmly planted in cheek’, Kyle, 49, slammed gossip journalist Andrew Hornery for being ‘a hater’.

Among several other media personalities and politicians, Kyle was listed for his ‘Services to Indolence’.

Kyle then read out the paragraph aimed at him to listeners: ‘The radio star, who is almost as famous for the amount of days he has off work, became headline news again after he slept in and turned up to work an hour late last week.’

‘That’s so Australian!’ Jackie reacted in disbelief, while Kyle added: ‘that’s what I think! How un-Australian is this list?!’   

Not impressed: While the column claimed the list was written with 'tongue firmly planted in cheek', Kyle slammed gossip journalist Andrew Hornery for being 'a hater'

Not impressed: While the column claimed the list was written with ‘tongue firmly planted in cheek’, Kyle slammed gossip journalist Andrew Hornery for being ‘a hater’

The radio hosts also took a dislike to the way in which Rebel Wilson and Jack Vidgen were written about.

‘I think this is a contradictory list,’ Jackie said, referring to the column insinuating Rebel was being un-Australian for no longer being ‘bogan’ or ‘lazy’.

Rebel shed more than 30kg in 2020 as part of her ‘Year Of Health’.

'You haven't missed a day of work for like six months': Jackie 'O' Henderson (left) fiercely defended her longtime co-host, who remain Sydney's number one breakfast radio program

‘You haven’t missed a day of work for like six months’: Jackie ‘O’ Henderson (left) fiercely defended her longtime co-host, who remain Sydney’s number one breakfast radio program

‘There is no sense here, this guy just makes lists of people he hates,’ Kyle claimed.

‘And, you haven’t missed a day of work for like six months,’ Jackie clarified.  

The Kyle And Jackie O show airs weekdays from 6am on Sydney’s KIIS 106.5FM

Tune in: The Kyle And Jackie O show airs weekdays from 6am on Sydney's KIIS 106.5FM

Tune in: The Kyle And Jackie O show airs weekdays from 6am on Sydney’s KIIS 106.5FM