Kyle Sandilands has broken his silence to reveal what he’s been up to since his sacking from radio, including a shocking political alliance.
Kyle Sandilands has made a stunning revelation in his first tell-all interview since being sacked by KIIS FM.
The shock jock will break his silence in a lengthy interview with the Game Changers Radio podcast, which will be released at 6am on Friday.
News.com.au has been given a sneak peek at the interview, in which Kyle talks about his relationship with Jackie O, his decision to settle his lawsuit against ARN, and his new subscription-based breakfast show.
But by far the most jaw-dropping revelation from the chat is that Kyle has spent some of the past few months of his unemployment working with Pauline Hanson and One Nation.
Pauline Hanson addressing the National Press Club of Australia. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman
“I’ve been working on getting their messaging across, which I think has been well received,” Kyle told Game Changers hosts Craig Bruce and Irene Hume.
“She is really a surprise,” Kyle said about Senator Hanson. “She’s one of my favourite people now.”
Kyle revealed that he has also taken the controversial senator “to meet some folks she didn’t know”.
“Not my gangster friends,” he joked. “But just more of the upper society types who have also expressed a great interest in her messaging.”
The ex-KIIS FM presenter added that he is “loving the orange wave”, and also heaped praise on One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce.
“I spent time with both of them (Hanson and Joyce), and they’re very inspirational,” Kyle said. “They’re not what everyone thinks they are … a lunatic racist party of country bumpkins that think that the world should change.”
Kyle Sandilands departs the Federal Court of Australia, Picture: AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi
Kyle details his relationship with Jackie O
Kyle’s relationship with Jackie O came to a screeching halt in February, after the pair had an intense fight live on air (you can listen to the argument in the video at the top of this article).
Speaking to Game Changers, Kyle revealed that he and his former co-host are now “loosely communicating” with each other.
“I’ve apologised a half a dozen times … and I said to her, ‘look, regardless of what’s been said … any time that I’ve made you feel anything less than wonderful, I really apologise, and hopefully one day we can talk about that,’ and she was very appreciative of that,” he said.
Kyle is optimistic they’ll be able to repair their relationship in the future.
“I’ve said I want to catch up,” he told the hosts. “She’s also said, ‘thank you, that means so much, and she looks forward to that,’ so I don’t think it’s going to be a no-go zone.”
The broadcaster added he’s still fiercely protective of Jackie, and won’t hear a bad word about her.
“People will see me in the street and from time to time might be a bit negative about Jackie, and I will shut them down instantly,” he said. “She’s like a sister to me.
“I’ve known her for 30 years and I just can’t engage in that.”
Kyle and Jackie O disappeared from the airwaves in February.
The 55-year-old did admit however that he’s still confused by the breakdown of their relationship.
“I’ve always thought we were very open, and over a decade ago we said nothing’s off limits between us and if we do cross a line we’ll let each other know verbally or visually … and that never happened,” he said.
“It’s so confusing,” he continued. “I’ve spent a lot of time, both straight and high, thinking about it.”