Dr Chris Brown's hilarious dig at Channel 10
The new season of Dancing With The Stars premiered on Sunday night with Chris Brown presenting alongside longtime host Sonia Kruger for the very first time.
The former Bondi Vet star left Channel 10 to join Seven a year ago, and while things reportedly ended amicably between them, he couldn't help but take a dig at his former employer on Dancing With The Stars.
At the beginning of the episode, Sonia explained that all contestants were safe and “no one’s going home tonight”.
Chris feigned relief that he was also "safe" and couldn't be fired on the first night of his new gig, to which Sonia quipped that only the dancers could be voted off and that she and Chris were "as safe as anyone can be in entertainment”.
“Shout out to Channel 10,” he quickly remarked, eliciting laughter from the audience.
The comment could be in reference to Channel 10 axing a handful of shows over the past few months, leaving several high-profile TV personalities out of work.
Yahoo Lifestyle reported that the reboot of Gladiators had been cancelled after one season, and the network confirmed in May that both The Bachelor and The Masked Singer won't be returning this year.
In another part of DWTS, Chris also joked abut how his previous role on Channel 10’s The Living Room made him “rivals” with Better Homes and Gardens presenter Adam Dovile.
“Now Adam, we do need to address the elephant in the room,” he said.
“We were TV rivals for many, many years in the cutthroat vicious world of Friday night lifestyle television.
“It’s hard to even look you in the eye, the fury is so deep. But I can’t stay angry at you, look at that smile!”
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