“I'm never speaking to him again": Kyle's feud with Harry Connick Jnr leaps to another level
Kyle Sandilands is in for a bout of silent treatment with his co-star Harry Connick Jr after a prank drew a far from desirable response from the exasperated American.
The pair, who star as judges on 2023’s season of Australian Idol, had been unsure about each other from the beginning.
On KIIS FM with Will and Woody, Kyle confessed that “I don’t think he gelled with me. If someone doesn’t like you, and you feel it, you just don’t like them automatically.”
With tensions already between them, Kyle recalled a critical phone call that led to the pair ceasing communication off the set, “I just thought ‘what a flop’ and hung up. That was it. Friendship over.”
On set, however, their situation wasn’t much better, and things boiled over when one of Kyle’s KIIS FM colleagues decided to play a little prank on the judges.
The 51-year-old radio presenter saw 'Intern' Pete Deppeler from KIIS FM swing by the set for an audition that was doomed from the start.
Pete, who entered in disguise with big glasses and a face mask, informed the judges that he would be performing a song titled ‘Big D**k Energy’. He went on to perform a unique rendition of Harry Styles’ hit ‘Watermelon Sugar’.
Kyle claimed not to have any idea what was going on when the big reveal came, while Kyle’s fellow judges Amy Shark and Meghan Trainor were thoroughly entertained by the stunt, the same could not be said for Harry Connick Jr who opted to leave the set.
As one fan put it, “obviously Harry had a tantrum and didn't want to be in on this. He seems so like he can't wait for the whole thing to be over.”
Discussing the prank on The Kyle and Jackie O Show, Kyle shared his belief that Harry is a “serious man and not into jokes” and that was why he had grown frustrated enough to storm off.
“Harry stood up and said, ‘oh my God, we're better than this’,” Kyle said, “and walked off the set.”
Kyle’s co-host, Jackie, had some intel of her own to share, mentioning that she’d heard a rumour Harry had asked for all footage of him responding to the prank to be “destroyed”.
Kyle, who was at his wit’s end with Harry’s more serious attitude towards life, concluded that their friendship was over, declaring, “I'm never speaking to him again. I'm not saying a word to him on the show, I'm not even acknowledging his existence.”
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