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The real reason Dave Hughes' radio show was axed

<p>An insider has revealed the real reason behind the sudden <a href="https://oversixty.com.au/entertainment/music/beloved-breakfast-radio-show-pulled-off-air" target="_blank" rel="noopener">axing</a> of <em>2Day FM's Hughesy, Ed and Erin</em> breakfast show, just hours after it was announced that the show was being pulled off the air. </p> <p>After three years on air, it was announced on Wednesday night that the show had come to an immediate end. </p> <p>The breakfast hosts Dave Hughes, Ed Kavalee and Erin Molan shared a statement announcing their departure. </p> <p>"We've loved our time together on 2DayFM Breakfast, however, due to some of our families living in different cities we are unable to commit to 2025, so with a heavy heart we are moving aside so 2DayFM can find the team to take them forward in Breakfast," the co-hosts said.</p> <p>"We are so grateful to Sydney for their support, and to double the number of listeners in three years is something we are immensely proud of, and we will miss each and every one of them."</p> <p>The axing seemingly came out of nowhere, with many wondering what prompted the sudden change. </p> <p>Now, <a href="https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/radio/real-reason-dave-hughes-2day-fm-radio-show-was-axed/news-story/bb01355dbb3ce0e3a39eb8ae5d4930b1" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>news.com.au</em></a> claims that 2Day FM bosses had long been pressuring Hughesy to move to Sydney full time.</p> <p>For years, the popular comedian had been commuting to Sydney from Melbourne, where his wife and kids are based.</p> <p>Both Hughesy and his family had grown tired of the commute, and as a result, Hughesy informed executives at Southern Cross Austereo (the network that owns 2Day FM) that he wouldn’t be relocating to Sydney permanently, and therefore could not commit to another year on the breakfast show. </p> <p>On top of the commuting issues, the popular radio show had a shocker in the latest round of radio ratings which were released last month.</p> <p>The trio recorded just a 3.6 per cent audience share, a long way behind Sydney’s FM market leaders Kyle and Jackie O (14.1 cent) and Jonesy and Amanda (8.1 per cent).</p> <p><em>News.com.au</em> understands that Dave Cameron, Southern Cross Austereo’s Chief Content Officer, finally decided to bite the bullet and called a snap meeting with the breakfast hosts after Wednesday morning’s show to inform them the show would be cancelled. </p> <p>The trio were told they could return for one final show on Thursday to say goodbye, but ultimately the hosts decided against it.</p> <p><em>Image credits: 2Day FM / Instagram </em></p>

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"You're massive": Biggest Loser coach in tears over callous comments

<p dir="ltr">Former <em>Biggest Loser</em> trainer Tiffany Hall has opened up about the disgusting comments she’s received about her weight while pregnant. </p> <p dir="ltr">The 37-year-old shared the awful incidents on husband Ed Kavalee’s radio show, Hughesy, Ed &amp; Erin on 2 Day FM’s, on Wednesday. </p> <p dir="ltr">Some of the comments include men calling her “massive” or suggesting she “​​must be expecting a girl as she’s stolen your looks”.</p> <p dir="ltr">“People just think that when you’re pregnant, they get to say whatever they want to you,” the mother-of-one began. </p> <p dir="ltr">“It’s hurting my feelings and it’s getting a bit too much especially because I still have seven weeks to go. And everyone’s just like, ‘Oh my God, you must be about to pop, you’re massive, you’re enormous, you must have three in there’.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Kavalee was just as shocked at the comments thrown at his wife, who is upset that he didn’t do anything about it. </p> <p dir="ltr">“We have had two men in public say, while I’m standing there, to my wife, ‘You’re massive. You’re massive’,” he said. </p> <p dir="ltr">“A man in a cafe said to my wife, ‘You must be having a girl as she’s stolen your looks. My wife had three girls and all she had is a tiny basketball. But you’re massive’.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Co-host and mother Erin Molan responded: “Are you kidding me?”</p> <blockquote class="instagram-media" style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/CXF8AbJPcqG/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"> </div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <div style="padding: 12.5% 0;"> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;"> <div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: 8px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);"> </div> </div> <div style="margin-left: auto;"> <div style="width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);"> </div> <div style="width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);"> </div> </div> </div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center; margin-bottom: 24px;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 224px;"> </div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 144px;"> </div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CXF8AbJPcqG/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A post shared by Tiffiny Hall (@tiffhall_xo)</a></p> </div> </blockquote> <p dir="ltr">Tiffany however said what hurt as well was the fact that her husband did not do anything about the comments which saw her cry. </p> <p dir="ltr">“Ed didn’t do any Will Smith action at all,” she said.</p> <p dir="ltr">“You didn’t do anything, Ed. I was dying, I actually cried after that. I got in the car and I had a cry.”</p> <p dir="ltr">Tiffany and Ed have share one child together, Arnold, and are expecting another baby later in the year. </p> <p dir="ltr">Sharing a smiling photo of herself holding her baby bump, Tiffany captioned the image: “A dream come true. Baby Kavalee coming in 2022.”</p> <p dir="ltr"><em>Image: Instagram</em></p>

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Grant Denyer's cheeky response to 2Day FM axing

<p>Grant Denyer has spoken out following the axing of his 2Day FM breakfast show on Thursday.</p> <p>Denyer took to Instagram hours after it was announced that<span> </span><em>Grant, Ed &amp; Ash<span> </span></em>will have their final episode on Friday.</p> <p>The show has been on air for 18 months.</p> <p>“Well that was bloody fun!” Denyer wrote. “It’s nice to join an elite group of people who have been sacked from radio.</p> <p>“Tried my hardest, did my best and overshared more than I should have.</p> <p>“Thank mostly to Ed &amp; Ash for the many laughs and countless OMG moments. Hell of a blast. I’ve learned a lot!”</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B1K9WIxn_1l/" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B1K9WIxn_1l/" target="_blank">‘Bye bye bye’ - NSYNC 📻</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/grantdenyer/" target="_blank"> Grant Denyer</a> (@grantdenyer) on Aug 14, 2019 at 9:28pm PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Gemma Fordham, head of the Hit Network announced the news on Thursday that the trio will be replaced with an all-music program in the morning slot.</p> <p>“A huge thank you must go to our breakfast show team,<span> </span><em>Grant, Ed &amp; Ash</em>, for the past 18 months – they are absolute professionals, have been a true delight to work with and have contributed to a culture of fun, community and inclusiveness we are proud of at 2Day,” said Fordham.</p> <p>Fordham confirmed that<span> </span><a rel="noopener" href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/news/news/breaking-2day-fm-axes-grant-denyers-breakfast-show/" target="_blank">the outgoing hosts will stay in the network</a>, with Ash London continuing to host<span> </span><em>Ash London Live</em>, Ed Kavalee filling in for Kate Langbroek on<span> </span><em>Hughesy &amp; Kate</em>, and Denyer “making appearances around the Network”.</p> <p>In the most recent ratings figures, the market share of 2Day FM’s breakfast show stalled at 3.1 per cent, well below KIIS FM’s<span> </span><em>Kyle and Jackie O<span> </span></em>at 10.9 per cent.</p> <p>Kyle Sandilands, host of<span> </span><em>Kyle and Jackie O<span> </span></em>who left 2Day FM with Jackie O Henderson in 2013, responded to the<span> </span><em>Grant, Ed &amp; Ash<span> </span></em>axing with a post on Twitter: “Another one bites the dust.”</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr">Another one bites the dust <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/seeya?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#seeya</a></p> — Kyle Sandilands (@kingkyle) <a href="https://twitter.com/kingkyle/status/1161824420161191936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 15, 2019</a></blockquote>

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BREAKING: 2Day FM axes Grant Denyer's breakfast show

<p>The 2Day FM Breakfast show has been axed again, with Grant Denyer, Ed Kavalee and Ash London to remain in the Hit Network.</p> <p>Their final show will be tomorrow morning, with Grant Denyer’s future at the station remaining vague.</p> <p>In a statement released by the head of the Hit Network, it’s highlighted where the trio will go.</p> <p>“Ash London will continue to host Ash London Live nationally from 6.30 pm weeknights,” head of the Hit Network, Gemma Fordham, said in a statement.</p> <p>“Ed Kavalee will continue to fill in for Kate Langbroek, who is enjoying the European summer with her young family, with Hughesy from 4.30pm. Grant Denyer will continue making appearances around the Network.”</p> <p>Fordham announced that music will be played for breakfast instead of having hosts in the morning slot.</p> <p>“2Day’s Music for Breakfast will be played by Jamie Angel, who returns to the 2Day airwaves,” she said.</p> <p>The<span> </span>Grant, Ed and Ash<span> </span>show is the sixth breakfast show in as many years that has been axed by the network due to poor ratings.</p> <p>In the most recent round of ratings that were shared in July, 2Day FM had just a 3.1 per cent market share.</p> <p>It’s a long way behind FM market leaders<span> </span>Kyle and Jackie O<span> </span>from KIIS FM, who have a 10.9 per cent market share, WSFM’s<span> </span>Jonesy and Amanda<span> </span>who have an 8.5 per cent market share and Nova’s<span> </span>Fitzy and Wippa<span> </span>who have a 7.5 per cent market share.</p> <p>After breakfast show leaders Kyle and Jackie O decided to leave 2Day FM in 2013, the breakfast slot at the network has been dubbed the “poisoned chalice” of radio.</p> <p>Kyle Sandilands, host of <em>Kyle and Jackie O</em><span> </span>have heard about the news, with Sandilands tweeting "another one bites the dust #seeya".</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr">Another one bites the dust <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/seeya?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#seeya</a></p> — Kyle Sandilands (@kingkyle) <a href="https://twitter.com/kingkyle/status/1161824420161191936?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 15, 2019</a></blockquote> <p>Breakfast shows that have failed on 2Day FM since the departure of Kyle and Jackie O are:</p> <p>2014: Merrick Watts, Jules Lund and Sophie Monk with Mel B</p> <p>2015: Dan Debuf and Maz Compton</p> <p>2016: Rove McManus and Sam Frost</p> <p>2017: Em Rusciano and Harley Breen</p> <p>2018: Em Rusciano, Ed Kavalee and Grant Denyer</p> <p>2019: Grant Denyer, Ed Kavalee and Ash London</p> <p>It’s unknown whether the breakfast trio knew of their show getting axed, as host Grant Denyer posted a video on his Instagram a day ago about a throwback on the breakfast show.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/B1GbMKRH2Kr/" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B1GbMKRH2Kr/" target="_blank">Flashback to the sickest moment of my ghetto life. GDiddy spittin’ rhymes to 50,000 ppl at @rnbfridayslive and killin’ it. All the gold, all the vibes. #maybehe’sbornwithit #legitAF #don’tfallpregnant</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/grantdenyer/" target="_blank"> Grant Denyer</a> (@grantdenyer) on Aug 13, 2019 at 3:20am PDT</p> </div> </blockquote>

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“We thought he was good”: Chezzi Denyer gives emotional update on Grant Denyer’s injury

<p>Chezzi Denyer has revealed her husband’s health condition in an emotional post to social media, showing just how difficult and painful the process has been for the Denyer family.</p> <p>After Grant was rushed to hospital at the end of last month over a debilitating injury, Chezzi has been kind enough to give frequent health updates for caring supporters.</p> <p>Grant had suffered an annular fissure, which is a tear in the lower disk of the back and described as “incredibly painful” by the family.</p> <p>The injury was so horrific to the point it left Grant unable to sit and walk.</p> <p>While supportive fans wait for better news, Chezzi has just opened up about the toll Grant’s injury has had on the Denyer family, sharing to social media a picture of her husband and their daughter on FaceTime while he sat in a hospital bed.  </p> <p>“She absolutely adores her Daddy and I know she misses him so much right now. I miss him too, and I only left his bedside about 4 hours ago to fly home,” Chezzi wrote on Tuesday night.</p> <p>Further, Chezzi explained that although Grant had been discharged from hospital on Sunday, the Logie award winner had to be readmitted after “jumping the gun a little bit".</p> <p>“We knew it was a stretch but wanted to see how he went. And then realised it was a bit too early. So back into hospital he went,” the caption read.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BvvsUgzlHaB/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BvvsUgzlHaB/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading" target="_blank">A post shared by chezzidenyer (@chezzidenyer)</a> on Apr 2, 2019 at 12:43am PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>The mother of two sympathised with families that have loved ones in hospital.</p> <p>“I just want to send out massive telepathic hugs to everyone who has someone in hospital tonight. A big shoutout to everyone missing a parent or loved one tonight,” she wrote.</p> <p>“I think sometimes we forget that life isn't always easy... And that's ok... And for my little family, we will count down the days until we can all head back down to Sydney to hang out with Daddy!”</p> <p>The emotionally tolling post comes after a long week for the Denyer family, when Grant first injured his back on their property and was then rushed to hospital.</p> <p>“He’s in a lot of pain and it’s really difficult to watch,” Chezzi confessed on <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/health/body/he-s-in-a-lot-of-pain-grant-denyer-bedridden-after-critical-back-injury">2Day FM radio following the event on Friday morning.</a></p> <p>Grant explained the incident himself to his co-hosts as well on the radio program, saying: “I was down the paddock mate with my Akubra on, my flannos', just slamming away on a star picket with a huge sledgehammer and twang – away it went.”</p>

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“Painful memories”: Grant Denyer’s wife breaks down in tears on radio

<p>Chezzi Denyer, the beloved wife of the much admired Grant Denyer, has shared a painful memory of her husband when he was dealing with strong medication.</p> <p>Chezzi broke down in tears when she called into the 2Day FM breakfast show on Thursday morning, to discuss his 2008 Monster Truck accident that left her then-newly boyfriend with a broken back.</p> <p>The near-fatal crash resulted in a struggle with prescription drugs, a time he speaks candidly about today.</p> <p>The horrific accident found the podcast creator of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mummytimeco/?hl=en">Mummytimeco</a> as his full-time caregiver, as she aided in nursing him back to health as soon as he returned home from hospital.</p> <p>The talk show host recalls the impact the medication he was taking during his recovery was a “horrific” experience.</p> <p>“The one thing that nobody ever tells you when you do an injury and the hospital never lets you go telling you, is that the medication is often worse than the actual injury itself,” he said on air.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-captioned="" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/BrWpk8uHUHD/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading" data-instgrm-version="12"> <div style="padding: 16px;"> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;"></div> <div style="display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;"> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;"></div> <div style="background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;"></div> </div> </div> <div style="padding: 19% 0;"></div> <div style="display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;"></div> <div style="padding-top: 8px;"> <div style="color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;">View this post on Instagram</div> </div> <p style="margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;"><a style="color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BrWpk8uHUHD/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading" target="_blank">My lil’ mad fam bam</a></p> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;">A post shared by <a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;" rel="noopener" href="https://www.instagram.com/grantdenyer/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading" target="_blank"> Grant Denyer</a> (@grantdenyer) on Dec 13, 2018 at 8:12pm PST</p> </div> </blockquote> <p> </p> <p>“I could barely walk. I would wake up from a horrific dream and go and try and find my wife thinking there was a home invasion and thinking that she was being sexually attacked. I would crawl along the floor to try and fight off attackers that just weren’t there.”</p> <p>“I’d hallucinate where I couldn’t tell the difference between dreams and reality. The moment you close your eyes you go into your worst and most horrific fears and when you wake up you don’t know the difference between that being real or not,” he said.</p> <p>Grant says after a few months he made the decision to no longer be reliant on painkillers, one that was made for the sake of healing properly.</p> <p>He said it was “an ugly process that can do a lot of damage to a relationship. You tend to say things that you do not mean because you have no control over the roller coaster of emotions.”</p> <p>The mother of two says she attended counselling sessions to heal from the ordeal.</p> <p>“…He honestly believed he would never walk again and we had no real outside help. When we brought him home from hospital, I’m not a nurse, I didn’t know what I was doing,” she recalled on air.</p> <p>In tears, she described how difficult it was to help Grant wean off his medication.</p> <p>“Some of the things that we went through would test any relationship,” she said.</p> <p>The painful memories the couple both recalled made them both audibly emotional.</p> <p>“I said things that I had no control over,” the father of two said before saying, “I am so forever sorry for it.”</p> <p>For Chezzi though, this relationship’s tough times were worth it to her in the end.</p> <p>“I knew that I loved him.”</p>

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Grant Denyer's ratings surprise

<p>Despite recent reports that Em Rusciano didn’t want two new hosts on her breakfast radio show, the addition of Grant Denyer and Ed Kavalee has resulted in a ratings increase.</p> <p>The off-air controversy hasn’t impacted listener numbers of the 2DayFM breakfast show in the latest ratings poll released today.</p> <p>KIIS co-hosts Kyle and Jackie O took a hit of 0.4 on their ratings numbers from the last audience poll, but still came out on top on the FM charts.</p> <p>The ratings number of Rusciano, Denyer and Kavalee rose by 0.5, with the show consistently increasing in listeners since the two new hosts came on board.</p> <blockquote style="background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);" class="instagram-media"> <div style="padding: 8px;"> <div style="background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 41.11111111111111% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;"> <div style="background: url(data:image/png; base64,ivborw0kggoaaaansuheugaaacwaaaascamaaaapwqozaaaabgdbtueaalgpc/xhbqaaaafzukdcak7ohokaaaamuexurczmzpf399fx1+bm5mzy9amaaadisurbvdjlvzxbesmgces5/p8/t9furvcrmu73jwlzosgsiizurcjo/ad+eqjjb4hv8bft+idpqocx1wjosbfhh2xssxeiyn3uli/6mnree07uiwjev8ueowds88ly97kqytlijkktuybbruayvh5wohixmpi5we58ek028czwyuqdlkpg1bkb4nnm+veanfhqn1k4+gpt6ugqcvu2h2ovuif/gwufyy8owepdyzsa3avcqpvovvzzz2vtnn2wu8qzvjddeto90gsy9mvlqtgysy231mxry6i2ggqjrty0l8fxcxfcbbhwrsyyaaaaaelftksuqmcc); display: block; height: 44px; margin: 0 auto -44px; position: relative; top: -22px; width: 44px;"></div> </div> <p style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;"><a style="color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none;" href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BgSIHqEg99w/" target="_blank">A post shared by Grant Denyer (@grantdenyer)</a> on Mar 13, 2018 at 5:18pm PDT</p> </div> </blockquote> <p>Since the start of 2018, the 2DayFM breakfast show has increased their audience share by 2.1 points.</p> <p>The rise in ratings follows reports by <em><a href="https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/2dayfm-staff-refuse-to-work-with-breakfast-host-em-rusciano/news-story/50eaad3b740285118f36ce9e91c6fb23" target="_blank"><strong><span style="text-decoration: underline;">The Daily Telegraph</span></strong></a></em> that staff were leaving the show because of Rusciano’s diva antics.</p> <p>Reportedly, there have been tensions between Rusciano and Kavalee off-air.</p> <p>When Denyer was asked about the <a href="https://www.oversixty.com.au/news/news/2018/05/grant-denyer-opens-up-about-tensions-at-2dayfm-breakfast-show/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>behind-the-scenes tension</strong></span></a>, he played down the situation.</p> <p>“(There are no tensions) not with me, I am good,” he said at the time.</p> <p>“We are three different personalities, we come at it from totally different angles. We are three strangers, who are still gelling.”</p> <p>The Gold Logie nominee said that he was the committed to making the show a success despite the controversy.</p> <p>“I want this to work, I am in it to win it,” he said.</p> <p>“The last four (teams) have failed.</p> <p>“I know it is no small task to take a show which has been at the bottom and turn it around, but I am up for the challenge.”</p>

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Grant Denyer opens up about tensions at 2DayFM breakfast show

<p>Last week, news broke that 2DayFM breakfast show co-host Em Rusciano was driving away staff because of her diva behaviour.</p> <p>Now, Grant Denyer has made the first official comments about the tensions in the studio.</p> <p>“I try not to get involved in that at all, I turn up, bring my A game and try my hardest,” Denyer told <em><a href="https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/sydney-confidential/grant-denyer-opens-up-on-tensions-with-2dayfm-cohost-em-rusciano/news-story/68fc0472900ae740ac94ab9f3c8c6496" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><strong>The Daily Telegraph</strong></span></a>.</em></p> <p>“Em is handling the situation herself … I think you will have to talk to her about that.”</p> <p>Denyer would not respond to questions asking if his fellow co-hosts, Em Rusciano and Ed Kavalee, were talking to each other off-air.</p> <p>“(There are no tensions) not with me, I am good,” he said.</p> <p>“We are three different personalities, we come at it from totally different angles. We are three strangers, who are still gelling.”</p> <p>However, Denyer, who received a Gold Logie nomination this week, has said that he was committed to making the show a success.</p> <p>“I want this to work, I am in it to win it,” he said.</p> <p>“The last four (teams) have failed.</p> <p>“I know it is no small task to take a show which has been at the bottom and turn it around, but I am up for the challenge.”</p> <p>Last week, one source revealed that several people had left the breakfast show and others were looking for work.</p> <p>“Things are at breaking point, people just cannot work with her (Rusciano’s) energy. There have been … casualties at the hands of Em Rusciano,” the source told The Daily Telegraph.</p> <p>“The audio producer is now working on another show, the publicist is refusing to work with her and one of the producers has told the company that they are looking for other work.”</p>

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