The 38-year-old former Australian Idol judge told of how he got Australia’s Got Talent judge Dannii Minogue’s blessing before taking the gig, with the pregnant star ringing him up to congratulate him.
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“When Dannii Minogue is on the phone and says ‘I would love nothing better than sitting alongside you’ … well,” Sandilands told Seven’s breakfast program, Sunrise, live from Los Angeles where he has been hosting his 2Day FM breakfast radio show.
When asked why he was joining the Seven fold the shock jock made light of his sacking from Australian Idol
in August last year.
“Look, well, because I got fired from the other network and you guys were kind enough to come knocking,” he said.
“I am broadening my horizons on there and the opportunity came knocking and it was too good to pass up. The thing is, everyone loves a good singer and everyone loves a good dancer, the great thing is it’s up to what talent walks up throughout the series . We’ve seen some strange things on Idol and I am sure it’s going to get stranger.”
Sandilands admitted he hadn’t spoken to Seven executives since initial discussions about the Australia’s Got Talent role, but hadn’t been told to tone down his straight-shooting persona which has landed him in hot water in the past, especially last year.
