Last night Channel Seven aired their interview with former Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce and his new partner Vikki Campion, and radio host Amanda Keller hasn’t held back her thoughts about what the politician had to say.
During the interview which delved into the politician’s decision to leave his wife and start a new family with former staff Campion, the couple said you couldn’t choose who you fall in love with – something that Keller found to be fairly hypocritical given Joyce’s long standing and vocal opposition to marriage equality.
The breakfast radio host didn’t hold back this morning telling co-host Jonsey exactly what she thought.
“Vikki said very plainly that it wasn’t their fault they fell in love,” Keller said.
“But only if you’re heterosexual, because Barnaby Joyce was vehemently opposed to gay marriage. They [gay Australians]can help who they fall in love with and want to get married to, but that’s all right for him.”
In another segment of the interview Joyce appeared to blame new born son Sebastian for all the controversy around his new relationship saying “Oh boy, you’ve caused some problems.”
“Your penis caused the problem,” Keller declared on air, before saying, “Let’s hope YouTube doesn’t exist by the time Seb’s able to google himself.”
In another awkward moment in the interview Joyce said he should take responsibility for the affair because ‘he’s the adult’. His 33-year old partner pointed out that she was also ‘an adult’.
Channel Seven paid the couple a rumoured $150,000 for the sit down interview but Joyce refused to answer any questions about the breakdown of his marriage to wife Natalie or the effect his affair has had on his existing family.
Sunday Night has been criticised for not asking the politician any questions about issues in the public interest including the jobs given to Campion in the National Party.
The interview failed to be a ratings winner for the broadcaster with around a million viewers tuning in, the show did attract more viewers than last week’s episode which focused on former senator Jackie Lambie’s dating exploits.
OIP Staff
