"Oh, he's alive!" Kyle's awkward blunder leaves Sunrise presenter speechless
Kyle Sandilands has made an awkward error live on Sunrise, leaving Edwina Bartholomew speechless.
The radio shock jock was discussing his return to Australian Idol, as he is set to appear on the new season of the show along with judges Harry Connick, Jr Meghan Trainor and Amy Shark.
Edwina asked if Kyle would use Mark Holden's famous "touchdown" move, with Kyle initially saying he didn't want to steal it.
During his time on the show between 2003 and 2007, Mark would award the touchdown to an artist whose performance he deemed particularly good.
Kyle said he “always hated” the touchdowns as he “got a bit jealous”.
“I got nothing,” he said of any new moves for the 2023 series.
“I got no touchdown, although maybe I’ll ask Mark, can we bring the touchdown? I don’t want to steal his thing."
“If he hadn’t passed, I’d ask him.”
Edwina briefly flashed a look of confusion before assuring Kyle that Mark was very much alive and well.
“Oh, he’s alive!” Kyle said, adding that he would “give him a call”.
As the segment ended, Eddy addressed the camera directly as she said, “A very good morning to the very much alive Mark Holden.”
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