Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was put on the spot by Kyle Sandilands on Tuesday when he asked him about his relationship with girlfriend Jodie Haydon.
During a radio appearance, the PM was asked by the KIIS FM presenter whether he planned to ask Ms Haydon to marry him.
Mr Albanese appeared lost for words before telling Sandilands and his co-host Jackie O Henderson he won’t be discussing his relationship live on air.
‘Are you putting a ring on your [girlfriend] or not?’ Sandilands asked.
‘You can’t be discussing my relationship on Kyle and Jackie O. Maybe discuss it with the parties involved. You didn’t consult me on your wedding, you just told me when it’s happening and gave me an invite,’ Mr Albanese responded.
Kyle Sandilands (pictured) put Anthony Albanese on the spot by asking when he’ll propose to his longtime girlfriend Jodie Haydon live on air
Henderson then asked: ‘Has an n Prime Minister ever got married before during his role?’
‘I don’t think so… But I’m entitled to a private life instead of having to discuss it on national radio,’ Mr Albanese said.
‘No you’re not,’ Sandilands joked.
Ms Haydon began dating Mr Albanese in early 2020 after meeting at a conference in Melbourne.
Mr Albanese was previously married to NSW deputy premier Carmel Tebbutt for 19 years. The former couple shares a 22-year-old son, Nathan.
The PM was asked by the KIIS FM presenter whether he planned to marry Ms Haydon. Mr Albanese appeared lost for words before telling Sandilands and co-host Jackie O Henderson he won’t be discussing his relationship live on air
In July 2022, Ms Haydon said she knew she was in love with the prime minister when she got the harrowing news he’d been a serious car crash.
The financial advisor had been dating the then Opposition Leader for barely a year when his car was wiped out by a Range Rover driven by a P-plater metres away from his home in Sydney’s inner-west in January 2021.
Mr Albanese was rushed to hospital with extensive injuries.
‘When I got to the accident and I saw the car before I saw Anthony, and I remember thinking at the time, “This can’t end well,”‘ Ms Haydon told 7News Spotlight
‘And that overwhelming sense of, “What if I lose him?” And I knew then that, yeah, I love him. And I love him deeply.’
Mr Albanese has been dating Ms Haydon, a financial services professional and women’s advocate, since early 2020. (They are seen here on election night on May 22, 2022)