Jase Hawkins and Lauren Phillips have added two surprising co-stars to their upcoming Nova breakfast show in Melbourne.
AFL superstar Christian Petracca will appear on the breakfast radio show as a footy season regular.
Journalist Clint Stanaway will also join the pair as the program’s newsreader.
Stanaway had previously served as a newsreader on the high-rating duo’s KIIS FM breakfast show, which was axed in November to make room for Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson’s expansion into Melbourne.
Jase and Lauren will be returning to the radio waves on Friday with their new Nova radio program airing each weekday from 6am to 9am.
Jase Hawkins and Lauren Phillips have added two surprising co-stars to their upcoming Nova breakfast show in Melbourne
The news comes after Hawkins took a brutal swipe at his rival Kyle on Thursday.
Jase and his co-host Lauren appeared on Channel Nine’s Today show to discuss their return to the airwaves.
‘I was on The Kyle and Jackie O show last week and they were talking about how they are coming to Melbourne so you guys will have to go up against them,’ host Karl Stefanovic said.
AFL superstar Christian Petracca will appear on the breakfast radio show as a footy season regular
‘So what would you like to say to those two on the airwaves right now?’
Jase responded: ‘The talk is when they’re going to start and if it keeps going on like this, my concern is Kyle could be dead or casting from a retirement home.’
‘We are friends I can say that,’ he continued, before revealing Kyle had congratulated him on his new role.
Journalist Clint Stanaway will also join the pair as the program’s newsreader
‘When it was announced we were going to Nova, Kyle was one of the first on the texts to say it was a great move and congrats.’
Lauren jokingly added: ‘They were friends until he pushed him over.’
The high-rating team will be replacing the morning show hosted by Ben Harvey, Liam Stapleton and Belle Jackson.
It comes after Jase took a brutal swipe at his rivals Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson on Thursday