Anthony Albanese has quashed rumours he will be manning the DJ deck at the upcoming wedding of Kyle Sandilands.
The Prime Minister and NSW Premier Chris Minns both secured an invite to the lavish nuptials of the radio host and his longtime partner, Tegan Kynaston.
The much anticipated wedding, which is reported to cost more than $1m, will take place at the extravagant Swifts mansion in Sydney’s Darling Point.
Mr Albanese was quizzed about his plans to DJ at the wedding of Kyle Sandilands and Tegan Kynaston. Picture: Instagram/@madonnaforbrisbane
Last year, Mr Albanese said he’d perform a DJ set should the radio king cough up an invitation.
Despite remaining tight lipped in earlier questions, during an appearance in Hobart on Saturday morning Mr Albanese put the rumours to bed for good.
When asked if he would be DJing, he simply responded: ‘No’.
‘Yes, I was invited to the wedding, yes, I was invited in the context of Kyle saying how happy he was with Tegan, with this relationship, of his and with baby Otto coming along and I look forward to witnessing their expression of love between two people this afternoon,’ Mr Albanese said.
When asked on Friday if he would break out his alter ego, DJ Albo, the Prime Minister remained curiously tight lipped.
Instead, he made note of Sandilands rags-to-riches success story.
‘One of the things about Kyle Sandilands – I’ll say this – a bloke who at one stage was homeless, living on the streets of Sydney, and has grown into someone who is a significant public figure, is a part of what is an Australian success story,’ he said.
I look forward to witnessing their expression of love between two people this afternoon,’ Mr Albanese said of his attendance at the wedding of Kyle Sandilands and Tegan Kynaston (pictured) on Saturday
Asked why he was attending, given Sandilands best man is convicted drug smuggler Simon main, Mr Albanese remarked that he wasn’t ‘in charge of the guest list’.
Deputy opposition leader Sussan Ley was quick to slam Mr Albanese’s for ‘spinning decks at a million dollar wedding when people can’t afford their rent’.
‘There is nothing wrong with going to a friend’s wedding, but it is curious the Prime Minister thinks he can take a day off just days before his first real budget,’ she said.
‘The test of that budget will be whether (Mr) Albanese gives Australians a start date for the $275 reduction in power prices, a start date for the cheaper mortgages Labor promised and a start date for real wage rises.
‘it’s hard to see how the Prime Minister can justify being there tomorrow when there are still no answers on those promises.’
In an interview between Sandilands and Mr Albanese earlier this week, he revealed the Prime Minister would be charged with keeping his mother company at the wedding.
‘She’s a fan of yours, so she’s going to lose her mind,’ the shock jock told him live on air.