Dylan Alcott was caught on camera sharing a secret exchange with his friend on live TV while covering the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The Australian wheelchair tennis champion, 33, has joined the Channel Nine team in the French capital to cover the sporting action live on air for Australian viewers.
And Alcott has managed to have some fun while commentating live on air as the secret message he sent to his friend Down Under has been revealed.
The sporting champion’s pal Rhi Streeter-Jones took to TikTok on Monday to reveal the cheeky message he sent to her, unbeknownst to viewers.
She shared a video of herself sitting in her lounge room watching Alcott live on Channel Nine, and held her hands up to screen to make one half of a love heart.
She then shared a screenshot of a text message exchange she shared with Alcott where she goaded him to hold up a love heart on screen to complete the symbol.
‘Challenge accepted, get ready,’ Alcott texted her while live on air, with Rhi excitedly responding with: ‘Actually?!?!?!?! Ok I’m ready.’
Waiting for Alcott to keep his promise and make a love heart live on air, Rhi urged him through the screen: ‘C’mon do it mother******!’
Dylan Alcott was caught on camera sharing a secret exchange with his friend on live TV while covering the 2024 Paris Olympics (pictured)
She was initially disappointed as he didn’t seem to live up to his promise, but after patiently waiting, Alcott managed to find a moment to sneakily make the symbol.
Reporting live from his commentary desk, Alcott subtly raised his hand in the air and made a love heart sign, flashing a cheeky smile to the camera.
Rhi and her friend screamed in delight as they were thrilled over the secret message, with viewers remaining none the wiser to the subtle exchange.
Alcott famously won a gold medal with the Australian wheelchair basketball team, the Rollers, at the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games and took home a silver medal at the 2012 London Games.
He retired after the January 2022 Australian Open and has turned to commentating at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Elsewhere, the esteemed Paralympian recently struck a deal to create a fiction series for middle-school-aged kids to celebrate and normalise disability, difference and inclusion.
The first instalment, Game On, will take readers on a journey of friendship and finding your own groove through high school.
‘Growing up with a disability, I never saw people like me on screens, on television and especially in books,’ Alcott said.
During his career as a wheelchair tennis and basketball player, he won multiple Grand Slam titles and gold medals in the Paralympics
‘We’d love kids to be entertained and to see and relate to many of the everyday thoughts, feelings and experiences that shape their lives.
‘In addition, through strong character development, we hope to normalise and celebrate disability, difference and inclusion.’
Alcott hopes the book will spark conversation between kids, parents, grandparents, teachers, and all others who might engage with the series.
Alcott was born with a tumour wrapped around his spinal cord, which resulted in him becoming a paraplegic after surgery to remove it.
During his career as a wheelchair tennis and basketball player, he won multiple Grand Slam titles and gold medals in the Paralympics.
Alcott’s remarkable career also includes achieving a Golden Slam in 2021, winning all four major titles and the Paralympic gold medal in the same year.
In 2022, Alcott was named Australian of the Year and was made an Officer of the Order of Australia.
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