A guest on Burke’s Backyard claims Don Burke made her wear a short dress and tried to push her onto a bed in her own home.
Julie Nielsen appeared on the iconic gardening show as an interior decorator, and said Burke’s demeanor changed when the cameras were off.
She claimed that from the moment he walked in the door he was constantly talking about sex, including group sex and anal sex.
A guest on Burke’s Backyard claims Don Burke made her wear a short dress and tried to push her onto a bed in her own home while the cameras weren’t rolling
Julie Nielsen said as soon as he opened the door to her home he said: “G’day Jules I bet you’d shock a bad boy. Do you take it up the a**e or what?”‘
‘I opened the door and he stepped inside and said “g’day Jules I bet you’d shock a bad boy. Do you take it up the a**e or what?”‘ she told A Current Affair.
Ms Nielsen said Burke put his arm around her and pulled her into him as he said it ‘like a drunk guy at a bar’.
Grilled by Tracy Grimshaw on Monday night, Burke grimaced when he heard what he allegedly said to Ms Nielsen, but firmly denied it.
‘Never. Never anything like that, nor would I,’ he said.
Ms Nielsen said Burke then forced her to put on a black minidress and matching knee-high boots for the segment before trying to push her on to the bed.
‘Don came up behind me and hooked his legs around my legs and pushed me in the small of my back and he pushed me five or six times trying to get me on the bed,’ she said.
Grilled by Tracy Grimshaw on Monday night, Burke grimaced when he heard what he allegedly said to Ms Nielsen, but firmly denied it
‘It was disgusting, you wouldn’t accept that behaviour from anyone, and I’d only known him for half an hour. He was a real bully.’
Tina Jarrett claimed Burke befriended her and her friends while she was working as a waitress in the 1980s and he invited them to a party with his film crew.
When they arrived they discovered Burke was there alone, and while they thought this was strange they stayed until he allegedly got physical.
‘Don got quite close to me and pushed me on the bed,’ she claimed.
‘He was on top of me and said my wife and I have an agreement where it would be ok if I had sex with you. I freaked out and said “get off me”.’
Ms Jarrett said the young women quickly fled the hotel room once she pushed Burke off her.
Tina Jarrett claimed Burke pushed her on to a bed and tried to have sex with her after inviting her and some friends to a party – which turned out to be just him
Ms Jarrett claimed he told her they could have sex because he had an agreement with his wife Marea (pictured with Burke)
The latest allegations are among many made by dozens of women accusing Burke of sexual harassment, indecent assault and making lewd comments.
The claims include grabbing women’s breasts and poking one woman’s bottom, and telling an aspiring actress she could audition if she showed up topless.
He also allegedly tried to take off her bra and top on bus and made her watch a video of a woman having sex with a donkey.
A former crew member also claimed Burke bragged about touching a teenage girl’s nipple three times while showing her how to hold a puppy.
Burke strenuously denied all the allegations and described his accusers as ‘malcontents’ who ‘bear grudges against me’.