Hamish Blake reveals the A-list celebrity interview which changed his life: ‘I think about it all the time’

Hamish Blake said his entire perspective on life was changed after interviewing Virgin co-founder Richard Branson.

The radio star, 42, appeared on the ABC series The Assembly recently and said speaking with the billionaire business magnate, 74, was a life changing experience.

He recalled a time when he was left stunned by Richard’s response to a producer who asked for $1,000 during an interview in 2010 on Hamish & Andy. 

Hamish explained he was chatting with Richard on the comedy show he hosted with co-star Andy Lee when producer Jack Post asked the billionaire for some cash. 

‘Jack basically said to him, “You are a billionaire. Can we just go downstairs to the ATM, can you give me a thousand dollars? It’s nothing to you but it will change my month,”‘ Hamish said.

‘[Richard] was like, “I’ll tell you what – there’s something I’d give you all my money for,” and Jack’s like, “Really?” and [Richard] goes, ‘Your age.”‘

Hamish went on to say Jack was penniless and 22 at the time while Richard was wealthy and 60, but the Virgin co-founder insisted he would love Jack’s life.

‘We were like, “What do you mean by that?” and he said, “I’d happily be broke and 22 than a billionaire and 68,” or whatever he was at the time,’ Hamish explained.

Hamish Blake, 42, (left) said his entire perspective on life was changed after interviewing Virgin co-founder Richard Branson, 74, (right)

He added: ‘It’s true. I think that it will be true for all of us. As we get older, you’re like, “OK, money’s thing in life, a tool that can certainly take some bad situations and discomfort away, but it’s not happiness.” 

‘It’s nowhere near the exhilaration of getting to live, and all the best stuff is free. I think about that all the time.

‘That always stuck with me, that idea that we’ve got something immediately available to us, that in the future we’d give all our material possessions for.’

Hamish recalled a time when he was left stunned by Richard’s response to a producer who asked for $1,000 during an interview in 2010 on Hamish & Andy. Pictured with co-host Andy Lee

The life changing revelation comes after Hamish and his wife Zoe Foster Blake, who share children Sonny and Rudy, jetted off to enjoy a lavish Greek island getaway.  

The author, 43, took to Instagram in July to share some stunning holiday snaps of their family holiday at the the picturesque island of Milos. 

In one photo, Zoe shared a photo of herself in a swimsuit while wearing a colourful oversized shirt on a rocky beach. 

One candid snap of husband Hamish looking out at crystal clear water from a boat was also featured. 

‘[Richard] was like, “I’ll tell you what – there’s something I’d give you all my money for,” and Jack’s like, “Really?” and [Richard] goes, ‘Your age,”‘ Hamish said