Jessica Rowe is left moved as husband Peter Overton reveals the deep meaning behind his pet peeve

Jessica Rowe has been happily married to her husband Peter Overton for 17 years.

And on Sunday, the former Studio 10 star was left moved when she asked him about his pet peeve. 

Appearing on her podcast, The Jess Rowe Big Talk Show, veteran newsreader Peter, 55, said that he expects people to be ‘decent’. 

‘It’s not hard to be decent. It’s not hard to have good manners.  It’s not hard to say, “how are you”,’ he said. 

‘It’s not hard to pause, when you say, “how are you?” and actually listen to how they are,’ Peter continued. 

He added that it is ‘so prevalent’ for people to ignore how others are feeling and not really listen to them when they speak.

Decency: Appearing on her podcast, The Jess Rowe Big Talk Show, veteran newsreader Peter, 55, said that he expects people to be ‘decent’

Speaking up: ‘It’s not hard to be decent. It’s not hard to have good manners. It’s not hard to say, “how are you”,’ he said

‘I watch it all the time. Decency is a nice way to be. It’s a nice way to live. And I think in an industry where decency can be challenged, it’s nice to be consistent’. 

Jess wrote in the caption: ‘In case you missed it – my darling Petee is my podcast guest. His decency is at the heart of who he is.’

Last year Jessica shared a sweet tribute to her longtime husband.

‘My heart is full’: In May, Jessica shared a sweet tribute to her longtime husband Peter as he took their daughter Giselle (right) to her school dance

Uploading a gallery of images to her Instagram at the time, Jess revealed the sweet reason why Peter was absent from reading the evening’s Channel Nine news bulletin in Sydney.  

‘Petee isn’t on the telly tonight as he has important work taking our darling Giselle to the Yr 6 Father Daughter dance,’ she wrote. 

‘My heart is full – what a lucky woman I am,’ she continued.

The couple share two daughters together, Allegra, 15, and Giselle, 13. 

Happy family! Peter has been married to Jessica since 2004, with the couple sharing two children: Allegra (right) and Giselle (left) Pictured together in 2017