‘They’re only looking out for themselves!’ Kyle Sandilands unleashes on Channel Nine publicists as Ines Basic FINALLY breaks her silence during a live interview
It turns out Ines Basic wasn’t a ‘recluse’ after all.
On Tuesday, the Married At First Sight bride gatecrashed her friend Martha Kalifatidis’s live interview with The Kyle and Jackie O Show.
Ines, 29, was keen to set the record straight on rumours she’d been ‘in hiding’, insisting that she was doing just fine but Channel Nine had blocked her from ‘doing interviews and stuff’.
‘They’re only looking out for themselves!’ Kyle Sandilands unleashed on Channel Nine’s publicity department on Tuesday after he finally secured an interview with Ines Basic (above)
Radio hosts Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson were pleasantly surprised by the legal secretary’s cheerful demeanor on the phone.
They had been under the impression she was ‘in hiding’ due to the public backlash following her cheating scandal with Samuel Ball.
‘Channel Nine kept saying, “Oh no, we can’t do anything, Ines isn’t doing any interviews with anyone”,’ Kyle said, before Jackie added: ‘They were saying, “She’s in hiding!”‘
‘Channel Nine make it sound like you’re in hiding!’ Kyle accused Channel Nine publicists of not having Ines’s best interests at heart, adding that they are ‘only looking out for themselves’
Kyle then remarked that it ‘doesn’t seem like there’s any problems’ with Ines at all.
He added: ‘Channel Nine make it sound like you’re in hiding and we can’t get her to do anything, and here you are having a dart [cigarette] out on the balcony, relaxing!’
Ines stayed on the line for five minutes after Martha’s interview and discussed a variety of topics, including her fling with Sam, her lesbian experiences and rumours she was approached to be the new Bachelorette.
Surprise! Ines was not scheduled to appear on Kyle and Jackie O, and instead gatecrashed her friend Martha Kalifatidis’s live interview. Pictured: Martha with her husband Michael Brunelli
The impromptu interview began when Kyle convinced Martha to give Ines the phone mid-way through their discussion.
While Martha’s interview with KIIS FM was approved by Channel Nine’s publicity department, it is understood that Ines’s was not.
Seizing the opportunity to speak to MAFS’ most talked-about bride, Kyle asked: ‘Why does [Ines] never do any interviews, is she in hiding or is she scared of something?’
‘No, she’s not scared of anything. I just don’t think she’s got the patience for interviews,’ Martha replied, before putting her friend on the line.
Martha expressed some hesitation about handing the device over, saying: ‘I feel like my publicist will be on the phone trying to butt in!’
Kyle then interrupted: ‘Don’t worry about your publicist! They’re out for themselves and not for you guys, let me tell you!’
She’s no recluse! Ines (pictured on her MAFS wedding day) stayed on the line for five minutes after Martha’s interview and discussed a variety of topics, including her affair with Sam Ball, her lesbian experiences and rumours she was approached to be the new Bachelorette
Married At First Sight publicists are known to be among the most strict and controlling in the media industry.
However, the majority of cast members still speak with ‘blacklisted’ news organisations on a regular basis without the publicists’ knowledge.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Channel Nine for comment.
The Kyle and Jackie O Show airs weekdays from 6am on KIIS 106.5
Catch me if you can! Married At First Sight publicists are known to be among the most strict and controlling in the media industry, but it seems they can’t keep a leash on Ines