It’s been two years since Channel Nine journalist Tony Jones made a toe-curling attempt at kissing weather girl Rebecca Judd on live TV.
And while the footy WAG successfully ‘dodged’ him back in 2016, she was more generous with her affections at the Brownlow Medal ceremony on Monday night.
While broadcasting from the red carpet at Melbourne’s Crown Palladium, the 56-year-old reporter was greeted with a surprise kiss from Rebecca, 35.
‘Come here!’ Channel Nine’s Tony Jones finally got a kiss from Rebecca Judd on the Brownlow Medal red carpet on Monday night – after THAT cringeworthy on-air rejection in 2016
Proving there were no hard feelings between them after their awkward on-air moment, footage shared by Triple M showed Tony and Rebecca, quite literally, kiss and make up.
In the video, Tony politely extended his arm to shake Rebecca’s hand – but he received more than he bargained for when she firmly pulled him towards her.
‘Come here, come here!’ she said playfully before planting a kiss on his cheek.
Pals: Proving there were no hard feelings between them after their awkward moment, footage shared by Triple M showed Tony (left) and Rebecca (right), quite literally, kiss and make up
The long-awaited kiss came after Rebecca twice rejected Tony’s on-air ‘advances’.
In 2013, she declined an invitation to come to his house for a barbecue, swiftly replying: ‘No, thanks’.
And in 2016, Tony took Rebecca by surprise by leaning in for a kiss on her last day at work before going on maternity leave.
Awkward! in 2016, Tony took Rebecca by surprise by leaning in for a kiss on her last day at work before going on maternity leave
He said, ‘Good luck, Bec!’ before leaning in to kiss her cheek.
Rebecca instinctively pulled away and yelped, before breaking into fits of giggles.
Realising he had been rejected on camera, Tony crossed his arms and said, ‘OK, good, this is going well’, as his face turned red.
‘This is going well’: Tony said, ‘Good luck, Bec!’ before leaning in to kiss Rebecca’s cheek. The footy WAG instinctively pulled away and yelped, before breaking into fits of giggles