CHANNEL Nine sports journalist and NRL Footy Show presenter Erin Molan has made her first public statement since quitting the Kyle and Jackie O Show over inappropriate and sexist questions.
Molan, 26, quit the controversial radio show after she was asked by the hosts whether she had a boob job and what sportsmen she has had sex with.
During an appearance on the Footy Show on Thursday she said the situation had been made more difficult because her family had been brought into it, but she encouraged women to walk away from situations where they were being disrespected.
To every young woman out there and every person out there, you determine your worth and if you feel youre ever in a situation where you are not being treated with respect or the way you are being treated is not acceptable to you then you have every right to walk away and every right to stand up for yourself, Molan said.
The audience responded with loud applause and Paul Fatty Vautin expressed his support, saying that she had made the right decision as the questions were inappropriate.
Molan did not want discuss the issue further but said she had received overwhelming support and wanted to thank those who had reached out to her.
As reported by The Australian, Kiis FM management and producers were forced to apologise to the TV star after she was subjected to inappropriate questions live on air about how many sportsmen she has had sex with and whether she has had a boob job, before Kyle accused her family of being cocaine addicts.
The segment, which was called Lets get to know Erin, was meant to feature on the radio show weekly but Molan has refused to appear on the program again after her negative experience on air on Friday August 1.
The 30-year-old was left puzzled and offended after a producer put through a call in which a listener asked if she had undergone a boob job recently.
Criniti's Manly restaurant launch night on Wednesday. Erin Molan.
Footy Show presenter and journalist, Erin Molan. Source: News Limited
That is an incredibly personal question, she said. You know what ... Im going to take the fifth on that one and say, You know what, Im happy with my rig the way it is she added.
Molan was clearly miffed, saying that is a weird opening question, before asking whether the caller was listening to what she said about football on The NRL Footy Show.
Kyle then replied: No one is listening.
The next question was about how many famous sportspeople she had slept with before Kyle asked her whether she had dated a specific cricketer and how many cricketers she had been with.
Molan also revealed her siblings were a teacher, a lawyer and a pilot, to which Kyle said; Theyre probably all coke-heads.
Even Jackie O could see how inappropriate the segment had become and she begged Kyle to stop and let her off the hook.
I think shes been grilled enough already, she pleaded.
Molan then joked that she would not be returning to the show after the line of questioning she received.
And as this will be my final week, Id like to say thank you so much for having me.
I cant (return), she added. Will I be subjected to this every week because my mum listens every week?
Nine publicity tried to downplay the incident saying Molan quit the segment because the hours were too long for her.
While a Kiis FM spokesperson added to news.com.au: Just as Channel 9 publicity said to The Australian, the reason that Erin gave Kiis on why she couldnt come back on the show was due to her long filming hours. The Kiis segment was very early every Friday morning, so with a full day of work and then The Footy Show on Thursday night, the very early start the next morning for Kiis, when added to her normal Friday work day, and then working much of the weekend covering sport, it was too much.
Kiis FM also confirmed to The Australian that management apologised to Molan, but Kyle did not.
It was revealed last week by Triple M gossip contributor Supergrass that a female Channel Nine sports journalist had quit the Kyle and Jackie O show due to repeated probing questions about their sex life.
Gus Worland, from the Triple Ms Grill Team said Molan was a friend of the show and she had a right to be upset.
Rightly so, he said of her decision to quit. At the end of the day, shes there to talk about sport, shes not on there to talk about all that other stuff and good on her for standing her digs, she doesn't want to talk about that and thats her right.
While his co-host Mark Geyer added: Would they ask [a male sports reporter] the same questions that they asked her? Good on her!.
