Anthony Albanese apologises after taking part in a game of ‘shag, date or marry’ during an interview

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has apologised after taking part in a ‘shag, date or marry’ game during a podcast interview. 

Appearing on the Bush Deep podcast with host Nikki Osborne, Albanese was asked to play a game of ‘shag, marry or date’ involving Kylie Minogue, Nicole Kidman and Rhonda Burchmore, choosing which celebrity he would sleep with, marry or date. 

Responding to the question, the Prime Minister said: ‘I’ve just got married. I’m only six months in.’

‘But if it goes tits up?’ Osborne hit back.

‘Kylie, clearly,’ he replied. 

‘You’d marry Kylie? And shag her? And date her?’ questioned Osborne.

‘All of the above,’ replied Albanese. ‘She’s terrific.’

The remarks drew criticism, with some colleagues accusing the Prime Minister of resorting to ‘locker-room antics’.

The Prime Minister declared Kylie Minogue was ‘all of the above’

Albanese, who is currently in Fiji to sign a new treaty with the Pacific nation, apologised on Monday morning in a brief statement.

‘I apologise unequivocally for the comments,’ it read.

Independent Fowler MP Dai Le said Albanese’s remarks were ‘unbecoming of a gentleman’ and suggested he was trying to appeal to a younger generation.

‘In parliament we’re not supposed to use certain words,’ she said.

‘I will find that very unbecoming of a gentleman, but maybe the prime minister is trying to appeal to another group, a target audience that don’t mind that kind of language being used.’

Community Strong MP Zali Steggall said it was ‘entirely inappropriate’ for the PM to respond to the question. 

‘He needs to learn to push back, lead by example and call it out as sexist,’ Steggall said.

One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce also weighed in, describing Albanese’s remarks as ‘a bit below him’.

The Prime Minister described Aussie pop star Kylie Minogue as ‘terrific’

Albanese also opened up about his sex life with Jodie Haydon

‘There are lots of people who feel they’ve been in a very unfortunate relationship with the Prime Minister of Australia, and he doesn’t need to play a stupid game,’ Joyce said on Sunrise on Monday.

When asked what he would have done had he been asked, Joyce replied: ‘Avoided the question, like most people.’

Elsewhere in the podcast interview, Osborne asked if Albanese and his new wife Jodie Haydon were ‘bonking like rabbits’.

‘Well, when we have time,’ he replied.

‘After the footy. It’s always a good aphrodisiac, a Souths win,’ he added, referencing the couple’s beloved NRL team.