Jackie ‘O’ Henderson reveals the outdated joke on Popstars that would NEVER be allowed on television today
Jackie ‘O’ Henderson believes there was a moment on the singing competition Popstars, which she hosted in the early 2000s, that would never be allowed to air on television today.
During an interview with comedian Andy Lee on The Kyle and Jackie O Show on Tuesday, the 45-year-old recalled how one of the Popstars judges once glanced up and down at a female singer’s body as a joke for the camera.
Music executive Chris Moss stood further away than the other judges as they listened to the audition, quite obviously checking out the performer as she sang.
‘He was always busted looking at their boobs’: Jackie ‘O’ Henderson believes there was a moment on Popstars that would never be allowed to air on television today
Jackie, who had recently re-watched the footage, said she only just realised how outdated the humour was.
She said it was ‘supposed to be a funny thing’ involving Chris getting ‘busted’ looking when he shouldn’t be.
‘Everyone was laughing at it. And I’m thinking, “Oh god, that just wouldn’t fly now,”‘ she added.
Flashback: Jackie was a judge on Popstars, a precursor to Australian Idol, in the early 2000s
Running joke: Music executive Chris Moss (pictured) stood further away than the other judges as they listened to the auditions, quite obviously checking out the performer
The ‘joke’ was memorably featured in a scene in which the Bardot band members watched back their audition footage during a dinner party with the judges.
They all giggled at Chris as his eyes wandered over one of the Popstars hopefuls.
One of the band members could be heard saying: ‘What are you looking at?’
‘What are you looking at?’ The ‘joke’ was memorably featured in a scene in which the Bardot band members watched back their audition footage during a dinner party with the judges
Katie Underwood then poked fun at him by saying: ‘Oh, I love her assets!’
Popstars aired from 2000 to 2002 on Channel Seven, two years before Australian Idol premiered on the same network.
Bardot formed on season one and went on to release a string of hits, including Poison, ASAP and I Need Somebody, before breaking up after almost three years.
Flashback: Bardot formed on season one and went on to release a string of hits, including Poison, ASAP and I Need Somebody, before breaking up after almost three years. pictured (left to right): Katie Underwood, Sally Polihronas, Sophie Monk, Tiffani Wood and Belinda Chapple