Kate Langbroek hits out at Aussies who have been complaining about partial lockdown

Kate Langbroek has slammed Australians who are complaining about being in lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic.

In an interview on The Project on Thursday, the 54-year-old radio presenter – who is currently based in Italy – said Australians had gotten off lightly compared to people in other parts of the world.  

‘Well, you know, it’s all comparative, and I would say, if you’re allowed to go outside in pairs to exercise, and you’re allowed to go and visit somebody, and you’re allowed to have conjugal visits, and you’re allowed to go grocery shopping and there’s clothes stores open and florists are open, I would say… Suck it up!’ she said.

After relocating to Bologna, Kate and her family are now faced with strict lockdown restrictions as the coronavirus devastates the region. 

‘However, I know what it’s like. You only know what you know, and I understand as well the frustration of people wanting to get outside, but it seems that now is not quite the time to do that,’ she continued. 

She then urged Australians ‘to be like the emu and kangaroo on the coat of arms, we can’t go backwards!’

Kate said life in Italy at the moment is very ‘different’ compared to what most Australians have experienced at home. 

‘Our isolation is different to yours, because you still have a concept of something called “shops” that we don’t have,’ she added.

She said the northern part of Italy, where she’s based, has had ‘terrible death figures’, and local businesses are ‘absolutely bleeding here’. 

‘I’m trying to keep my nose clean. Very hard for me, because you know I have a bit of a sticky nose,’ she joked.

On Thursday, Kate shared a photo of herself reading a book while lying in bed on Instagram, admitting the repetitiveness of life in lockdown was getting to her. 

‘Can’t remember the last time I spent the morning in bed, reading. Oh, that’s right. It was yesterday…’ she captioned the post.