Tony Jones pledged to walk off set if his viral moment with Rebecca Judd was ever shown again, and he made good on that promise.
Jones went viral in 2016 when he tried to kiss Judd during her last show as Nine’s weather presenter before departing for maternity leave, only for her to snub him completely.
Watch the 2020 Toyota AFL Finals Series on Kayo with every game before the Grand Final Live & On-Demand. New to Kayo? The awkward footage quickly spread around the internet like wildfire, and the incident has regularly been replayed on Channel 9’sBut earlier this year, the 58-year-old explained what he would do if the footage was played again.“I do not want to see that kiss again.”, Jones did indeed walk off set during a live interview with NRL great Billy Slater on Sunday morning.“I’ll show you how much of a joke this is. I told you. You can’t help yourself.
Jones begrudgingly returned to the panel, but only because management made him go back on set, he said.for the infamous moment.“Our news director, Hugh Nailon, here at Channel 9 at Melbourne. He didn’t organise the flowers. I was supposed to present Bec the flowers.“And then I think John Murphy was the floor manager, he sort of said, ‘You’re gonna stay here, you’ll stay here and play happy families’.
“I think I need to run like a little course for AFL players. The ‘Rebecca Judd how to avoid a kiss on live TV’ workshops.
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