Kyle Sandilands breaks down live as he reveals he deeply regrets how he treated his father

Kyle Sandilands breaks down live on air as he reveals he deeply regrets how he treated his father before his death from cancer: ‘I actually enjoyed watching him suffer’

Kyle Sandilands burst into tears in his KIIS FM Radio show on Friday.

The radio host received a call from a listener named Michael who asked if he should invite his absent father to his wedding.

Kyle, 51, then shared his own story of estrangement from his father, who died of cancer in 2016.

Kyle Sandilands (pictured) broke down in tears on his KIIS FM radio show on Friday. The radio host took a call asking if he should invite his absent father to his wedding.

I sided with my mother and tortured my father for years. When he came back I made it as hard as possible for him,’ Kyle admitted.

“I actually liked how sad he was and how hard he tried to do good. In fact, I enjoyed watching him suffer because I felt he needed to suffer like we did.”

Breaking back tears, Kyle continued: “When he had cancer and died, I was sorry I wasn’t more open with him.

The 51-year-old told his own story of estrangement from his father, who died of cancer in 2016. Kyle is pictured with his father Peter.

The 51-year-old told his own story of estrangement from his father, who died of cancer in 2016. Kyle is pictured with his father Peter.

‘I regretted it and thought, what a waste of time that was. Now that he’s gone, we can’t talk, he can’t say anything.

“I’m sorry, and my brother was sorry,” he continued, adding that he had discussed his father with his brother just three days ago.

What a waste of time, and we could have had it with him. You never get over it, you continue to torture yourself and regret your actions,’ admitted an emotional Kyle.

Kyle’s father, Peter Sandilands, passed away in 2016, following a battle with liver and bowel cancer.

I sided with my mother and tortured my father for years.  When he came back I made it as hard as possible for him,' admitted an emotional Kyle.

I sided with my mother and tortured my father for years. When he came back I made it as hard as possible for him,’ admitted an emotional Kyle.

At the time, Kyle told his radio listeners that he and his father had made up towards the end.

Doing her best to contain her emotion, she said, “We had a great relationship at the end.”

“But it’s the regret of like 10 years in the middle somewhere, where it was kind of forced. He was trying to win us back and I was pretending that I was fine, but it was a disaster.

The Queensland-born personality said his parents kicked him out of the house as a teenager after he threw a wild party, when interviewed by Andrew Denton on Enough Rope in 2007.

Breaking back tears, Kyle continued:

Breaking back tears, Kyle continued: “When he had cancer and died, I was sorry I wasn’t more open with him.”

He explained that his mother and stepfather kicked him out, and when his father also kicked him out after he showed up at their house, he lived on the street for “just under a year.”

‘They said they looked [for me]um, but they couldn’t have looked too far because it really was still in the same suburbs that we grew up in,” he said.

‘I felt that I could not [go home]. They said go away, you’re not welcome here.

Kyle's father, Peter Sandilands, passed away in 2016, following a battle with liver and bowel cancer.  At that point, Kyle told his radio listeners that he and his father had made up towards the end.

Kyle’s father, Peter Sandilands, passed away in 2016, following a battle with liver and bowel cancer. At that point, Kyle told his radio listeners that he and his father had made up towards the end.

“I have a great relationship with them now, although this cloud is still hanging over there, so it has never been fully discussed. No one has ever cried. No one has ever said sorry.

Kyle’s father, a part-time Brisbane bus driver, disputed Kyle’s claims when he spoke to the Daily Telegraph in 2009.

“He always had a home, but he couldn’t get along with his stepfather and his behavior at that time went from bad to worse,” she said.

The Queensland-born personality said his parents kicked him out of their home as a teenager after he threw a wild party, when interviewed by Andrew Denton on Enough Rope in 2007.

The Queensland-born personality said his parents kicked him out of their home as a teenager after he threw a wild party, when interviewed by Andrew Denton on Enough Rope in 2007.