Hamish Blake reveals the A-list celebrity interview which changed his life: ‘I think about it all the time’

Hamish Blake said his whole outlook on life changed after interviewing Virgin co-founder Richard Branson.

The 42-year-old radio star appeared on the ABC series The Meeting He recently said the conversation with the 74-year-old business magnate was a life-changing experience.

He recalls a moment when he was stunned by Richard’s reaction to a 2010 interview for Hamish & Andy, in which a producer asked him for $1,000.

Hamish explained that he was chatting to Richard on the comedy show he hosted with co-star Andy Lee, when producer Jack Post asked the billionaire for some money.

“Jack basically said to him, ‘You’re a billionaire. Can we just go down to the ATM, can you give me a thousand dollars? It doesn’t matter to you, but it will change my month,'” Hamish said.

‘[Richard] was like, “I’ll tell you what – there’s something I’d give you all my money for,” and Jack said, “Really?” and [Richard] says: ‘Your age.’

Hamish went on to say that Jack was 22 at the time and penniless, while Richard was rich and 60. However, the Virgin co-founder insisted that he would enjoy Jack’s life.

“We were like, ‘What do you mean by that?’ and he said, ‘I’d rather be broke and 22 than a billionaire and 68,’ or whatever age he was at the time,” Hamish explained.

Hamish Blake, 42, (left) said his whole perspective on life changed after an interview with Virgin founder Richard Branson, 74, (right)

He added: ‘It’s true. I think it’s true for all of us. As we get older, you think, “Okay, money is a thing in life, a tool that can certainly take away some bad situations and inconveniences, but it’s not happiness.”

‘It doesn’t compare to the excitement of life, and all good things are free. I think about that all the time.

‘That has always stuck with me: the idea that we have something immediately available to us, for which we would give up all our material possessions in the future.’

Hamish recalled a moment when he was taken aback by Richard’s reaction to a producer asking for $1,000 during a 2010 interview on Hamish & Andy. Pictured with co-host Andy Lee

The life-changing revelation comes after Hamish and his wife Zoe Foster Blake, who have children Sonny and Rudy together, jet off to enjoy a luxury holiday on a Greek island.

The 43-year-old author shared a number of stunning holiday snaps from their family vacation on the picturesque island of Milos on Instagram in July.

In one of the photos, Zoe shared a snap of herself in a swimsuit and a colorful, oversized shirt on a rocky beach.

A candid photo was also shown of her husband Hamish looking out over the crystal clear water from a boat.

‘[Richard] was like, “I’ll tell you what – there’s something I’d give you all my money for,” and Jack said, “Really?” and [Richard] goes, ‘Your age,’ said Hamish