Pink’s secret friendship with big Australian star revealed as the pop icon continues her Summer Carnival Tour Down Under
Pink has been very vocal about her love for Australia and the people who live Down Under as she kicks off her latest Summer Carnival Tour.
And now it has been revealed that one of her best friends is a very famous Australian media personality.
Rove McManus has had a close friendship with the pop icon, 44, since the early 2000s, when she visited his titular late-night chat show.
“We just kind of hit it off, and every time she came back she became more and more famous and our show became more and more popular and it just made a friendship blossom,” Rove said. News.com.au on the red carpet at the AACTA Awards.
“She’s funny, she’s witty, she has a big heart, very caring and very generous with her time.”
Australian media presenter Rove McManus has spoken about his long-time friendship with American pop star Pink. Pictured together in 2010
Rove, 50, went on to say that Pink’s husband Carey Hart even “taught me how to ride a motorcycle,” although it was a “rough” learning curve for him.
The So What hitmaker has even paid a personal tribute to the media personality and his wife Tasma Walton on Instagram over the years.
In 2018, she shared a photo of herself posing with the couple, alongside the caption: ‘One of my greatest and everlasting gratitudes of all time is this; my travels have brought me gems.”
“We just kind of hit it off and every time she came back she became more and more famous and our show became more and more popular and it just caused a friendship to blossom,” Rove told News.com.au on the channel’s red carpet at the AACTA Awards
Rove went on to say that Pink is “funny, witty, a big heart, very caring and very generous with her time.”
She continued, “Unique antique children’s collectible. These people that I love with all my heart and that I see so rarely.
“My life and my heart are so full because of them, these damn people have spread all over the world. I love you @rovemcmanus and @tasma_walton and I missed you so much.”
In 2016, Rove revealed on his breakfast radio show that he learned about Pink’s second pregnancy, with child Jameson, months before it became public news.
The So What hitmaker has even paid a personal tribute to the media personality and his wife Tasma Walton (right) on Instagram over the years
He said he and his wife Tasma heard the happy news while having lunch with the popular artist.
‘We went to lunch and Taz (wife Tasma Walton) said, “We don’t have to leave the property if that’s a problem.” But Pink said, “No, don’t worry,” he explained.
Pink is currently back in Australia for her Summer Carnival Tour, which kicked off in Sydney on February 9.
In 2016, Rove revealed on his breakfast radio show that he learned about Pink’s second pregnancy, with child Jameson, months before it became public news.
She will then fly to Newcastle, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth and Townsville for several more concerts before continuing around the world.
Pink isn’t the only major celebrity that Rove seems to have a close friendship with.
On Sunday, after the AACTA Awards wrapped, the television host shared a selfie of himself and Australian star Margot Robbie on Instagram.
“A great night for this trailblazer last night and it couldn’t have happened to a nicer, sweeter, harder-working, talented person,” he said, referring to the Trailblazer Award the actor took home.
He concluded his post with: “The definition of superstar. (Alternative caption: Shrimp and the Barbie.)’