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Former Victoria’s Secret model Bridget Malcolm criticised Kyle Sandilands for Kendall Jenner question

An Aussie model who walked the runway for Victoria’s Secret has lashed shock jock Kyle Sandilands for asking her an inappropriate question.

Bridget Malcolm reveals she won't appear on the Kyle and Jackie O radio show ever again

Former Victoria’s Secret model Bridget Malcolm has lashed shock jock Kyle Sandilands for asking her an inappropriate question about Kendall Jenner.

Australian catwalk star Malcolm, 29, made the revelation on her TikTok account after being approached via email to be a guest on Sandilands’ KIIS FM radio show recently.

“Last time I did The Kyle and Jackie O Show I was about 25 and I had just done the 2015 Victoria’s Secret show,” Malcolm said.

“I thought I was going to be discussing the show and all that exciting stuff.

“And I get there and Kyle, charming fella that he is, asked if I watched Kendall Jenner change and get naked backstage,” Malcolm said, in reference to the supermodel.

Malcolm – who has been speaking out about mistreatment in the modelling industry – detailed the email she sent Sandilands’ production team in response.

Model and activist Bridget Malcolm on the runway for Victoria’s Secret. Picture: Getty Images for Victoria's Secret
Model and activist Bridget Malcolm on the runway for Victoria’s Secret. Picture: Getty Images for Victoria's Secret
She called out Kyle Sandilands for his ‘problematic’ question. Picture: 60 Minutes
She called out Kyle Sandilands for his ‘problematic’ question. Picture: 60 Minutes

“I responded … ‘thank you very much for the offer, however I have to decline at this stage,’” Malcolm said, as the email flashed on screen.

“Last time I was live on air I was asked if I had looked at Kendall Jenner naked, getting changed.

“Given the extreme lack of respect this statement shows to women, I think you can understand why I do not feel comfortable returning,” Malcolm wrote in response.

“Do better Kyle.”

Malcolm captioned her latest TikTok video as: “Why on earth would I come on their PrObLeMaTiC show to discuss my sexual assault and trauma?! Blech.”

Malcolm has publicly criticised the modelling industry in a series of deeply personal TikTok videos and episodes of her podcast Model Mentality recently.

Kendall Jenner at the 2018 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in New York. Picture: Getty Images for Victoria's Secret
Kendall Jenner at the 2018 Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in New York. Picture: Getty Images for Victoria's Secret
Bridget Malcolm wearing Zimmermann on the runway for David Jones. Picture: AAP
Bridget Malcolm wearing Zimmermann on the runway for David Jones. Picture: AAP

Earlier this month, Malcolm opened up about the dark side of the fashion industry, saying she was told to have sex and do coke to lose weight.

She revealed she sexually assaulted “multiple times” and urged to stay thin by “having lots of sex” and taking drugs.

In a revealing video posted to TikTok, Malcolm – who appeared in the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show in 2015 and 2016 – opened up about the depths of her torment.

“By the age of 18, I’d lived in three countries alone. I travelled to all continents except for Antarctica. I’d been groomed by a much older man. I’d been sexually assaulted multiple times,” Malcolm said, adding that she was “told to do cocaine to lose weight”.

The West Australian-raised model and activist – who has also appeared on the runway for Stella McCartney and Ralph Lauren – said she was under “a lot of pressure to lose weight by my agencies”, leading her to a downward spiral.

Original URL: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/victorias-secret-model-bridget-malcomn-criticised-kyle-sandilands-for-problematic-kendall-jenner-question/news-story/28e2ceff33c168c117a82063934753d2