Dave Hughes has criticised his wife for ‘abandoning’ him at an upmarket Melbourne shopping centre during the Christmas rush.
The veteran comedian, 54, posted a clip to Instagram on Tuesday in which explained he was left ‘stranded’ at the shops while his better half Holly did last minute shopping.
‘I’m at Chadstone Shopping Centre and my wife just sent me away. I can’t walk with her while she shops because I’m too “agitated” apparently,’ Dave began.
Dave then revealed his wife’s very surprising reason for making him wait outside the stores as she shopped.
‘She said I never look like I’m having fun. What the f**k am I meant to do now? Wife is grinch.’
A downcast Dave was then seen looking around at the upmarket speciality stores he was walking past as he impatiently waited for Holly to return.
Dave Hughes has criticised his wife for ‘abandoning’ him at an upmarket Melbourne shopping centre during the Christmas rush
‘Should my wife have sent me away?’ Dave asked him fans.
Many of the comedian’s followers quickly took to the comment section to slam him for his ‘grumpy’ behaviour.
‘Good call by Holly. A captain’s call,’ wrote Australian comedian Ash Williams.
‘Go and buy her a present! And stop loitering! Look alive!’ a second person added.
‘I don’t blame her,’ a third person chipped in and another wrote: ‘I’d send you away too. You look and sound miserable.’
Dave married his wife Holly on New Years Eve in 2006 and they share three children together: Rafferty, 15, Sadie, 13, and Tess, 11.
The comedian has had a challenging year, as his long-running breakfast show Hughesy, Ed and Erin was axed from 2DayFM back in August.
2Day FM announced the axing of its trio of hosts on August 8, informing listeners that they opted to pull the plug on the show and replace it with night shift larrikins Jimmy Smith and Nath Roye, who were hosting The Jimmy and Nath Show.
The veteran comedian, 54, posted a clip to Instagram on Tuesday in which explained he was left ‘stranded’ at the shops while his better half Holly did last minute Christmas shopping
Dave then revealed his wife’s very surprising reason for making him wait outside the stores as she shopped. ‘She said I never look like I’m having fun. What the f**k am I meant to do now? Wife is grinch’
The announcement came that evening with the embattled hosts given one more show the following morning to finish up – but they decided against going back on air.
‘We’ve loved our time together on 2DayFM Breakfast, however, due to some of our families living in different cities we are unable to commit to 2025,’ Hughsey, Ed and Erin said in a statement.
‘So with a heavy heart we are moving aside so 2DayFM can find the team to take them forward in Breakfast.’
The program, hosted by Dave, Ed Kavalee and Erin Molan, managed a mere 3.6 market share in the last ratings survey.
Millions of dollars were reportedly shelled out to salvage the long-running radio program, but nothing was able to be done to keep the show on the airwaves.
According to radio insiders, the departure was a ‘long time coming’ for the trio and their plummeting ratings was the ‘final nail in the coffin’.
‘Southern Cross Austereo have spent millions trying to make this show a success, including having Hughesy relocate from Melbourne to try “connect” with Sydney listeners. It’s always struggled to find an audience,’ an insider told Yahoo Lifestyle.
SCA went on to thank the radio hosts for their ‘passion and commitment’ following the announcement.
‘We are incredibly thankful to Hughesy, Ed and Erin for their unwavering dedication in making the 2DayFM Breakfast show a fun way to wake up Sydney each morning since 2020. We wish them the best,’ said SCA Chief Content Officer, Dave Cameron.
