Another Triple M host has sensationally stepped down after Marty Sheargold was axed from the station for his comments about the Matildas last week.
Natarsha Belling, 54, announced on Tuesday she is leaving her new breakfast radio show with co-hosts Beau Ryan and Aaron Wood just six weeks after it launched.
The presenter wished her colleagues all the best in her shock statement, saying on Instagram she was offered another job with LiSTNER podcast The Briefing.
‘Thrilled to announce I’ve been offered an amazing new opportunity to join the team @thebriefingpodcast for the Afternoon edition,’ she wrote.
‘We are living in one of the most dynamic news cycles in history, from cost of living to Donald Trump to Chinese warships off our coast.
‘This new gig perfectly aligns with my passion for journalism and the exciting new frontier of the podcast world.’
Another Triple M host has sensationally stepped down after Marty Sheargold, 53, was axed from the station for his comments about the Matildas last week
She added: ‘It also allows me to continue with my commitments for The National News at Noon on Channel 7, which I absolutely love.
‘Unfortunately, it means I will farewell @triplembreakfast. I wish Beau, Woodsy and Cat all the very best for the future and thank our loyal listeners for their support.’
The TV star will also continue to anchor Seven’s National News at Noon.
Beau, 39, told news.com.au it was ‘tough to hear’ Natarsha was exiting the show so soon to pursue other work.
Natarsha also released a statement to the publicaiton, saying: ‘While I love breakfast radio, I’m going to have to farewell you guys.
‘I step away from this team here at Triple M breakfast wishing you sincerely all the very best for the future.
‘To our lovely loyal listeners, without you, we are nothing. To our audience, thank you for all the laughs and as always, your incredible support.
‘To Beau, Woodsy and Kat, thank you. I sincerely wish you all the very best. I will miss you but I cannot wait for the sleep ins.’
Natarsha Belling, 54, announced on Tuesday she is leaving her new breakfast radio show with co-hosts Beau Ryan and Aaron Wood just six weeks after it launched
Triple M Breakfast with Beau, Tarsh & Woodsy was announced at the end of last year and has only been on the air since January 20.
Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Natarsha for comment.
Natarsha’s sudden exit from Triple M comes just a week after Marty, 53, was sensationally axed following comments he made about the Matildas last Monday.
Triple M was faced with an advertiser boycott which threatened to cost the radio station an eye-watering amount of cash in the wake of his ‘sexist and disgusting’ rant.
Following the Matildas recent loss to USA, Marty told listeners ‘there’s something wrong with the Matildas’ before he compared the team’s attitude to ‘Year 10 girls’.
He then suggestively asked whether superstar striker Sam Kerr and her fiancée Kristie Mewis ‘play the same position’.
His co-hosts tried to steer the discussion back to the team’s performance at the SheBelieves Cup.
The presenter wished her colleagues all the best in her shock statement, saying on Instagram she was offered another job with LiSTNER podcast The Briefing. Pictured with Beau and Aaron
‘She believes in what? It better be men,’ Marty said, before the conversation moved to Australia’s hosting of the women’s Asian Cup next year.
‘Oh god. The Asian Cup. I’d rather hammer a nail through the head of my penis than watch that. Got any men’s sport?’ Marty declared.
His outburst was described as ‘outrageous’ by interim Matildas coach Tom Sermanni, and there was an immediate backlash from sponsors wanting to distance themselves from the comments.
A campaign by an activist group with thousands of followers was launched shortly after the remarks went to air.
It attempted to put pressure on three major advertisers to pull their slots from Marty’s Triple M show unless it ditched the comedian.
A spokesperson for Haleon, the parent company of Sensodyne, told Daily Mail Australia they immediately stopped advertising on the show following the remarks.
‘Comments made by Marty Sheargold do not align with our company values and we do not condone them in any way. We have since ceased advertising on this show,’ the Haleon spokesperson said.
Another advertiser, AAMI insurance, commended Southern Cross Austereo for their swift action in removing Marty.
‘We do believe Southern Cross Austereo have acted swiftly and decisively to remove him, which has given us comfort to continue using their platform to communicate with our customers,’ a spokesperson said.
‘In this case, we do not support any of the offensive comments and views shared by Marty Sheargold.’
Anaconda, the third company advertising during the discussion, deleted angry comments from their social media demanding action but did not reply to Daily Mail Australia’s questions about whether they considered cutting ties with Triple M.
Activist group Mad F***ing Witches, which campaigns against anyone it accuses of ‘spreading misogyny or racism’ urged its 200,000 followers to contact the three advertisers—Sensodyne, AAMI Insurance, and Anaconda.
‘Nothing else works. Petitions don’t work, marching doesn’t work, contacting the Australian Communications and Media Authority doesn’t work, complaining to the media organisation doesn’t work,’ an MFW spokesperson said.
‘Nothing works but hitting their pockets.’
On its website, MFW celebrates its efforts to create advertiser boycotts against the likes of Alan Jones, Sam Newman, Pete Evans and Eddie McGuire.
Marty officially parted ways with the station on Thursday.
Some have spoken out against the dismissal of Marty, with top Sydney broadcaster Ben Fordham saying the Triple M host used shock value for laughs and there was always a risk some jokes would go too far.
‘Comedians have to walk the tightrope between getting laughs and not getting cancelled,’ Ben, 48, said.
Media commentator Tim Burrowes said Triple M could not afford to be that forgiving.
‘The threat of losing money is there and that’s enough to have to take immediate action and shut it down,’ Tim said.
‘The pressure was on the advertisers; they were getting messages from customers demanding action from them, and if a brand says they don’t want to be aligned with a particular show or person any more, there is nothing left to do.’
While Tim agreed radio executives had no choice but to remove Marty, he believed another factor in moving against him quickly was to nip the issue in the bud before the station network announced its financial results.
On Thursday morning, Southern Cross Austereo released its half-yearly financial results which showed the company breaking even for the first time, adding it had sold off the last of its television assets to become an audio-only company.
‘They could not afford to have that announcement spoiled,’ Tim said.
‘They finally had some good news to share so they acted fast to shut it down.’
