Radio star Tommy Little has shocked his followers by debuting his ‘biological son’ on social media.
The comedian, 39, took to Instagram on Sunday to show himself walking hand-in-hand with a toddler backstage at a stand-up comedy show, while a mystery brunette held the boy’s other hand.
‘Nice to finally meet my biological son last night,’ Little captioned the post.
The former Project host’s followers were left astounded by the revelation, promptly flooding the post with confused comments.
‘This warrants an explanation,’ demanded one follower, while another simply wrote, ‘Say what now?’
Radio star Tommy Little (left) has shocked his followers by debuting his ‘biological son’ on social media
Many quickly realised Tommy’s ‘son’ was a reference to a moment in the comedian’s 2021 stand-up tour, during which he was confronted onstage by a pregnant ex-lover.
Little was halfway through his routine when a female audience member shouted: ‘Why didn’t you call me back?’
‘I was like, “I’m sorry?” She said, “We went on a date and you never called me back. Oh, and I’m pregnant”,’ Tommy told Adelaide Now at the time.
Many quickly realised Tommy’s ‘son’ was a reference to a moment in the comedian’s 2021 stand-up tour, during which he was confronted onstage by a pregnant ex-lover. Fortunately, the woman’s big revelation turned out to be a joke
The crowd fell into a stunned silence for about five seconds, he said.
Fortunately, the woman’s big revelation turned out to be a joke.
While she was pregnant and had once been on a date with Tommy, the funnyman wasn’t the father of her unborn child, who was apparently the toddler in Sunday’s social media post.
Some commenters were outraged by the gag – although many saw the funny side
One tongue-in-cheek remark to Carrie Bickmore being the boy’s mother was a reference to longstanding rumours Tommy has been engaged in a secret romance with his Hit Network radio co-host. Both pictured
Tommy explained: ‘Then she starts laughing and says, “Don’t worry. It’s not yours. We went on a date five years ago”.’
‘Even though I knew it wasn’t [mine], you do start to doubt everything you’ve done.’
However not everyone was amused by Little’s joke.
‘What part of this joke is funny? People struggle with fertility so this is not funny at all,’ wrote one outraged fan.
Little is known to have dated Natalie Kyriacou (pictured), before the pair split in early 2021
‘As someone who struggles with fertility and have been trying to 10 years to have a baby… jokes are funny,’ added another sarcastically.
Others did see the funny side, with one joking, ‘That doesn’t look like Carrie??’
The tongue-in-cheek remark was a reference to longstanding rumours Tommy has been engaged in a secret romance with his Hit Network radio co-host Carrie Bickmore.