MINI: Coming Out Over Zoom

The Christian O’Connell Show

GOLD and iHeart Australia

Music, Music Interviews, Comedy Interviews, Comedy

4.7 • 823 Ratings

🗓️ 5 May 2026

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Rio recalls a Zoom call with his family, where they revealed his bisexuality, and the humorous reactions that followed.

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0:00.0	IHart Podcasts.
0:02.3	You can hear more Gold 104.3 podcast, playlist and listen live on the free IHart app.
0:09.3	Got anything good?
0:11.1	Hey, this is the Christian O'Connell Show podcast.
0:19.0	All right, now you've got one for us, Rio.
0:21.2	Yes, I've got a story about bad time for the power to go out.
0:25.1	Quick bit of context, but it is important.
0:27.4	So for about 26 years of my life, I was a straight man.
0:31.2	And then at some point, around COVID, I was like, wait a minute.
0:36.0	Maybe I'm attracted to guys and girls.
0:38.1	I've never heard of someone talking about the coming out story involving COVID.
0:42.9	Yeah, it was actually a crucial part of it, I think.
0:46.4	So what, you're saying you're still be now with women if I hadn't been for COVID?
0:50.1	Maybe.
0:51.2	That's incredible story.
0:53.1	It was that damn AstraZeneca.
0:56.8	There are so many stories about COVID.
1:00.7	I've not heard that it term me gay.
1:02.5	Yes, I had the sore throat and then the gay.
1:05.2	Yes.
1:05.6	But it was a sore throat first.
1:08.0	Spicy cough and then spicy lovers.
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