MINI: Rebecca Gibney

The Christian O’Connell Show

GOLD and iHeart Australia

Music, Comedy, Comedy Interviews, Music Interviews

4.7 • 823 Ratings

🗓️ 5 February 2026

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Christian chats with Australian icon Rebecca Gibney as she steps into a bold new chapter, taking over as host of Millionaire Hot Seat on Channel 10. Rebecca opens up about saying yes to the role at 60, admitting it was well outside her comfort zone and inspired by her 91-year-old mum, who encouraged her to give back to the audiences who’ve supported her for decades.

The pair bond over second acts, embracing risk, and the pressure of performing under studio lights. Rebecca reveals the intense reality of filming nearly 200 episodes in just four months, and how emotionally invested she became in contestants, describing the adrenaline, exhaustion, and responsibility that comes with delivering life-changing wins.

They swap stories about quiz-show panic, and laugh over Christian’s infamous “four-legged duck” answer on a UK game show, which he claims still follows him around internationally.

Warm, self-deprecating, and full of laughs, this is a candid conversation about reinvention, pressure, and why it’s never too late to try something that scares you.

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0:00.0	IHart Podcasts. You can hear more Gold 104.3 podcast, playlist and listen live on the free IHart app.
0:09.2	Got anything good?
0:11.1	Hey, this is the Christian O'Connell Show podcast.
0:19.1	Christian O'Connell's show.
0:25.3	All right, joining me now is the host of Millionaire Hotsey.
0:26.0	It is back.
0:27.2	It's got a new home.
0:28.0	It's got a new host.
0:32.2	It's on Channel 10 at 7pm with the one and only, Rebecca Gibney.
0:33.6	Rebecca, welcome to the show.
0:35.8	Oh, thanks for having me, Christian.
0:39.3	Now, listen, you've done so many big shows over the years,
0:42.8	you know, and a lot of Australians around different generations of growing up with you.
0:48.4	This is something completely different. Tell us about why you're doing it. I have no idea.
0:56.1	I ask myself that question all the time. You know what? I turned 60 and I went, I'm going to do things that I wouldn't normally say yes to, only because I think at my age, I'm not afraid to fail spectacularly at whatever
1:01.0	I put my mind to. So I didn't really think about it. My initial reaction was no because it's
1:07.9	so out of my wheelhouse. And then it was actually my mum that said,
1:11.4	darling, this is an opportunity for you to actually give back to all those people that have supported you over the years. And I went, sure, I'll give it a go. So it's kind of like a bucketless thing of doing things completely different. Absolutely. I think there is something when you get to my age, you're a wee way off it. But when you get to my age, you realize that,
1:44.1	you know, I may have 20, 30, potentially 40 years left. I don't want to have regrets. I don't want to keep saying no because I'm afraid of something. It's just not an option. So I said yes. And be honest, right? How do you think you would get on? You think you'd go all the way, big the money. No, I don't think I could do it at all.
1:46.6	You know, the thing is, I've learned so much.
1:44.2	There is general knowledge. By the end of the day, I've had so many questions. And I've forgotten all of them. I'm hoping we get to do a celebrity one where we can invite people like yourself on and just see how you go. I was on like the UK's biggest game show. They did a quiz show.
2:03.7	And midway through it, the lady fired a question at me.
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