{"id":387583,"date":"2021-12-28T19:26:00","date_gmt":"2021-12-28T16:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/sports-broadcaster-erin-molan-opens-up-on-year-from-hell\/"},"modified":"2021-12-28T19:26:00","modified_gmt":"2021-12-28T16:26:00","slug":"sports-broadcaster-erin-molan-opens-up-on-year-from-hell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/sports-broadcaster-erin-molan-opens-up-on-year-from-hell\/","title":{"rendered":"#Sports broadcaster Erin Molan opens up on year from hell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Sports broadcaster Erin Molan opens up on year from hell<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Sports presenter Erin Molan has endured a year from hell, but the former star on Australia\u2019s Channel 9 is relieved to be putting 2021 behind her.<\/p>\n<p>In September,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/entertainment\/celebrity-life\/hook-ups-break-ups\/sports-presenter-erin-molan-announces-split-with-fiance-sean-ogilvy\/news-story\/adb06e08bbfa964bd8c54220fff49e33\">Molan announced she had split from her fiance<\/a>. The 39-year-old, who previously hosted\u00a0\u201cThe NRL Footy Show\u201d\u00a0on Channel 9, had been engaged to homicide Detective Sean Ogilvy since 2017, and the couple welcomed daughter Eliza the following year.<\/p>\n<p>We are entirely committed to co-parenting our three-year-old daughter, who is the most important person in the world to both of us,\u201d Molan\u2019s now-deleted post reads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny breakdown of a family unit is incredibly difficult and we ask for privacy at this time \u2013 especially given the private <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>roach that we have taken to our relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/molan.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Erin Molan (far left) in March 2021.\" class=\"wp-image-20637310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/molan.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/molan.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/molan.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/molan.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Erin Molan (far left) in March 2021.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The announcement of her separation came during a difficult time for Molan, who has taken <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> outlet the\u00a0Daily Mail\u00a0to court over a story published on June 5, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>It centered on Molan saying \u201chooka looka mooka hooka fooka\u201d on 2GB\u2019s Continuous Call Team program after a co-host mentioned practicing how to pronounce player names.<\/p>\n<p>Molan alleges the publication defamed her as a \u201cracist\u201d and \u201carrogant white woman of privilege\u201d who mocked Polynesian names.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<p>\u201cI felt sick. I felt angry. I was very upset,\u201d she told the Federal Court in August. \u201cI didn\u2019t sleep.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/sport\/sports-life\/erin-molan-opens-up-on-sad-reality-of-split-with-exfiance\/news-story\/13d77ec71884efaeef495955647dd012\">COVID-19 lockdowns have only compounded her problems<\/a>, making it difficult to see family and friends during a tumultuous period in her personal life.<\/p>\n<p>Molan opened up about her year <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailytelegraph.com.au\/subscribe\/news\/1\/?sourceCode=DTWEB_WRE170_a&amp;dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dailytelegraph.com.au%2Fnews%2Fnsw%2Ferin-molan-enjoys-christmas-with-her-hero-dad-jim-molan%2Fnews-story%2Ffd941b4978126e5956ff8a10956aca8e&amp;memtype=anonymous&amp;mode=premium&amp;v21=dynamic-cold-test-noscore&amp;V21spcbehaviour=append\">in an interview with\u00a0The Daily Telegraph.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have always loved family more than anything else,\u201d she told\u00a0The Daily Telegraph.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I think this year in particular, going through a family breakdown and having to do that without mum and dad or any family support close by, just reiterated how important it is to be surrounded by people that you love.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd just for my daughter, to give her a family environment for her first Christmas since Sean and I have separated is really important and trying to give her as much normality as possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/molan3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=768\" alt=\"Erin Molan in 2019 at an NRL match.\" class=\"wp-image-20637312\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/molan3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/molan3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1152 1152w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/molan3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=768 768w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/molan3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=384 384w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/molan3.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\"\/><figcaption>Erin Molan in 2019 at an NRL match.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Back in April, it was also revealed that Molan\u2019s father, Liberal Senator Jim Molan, had been diagnosed with an \u201caggressive\u201d form of prostate cancer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am just blown away, he is in a really good place,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are blessed to live in a country where he has access to medicine which means we will have him for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, it was confirmed that Molan had left her position at Channel 9 to join rival station Sky News Australia and write a regular column for Sydney\u2019s\u00a0Daily Telegraph\u00a0newspaper.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.skynews.com.au\/business\/media\/erin-molan-defects-from-nine-joins-sky-news-australia\/news-story\/a6d9f04ad9e0305098a253c606c6de66\">Molan was appointed<\/a>\u00a0a Sky News Primetime Contributor, which will see her appear in a wide range of the network\u2019s programming. She\u2019ll also host a new documentary focusing on online safety, and issue she has previously campaigned on.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<p>Molan will continue co-hosting her 2Day FM breakfast show alongside Dave Hughes and Ed Kavalee in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on a radio show in September,\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/sport\/sports-life\/nrl-presenter-erin-molan-reveals-cathartic-way-she-has-dealt-with-split-from-fiance\/news-story\/ea773b5e84ffa0555844ae9ba309b02a\">Molan told co-hosts Hughes and Kavalee<\/a>\u00a0she had taken up a piece of their advice to help put the breakup behind her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I first told you guys that my partner and I had separated, Hughesy you said one advantage to this \u2014 apart from a few others \u2014 is that you can listen to break-up songs and cry,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI realized when I had an hour to myself that I hadn\u2019t done that yet, so I put on break-up songs and it was amazing.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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In September,\u00a0Molan announced she had split from her fiance. The 39-year-old, who previously hosted\u00a0\u201cThe NRL Footy Show\u201d\u00a0on Channel 9,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":387584,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/molan4.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1024","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[122728,70433],"class_list":["post-387583","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-12-28-21","tag-sports-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387583","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=387583"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/387583\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/387584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=387583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=387583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=387583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}