The disgraced radio presenter, 54, made an appearance on A Current Affair (ACA) on Wednesday, where he admitted he has “no regrets” about his controversial remarks and blamed them on an on-air “character” he was playing.
Sheargold was fired in February 2025 for comparing the Australian women’s soccer team, the Matildas, to “Year 10 girls” and claiming he would rather “hammer a nail” through his genitals than watch them play.
Then, the host stirred more controversy after he claimed endometriosis is a “made up” condition in a bizarre on-air outburst.
“I accept that some people were genuinely offended by what I thought was a joke,” Sheargold told ACA’s Steve Marshall.
“You’ve got to be careful when you’re taking pot shots at women’s sport, particularly. Because I want young kids to dream and aspire to be part of those kind of things.
“I just don’t wanna pay for a ticket and go and watch it myself, Steve,” he added sarcastically.
Defending his comments, Sheargold insisted his radio “character” was very different to the person he is in real life, and that he is “not misogynistic or sexist”.
“When I was in the radio, I was playing the character of Marty Sheargold,” he said.
“People just think you are who you are when you turn up to work, and clearly, I’m not sitting at home telling my two daughters that endometriosis isn’t real.
“I’m not a misogynist, and I’m not sexist, and I’m not whatever the other sort of, you know, commentary that was levelled at me.”
When pressed on whether he felt remorse for what he said, the broadcaster doubled down on his comments, but conceded he regretted the impact the scandal had on those around him.
“The comment itself? No. The fallout from it? Yeah, but not for only me, but for the team that I was working in, for their reputations, you know, for the company. And for my kids,” he said.
“If I had any regrets, it would be the exit from the business, and also personally, the effect it had on the kids, for them to have their dad be cancelled, as it were.
“That’s not a real badge of honour when you’re wandering around the playground, I wouldn’t have thought.”
Last year, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) ruled that Sheargold’s “degrading and demeaning” remarks breached decency standards.
The regulator also rapped Triple M outlets in Sydney, Brisbane, Maryborough and the Gold Coast for broadcasting the “derogatory” rant, stating: “Sexist comments like this don’t belong in Australian broadcasting.”
Sheargold is now attempting to resurrect his career with his new stand-up shows, The Red Card Tour.
The national tour began in December and will run until July 2026.