{"id":285987,"date":"2020-01-06T13:57:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T20:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1108723"},"modified":"2020-01-06T13:57:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T20:57:00","slug":"shaquille-oneal-dubs-pop-of-the-mornings-scott-tweedie-the-sexiest-australian-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kidn\/music-news\/shaquille-oneal-dubs-pop-of-the-mornings-scott-tweedie-the-sexiest-australian-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Shaquille O&#8217;Neal Dubs Pop of the Morning&#8217;s Scott Tweedie &#8220;the Sexiest Australian in the World&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/202006\/rs_600x600-200106114251-600-potm.cm.1620.jpg?fit=around|600:467&amp;crop=600:467;center,top&amp;output-quality=90\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"video-int-txt-0\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"42.89878163074\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-video-text\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"29.227741330834\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/scott_tweedie\">Scott Tweedie<\/a><\/strong> has received the <strong>Shaquille O&#8217;Neal<\/strong> stamp of approval.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday morning, the NBA legend <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/shows\/pop_of_the_morning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">stopped by<\/a> <em>Pop of the Morning<\/em> to discuss his role as the Krispy Kreme resolution coach and to share&nbsp;Krispy Kreme Minis (a new permanent menu item available today). However, before the interview even began, O&#8217;Neal had quite the compliment for the Australian reporter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Where&#8217;d you get this guy from?&#8221; the 47-year-old retired athlete exclaimed. &#8220;Guy&#8217;s beautiful. Can&#8217;t stop looking at him.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And that&#8217;s the break! Thanks for coming in, Shaq,&#8221; Tweedie quipped in response to the unexpected compliment.<\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/shows\/e_news\/news\/1106782\/check-out-e-news-pop-of-the-morning-co-host-scott-tweedie-s-best-looks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the new E! personality<\/a> looked more than pleased with the flattering remark, co-host <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/lilliana_vazquez\">Lilliana Vazquez<\/a><\/strong> joked that &#8220;Scott&#8217;s retiring now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Yet, the compliments didn&#8217;t stop there as Shaq went on to dub Tweedie the &#8220;sexiest Australian in the world.&#8221; This kind comment came about as the renowned basketball star talked about his life after retirement.<\/p>\n<p>According to O&#8217;Neal, he has chosen to perform as DJ Diesel to replace the &#8220;adrenaline factor&#8221; he once got while in the NBA.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-2\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"64.430939226519\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"24.635359116022\">\n<p>Of course, <em>POTM<\/em> co-host <strong>Victor Cruz<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/shows\/pop_of_the_morning\/news\/1107944\/victor-cruz-joins-e-s-pop-of-the-morning-as-co-host\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">could relate to this point<\/a> as he&#8217;s a retired NFL wide receiver. Here&#8217;s where Shaq&#8217;s latest compliment came in\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We as athletes, we have the adrenaline factor. Adrenaline factor of going to the arena, stadium and seeing people go crazy. When that&#8217;s over, it&#8217;s takes a period of time for us to get back to life,&#8221; O&#8217;Neal wisely noted. &#8220;Like, he has a great life of sitting next to the sexiest Australian in the world and next to you.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/hugh_jackman\">Hugh Jackman<\/a><\/strong>&#8216;s not here,&#8221; Tweedie humbly responded.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, Jackman&#8217;s pretty attractive, but we&#8217;re big Tweedie fans here at E!<\/p>\n<p>For more of O&#8217;Neal&#8217;s <em>Pop of the Morning<\/em> interview, including a blast from Shaq&#8217;s fashion past, be sure to watch the highlight above!<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tune-in-3\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"32\">\n<p class=\"tune-in__text\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\">Watch <i>Pop of the Morning<\/i> weekdays at 11 a.m.!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1108723\/shaquille-o-neal-dubs-pop-of-the-morning-s-scott-tweedie-the-sexiest-australian-in-the-world?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&#038;utm_source=eonline&#038;utm_medium=rssfeeds&#038;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: E! 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