Delta Goodrem was asked point blank about rampant sexual harassment in the Australian music industry during a candid interview on The Project on Thursday.
The 36-year-old singer was left stunned and unsure about how to respond after being asked if she was ‘shocked’ to hear about the starting statistic.
Project panelist Kate Langbroek told Delta that around ’96 per cent’ of women in the music industry had experienced sexual harassment while at work.
Hard-hitting questions: Delta Goodrem was asked point blank about rampant sexual harassment in the Australian music industry during a candid interview on The Project on Thursday. Pictured performing at the ARIA Awards in Sydney in November 2020
‘Nobody deserves to feel unsafe in the workplace, and my heart completely breaks to hear that figure,’ Delta responded.
But Kate, 55, continued to push the topic, and asked Delta if she was surprised by the terrifying figure, leaving the Paralyzed hitmaker lost for words.
‘Does it surprise me? Listen, I only know… Does it surprise me? Does it surprise me? I, uh, I am shocked by that number,’ she fumbled.
Stunned into silence: The 36-year-old singer was left stunned and unsure about how to respond after being asked if she was ‘shocked’ to hear about the starting statistic on The Project
‘Nobody deserves to feel unsafe in the workplace, and my heart completely breaks to hear that figure,’ Delta responded
‘It’s completely surprising, and my heart completely… My heart is… You know, that really hurts my heart to hear that, and I continue to support and be there for the community and my girls.’
A visibly emotional Delta then tapped her chest and added: ‘And, I, uh, yeah, it’s definitely very troubling.’
Fellow panelist Lisa Wilkinson then interjected and spoke about her recent interview with singer Deena Lynch, also known by her stage name, Jaguar Jonze.
Lost for words: A visibly emotional Delta tapped her chest and added: ‘And, I, uh, yeah, it’s definitely very troubling’
In the interview, which aired during Tuesday’s episode, the 29-year-old claimed she’d been sexually harassed by two music producers early on in her career.
‘They straight away just went for it… grabbing me, being very sexual towards me…’ Jaguar recounted in a candid interview.
She added: ‘I verbally, constantly was saying, “No, no, no. I do not want to do this.”‘
Speaking out: In a separate interview on The Project, singer Jaguar Jonze (pictured at a media call for Eurovision on the Gold Coast in February 2020) claimed she’d been sexually harassed by two music producers early on in her career
Lisa, 61, asked Delta how she felt to see other women in the music industry ‘pushing back’ against that sort of behaviour.
Delta said she thought it was ‘incredibly important for women to share their story, and to speak from their heart and their experience’.
Describing it as ‘incredibly powerful’, she added that by speaking up, other women would ‘feel safe to be able to speak and to be able to step forward’.
‘It’s completely surprising, and my heart completely… My heart is… You know, that really hurts my heart to hear that, and I continue to support and be there for the community and my girls,’ commented Delta