Anthony Albanese’s small talk took an unexpectedly awkward turn.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was caught on a hot microphone joking with another senior politician about the potential risks of carrying a cellphone near his “d–k.”
The 63-year-old leader was speaking with Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen during a break at a summit in Turkey on Friday. Video shows Albanese initially cautioning Bowen against placing his phone in the breast pocket of his blazer.
“It can interfere with your rhythm,” Albanese said, referring to the heart, before the conversation shifted to a far more personal concern.
“I’m more conscious of it — I stopped putting it in my pants pocket,” Bowen replied, according to news.com.au.
“Because of your d–k?” Albanese asked, apparently unaware that the exchange was being picked up by a microphone.
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“Yeah, because of my d–k. That’s rather important — arguably more important than the heart,” Bowen replied, according to The Telegraph.
The two politicians then erupted in laughter, seemingly oblivious to the cameras recording their exchange at the COP31 climate conference.
“They were having a joke in between meetings,” a spokesperson for the prime minister later said.
A 2022 study published in the journal Environmental Research found that electromagnetic waves emitted by mobile phones may reduce sperm quality by affecting sperm movement.
However, the National Institutes of Health says there is no conclusive evidence that keeping a cellphone near the groin causes erectile dysfunction.
