One is the glamorous host of Channel Nine’s Today show, while the other is a gold-toothed rapper who famously used his wife as a ‘human weed tray’.
But Allison Langdon and Jesse ‘Sunset’ Willesee have more in common than you might think.
The pair, who seem to have diametrically opposed personalities, are actually cousins-in-law.
It’s a small world! The surprising family relationship between Today show host Allison Langdon (left) and Terry Willesee’s gold-toothed rapper son, Jesse Sunset (right), has been revealed
Allison is married to television executive Michael Willesee Jr., who is the son of the late Australian journalist Mike Willesee.
Mike’s brother, Terry, also a respected journalist and TV presenter, is Jesse’s father.
Daily Mail Australia understands Allison and Jesse have met before, but they don’t share a close relationship.
Cousins-in-law: Allison is married to TV executive Michael Willesee Jr., who is the son of the late Australian journalist Mike Willesee. Mike’s brother, Terry, is Jesse’s father
Media dynasty: The Willesee family legacy is well-known, and Jesse’s late uncle Mike (pictured) helped create Channel Nine’s A Current Affair program
The Willesee family legacy is well-known, and Jesse’s late uncle Mike helped create Channel Nine’s A Current Affair program.
His father, Terry, hosted the U.S. version of A Current Affair Extra in the early ’90s, before pursuing a career in TV and radio journalism Down Under.
Allison’s husband, Michael, is also an esteemed journalist, having worked on the American and Australian versions of A Current Affair.
Famous father: Jesse is the son of respected Australian journalist Terry Willesee (pictured)
Link: Allison’s husband, Michael, himself an esteemed journalist and TV executive, is the son of the late Mike Willesee, Jesse’s uncle. Pictured: Allison and Michael with their two children
Terry and Mike Sr.’s late father, Don Willesee, was a longtime member of the Australian senate and Whitlam Government minister.
Raised in Sydney’s affluent Northern Beaches, aspiring rapper Jesse now lives in Los Angeles and goes by the stage name ‘Jesse Sunset’.
Over the years, he has become known for his racy and often bizarre online videos.
Eccentric: Raised in Sydney’s affluent Northern Beaches, aspiring rapper Jesse now lives in Los Angeles and goes by the stage name ‘Jesse Sunset’. Photographed by Anna Bloda
In 2018, he famously set fire to a wad of cash believed to total $10,000, while telling fans: ‘This is for all my broke boys and girls!’
He also made headlines last year when he shared a photo to Instagram of his wife, Ashley, posing on all fours as he rolled a marijuana cigarette on her lower back.
‘She’s my own personal weed tray,’ Jesse wrote in the caption.
Allison lives in Sydney with her husband and their two children, son Mack, three, and daughter Scout, one.
‘She’s my own personal weed tray!’ Jess made headlines last year when he shared a photo of his wife, Ashley, posing on all fours as he rolled a marijuana cigarette on her lower back
The surprising family revelation comes after Allison found herself embroiled in controversy last week.
She was slammed by Today viewers on Friday after telling a fast food worker to ‘get a new job in another industry’ after he expressed safety concerns for hospitality staff during the coronavirus pandemic.
Many social media users labelled her comments ‘out of touch’, ‘pompous’ and ‘tone-deaf’.
Controversy: Allison was slammed by Today viewers last Friday after telling a fast food worker (right) to ‘get a new job in another industry’ after he expressed safety concerns for hospitality staff during the coronavirus pandemic