Monty Dimond breaks down on-air as she apologizes to Yumi Stynes for being uneducated about racism

KIIS FM host Katie ‘Monty’ Dimond broke down in tears on Tuesday when she spoke about her lack of education when it comes to racism.

Speaking to her 3PM Pick-Up co-host Yumi Stynes, Monty revealed she was ‘overwhelmed’ by the ongoing Black Lives Matter protests in America.

‘I’m embarrassed, and I am confronted. I’ve never felt more out of control in my whole life,’ she began.

‘I don’t think I’ve ever been affected more by anything than what is happening in the world right now.’

She also said that she had started educating herself on racism because she was ‘uneducated on everything outside my own world’. 

Monty explained that she was disappointed with herself that it had taken her so long to realise that ‘white privilege’ isn’t just related to black people – and that it also applies to her co-host Yumi, whose mother is Japanese. 

‘You and I have spoken over several times. You know, you’ll pull me up sometimes you go, ”Monty, that’s really hurtful, what you said.”’

Monty said Yumi has called her out for her problematic remarks in the past and but at the time didn’t understand what it meant by having ‘white privilege’.

Apologising to Yumi, she said: ‘I’m sorry.. I’ve been thinking about you so much for how often you’re in a room feeling unrepresented, how often you open a website, turn on the TV or open a magazine and see no one like you.’

To which Yumi replied: ‘I can see you struggling and I know a lot of people are struggling, but I’m okay. You’re okay.’

‘We need to look after people who aren’t okay, which is for one, closer to us as indigenous people here in Australia.’

Yumi then explained that Australians should look at Americans as a way of working with and protecting indigenous Australians and that learning was the first step.

On Monday, Monty penned a lengthy post to her Instagram, where she said she was ‘hidden behind overwhelm’ and avoided having a talk about racism with her children.