Sophie Monk left red-faced after being pranked for the second time on live radio

Sophie Monk was left completely red-faced after being pranked for a second time on radio. Photo / Getty Images

Sophie Monk has been pranked by Aussie's opposition leader Bill Shorten in a radio interview, with the presenter fooled into thinking she was interviewing a Home & Away star.

It's been six months since Shorten left Monk red faced in another radio prank, and it seems the former Bardot star still hasn't brushed up on her political prowess. Can someone be so out of touch that they'd fall for the prank a second time? We'll let you decide.

On her KIIS FM breakfast show this morning, the former Bardot pop star was told by the team that she and co-host Matty Acton would be interviewing "Bruce" - the "actor" behind the made-up character of Peter Spence on Home & Away.

When Shorten took a seat in the studio - in his usual suit and tie - and the segment began, Monk confidently chatted away about his time on the long-running Australian soap.

Sophie Monk tries to hide as she realises what's going on.

"You've obviously been there for a long time, how do you get in character?" she asked.

"You've just got to imagine yourself as the character and you've got to be that character the whole time," Shorten replied convincingly.

"I think if you're over-scripted it can be a bit stiff and people want to see the real thing. I think rehearsal is sort of the enemy of authenticity."

Reading the fake notes in front of her written by producers, Monk asked "Bruce" about his on-screen relationship with Summer Bay's Irene and his long career as an actor.

"My career's had a slow take off. The Logies is still alluding me and I don't think this year's going to be different," Shorten told her.

Ready for the big reveal, Acton asked "Bruce" to explain why he really won't ever be nominated for a Logie.

"This is mean, Sophie. (But) Politics isn't everyone's bag ..." he said before Acton told her it was Bill Shorten.

Watch the awkwardness for yourself: