Australia’s ‘Prime Minister’ makes a surprise cameo at the Lego Masters – but there’s a catch

On Sunday’s episode of Lego Masters, Michael ‘Wippa’ Wipfli pranked the contestants with a funny gag.

The host and comedian took to the stage dressed in a suit after co-star Hamish Blake introduced him as a ‘very special guest’.

Hamish joked that the ‘Prime Minister’ of Australia was on his way out, only for Wippa to turn up.

The teams coming from Germany, USA, France and Denmark were none the wiser.

‘I was so surprised that we met the Prime Minister,’ laughed Ida, who is a member of Team Denmark.

The host and comedian took to the stage dressed in a suit

“I thought, ‘When am I ever going to meet the Prime Minister of Australia?'” she added.

Hamish said the real Prime Minister Anthony Albanese could not appear.

The teams quickly realized it was a joke when they noticed Hamish giggling through the joke.

It comes after Channel Nine’s highest-paid star was revealed – and Lego Masters host Hamish Blake topped the list with his eye-popping seven-figure salary.

Co-star Hamish Blake (pictured) introduced him as a ‘very special guest’

Hamish joked that the ‘Prime Minister’ of Australia was on his way out, only for Wippa to turn up

The teams coming from Germany, USA, France and Denmark were none the wiser

The comedian, 41, is said to earn a whopping $2 million for hosting the reality show.

Lego Masters has had a change in the format of the top-rating competition this year.

It offers that ‘Australia’ will play against teams from the USA, Germany, Denmark and France.

Season four sees international teams of two take on an Australian duo for the prized Lego Masters trophy.

Lego Masters also features referee Ryan ‘The Brickman’ McNaught.

Hamish said the real Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (pictured) could not appear