Chris Wilding Fights With Ralph Cirella and Has Quarantine Phone Sex With High Pitch Erik

“He snapped,” the Stern Show staffer says of his “Sopranos”-inspired squabble with Howard’s longtime stylist

May 4, 2020
High Pitch Erik and Chris Wilding together in New York back in January High Pitch Erik and Chris Wilding together in New York back in January Photo: The Howard Stern Show

Staffer Chris Wilding relived a rollercoaster of emotions on Monday’s Stern Show, from bickering with Ralph Cirella to having phone sexy with Wack Packer High Pitch Erik.

He told Howard his on-again, off-again friendship with Ralph was tested once again during a recent discussion of the ambiguous ending to “The Sopranos.” Chris believed the acclaimed mobster drama’s 2007 finale was a letdown, Ralph sharply disagreed, and their difference of opinion eventually escalated into a full-blown argument via text.

“He snapped and said, ‘You know what? You don’t have the right to comment because you’re just a low-level writer who writes dick jokes for a living and that’s all you’ll ever be,’” Chris recounted, adding, “I said, ‘Okay, if you’re going to be that nasty, I guess that’s the end of a friendship.’”

Howard was shocked his longtime stylist would even try and make that case. “As far as I know, Ralph doesn’t even have a job except for dressing me, and that went out the window,” he said.

“You’re a dresser—what do you have the right to comment on?” co-host Robin Quivers agreed. “Maybe fashion … but not the ending of ‘The Sopranos.’”

Ralph eventually called in to share his side of the story. “I love Chris and I thought he was a good friend … I thought we were joking around and then I said something and he just turned on a dime,” he told Howard, explaining he called the staffer up afterward to apologize.

As hot-tempered as Chris may have been during that argument, it paled in comparison to how hot and bothered High Pitch got with him during a recent phone conversation. The staffer called the Wack Packer recently to see how he was handling the pandemic, but within a few seconds their conversation turned erotic. Despite High Pitch’s repeated insistence he isn’t gay, he tried coaxing Chris to come over during quarantine and fulfill his junk-food related sexual fantasies.

“We can wear masks,” High Pitch told him. “I could feed you ice cream, six feet apart, with a long spoon. We could jerk ourselves off. I can spray whip cream in your mouth. We could order takeout. We could order Burger King or McDonald’s.”

“Mmm, what do we get from McDonald’s?” Chris wondered.

“Two 20-piece McNuggets,” the Wack Packer responded. “And we can order two apple pies: one for me, one for you.”

The duo’s phone-sex session ultimately lasted about 20 minutes and contained several unexpected twists, like Chris roleplaying as a COVID-19 patient and Erik pretending to be his needle-wielding nurse. At one point while talking dirty, the Wack Packer even found an opportunity to lambast New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

“Eric has two gears: hungry and angry,” Howard surmised after hearing the clip. Take a listen (below).