Today show presenter Karl Stefanovic has enlisted the nation as matchmakers for radio host Ray Hadley, who walked out on Stefanovic during an interview on Tuesday morning.

"I'm just trying to find Raymond love," Stefanovic said in a statement that afternoon. "He works hard and deserves it. He has a tough shell but a heart made of marshmallow. Pls help."

Hadley appeared all shell and no marshmallow just before 7am when he pulled out his earpiece and walked off mid-interview, but it turned out to be a big joke.

The Today show host asked radio presenter Hadley if he was ‘‘seeing anyone’’ in a planned interview shortly before 7am this morning.