[2][3][4] Returning from Schoolies week after graduating from high school in 2013, Wilkins attended the ARIA Music Awards of 2013 in an outfit which he has referred to as his biggest fashion faux-pas.

[12] The series aired during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia and Wilkins was forced into isolation with his dance partner Lily Cornish after his father contracted COVID-19 after interacting with American actress Rita Wilson, who along with her husband Tom Hanks, had tested positive for COVID-19.

[18] In February 2023, Wilkins modelled at the Australian fashion label Romance Was Born's runway show called "Stronger Together", as well as at a WorldPride event hosted by Jean Paul Gaultier.

[19][20] Throughout his career to date, Wilkins has been an ambassador for the Perth Fashion Festival, Wayside Chapel, the Victorian Racing Club, Pantene and Karen Murrell lipsticks.

[27] In February 2022, Wilkins criticized The Daily Mail for a headline about the outfit he wore on the opening day of the Sydney Mardi Gras Festival, which he described as "completely homophobic and misgynistic".

Richard Wilkins' flamboyant son Christian flaunts his VERY toned figure in a skintight pink mini dress with daring cut-outs", referencing Aerosmith's 1987 song "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)".