Lisa Wilkinson’s sudden departure from the Today show came as a shock to most of us. But if you were paying close attention you may have guessed something was up.
The first hint came in September when the veteran journalist made a guest appearance on Channel Ten’s The Project – the show she is now going to join in January.
During a discussion about Rebel Wilson’s high profile defamation case against Woman’s Day, the hosts threw to Lisa on location to ask her about what impact she thought the decision would have.
Listen: Mia spoke to Lisa about Karl, Today, and her husband Pete.
But when asked about what her Today co-host Karl Stefanovic thought of Wilson being awarded $4.56 million in damages from the magazine’s publisher, she made an exclamation that we can now see as a slip or hint of things to come.
When Lisa said she hadn’s spoken to Karl about the case, Waleed Aly jokingly asked if there was “tension on the Today set”.
“No no, that’s only because he’s hosting A Current Affair tonight,” she replied, laughing.
“So we are having network wars right now!”
Lisa replied to Pete Helliar’s quip, “And we know which side you choose Lisa, well-chosen” with
an enthusiastic: “I’ve gone for Channel 10!”
Well, now she has.
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