Lisa Wilkinson remained quiet during the media storm that proceeded her shock resignation from Channel Nine last week.
She made the announcement via Twitter on Monday night, alongside an image of a statement from Channel Nine confirming they were “unable to meet the expectations” of Wilkinson regarding her pay.
Cue, a week filled with discussion about the gender pay gap that is still alive and kicking; Nine’s treatment of women; and salary transparency within industries.
Wilkinson could only watch on as the storm brewed around her. She didn’t get to say goodbye on air. She wasn’t able to say thank you to her colleagues as Australia watched on. She had co-hosted the Today show for 10 years and, just like that, she was gone.
Now, she’s given her fans the goodbye she never got to say on air, sharing that her one big regret is that she didn’t have an opportunity to say farewell.
“It’s been a helluva week,” she wrote on Instagram alongside an image of her and co-host Karl Stefanovic from 10 years ago.