Advertisement
Home Latest News

Georgie Gardner Officially Joins Karl Stefanovic As Co-Host on Today

Congratulations to the star!

After a few weeks of a whole lot of speculation, TODAY producers have confirmed that Georgie Gardner will return to the hit breakfast show and take over Lisa Wilkinsonโ€™s role as co-host.

Advertisement

The new host appeared on the show this morning to make the official announcement. 

And the TODAY Instagram page also shared a snap of Gardner to confirm the news.

Advertisement

โ€œWeโ€™re very excited to announce Georgie Gardner is coming back to TODAY! Welcome home, Georgie! ๐ŸŽ‰ โค๏ธ #9Today,โ€ the photo was captioned.

And it appears Gardner is excited, too! While speaking with Fairfax Media, the seasoned journalist described her new position as the best job on TV.

โ€œItโ€™s like none other; itโ€™s a platform that gives you that opportunity to connect with people in every part of this country, in the cities and in every corner. 

โ€œItโ€™s a wonderful opportunity to discuss issues of national interest, to shine a light on issues people are concerned about, to inform and entertain, and hopefully rekindle the lovely relationship I had over the seven years prior.

Advertisement

โ€œKarl and I obviously go back a long way. I enjoy his company enormously. He is predictably unpredictable โ€ฆ but I relish a challenge. Jokes aside, there is so much I can learn from him.

โ€œHeโ€™s a larrikin; he knows he sometimes goes too far but thatโ€™s OK. At the end of the day, heโ€™s entertaining and he loves to make people laugh. Iโ€™m really looking forward to the challenge,โ€ she concluded.

And funnily enough, she immediately shared a snap of herself hugging her new co-host on Instagram. 

Advertisement

Fellow TODAY star Sylvia Jeffreys was quick to share a congratulatory snap of her new colleague.

โ€œWelcome home, GG! So very excited to share my mornings with the wonderful @georgiegardner9! Happy days ahead @thetodayshow ๐Ÿ’•,โ€ she captioned the happy picture.

Advertisement

Gardner commences her role in January. 

This article originally appeared on WHO.

Related stories


Advertisement
Advertisement