Australian Celebrities

Lisa Wilkinson gets the last laugh amid The Project ‘exit’ drama

The star is living her best life amid gossip around her Channel 10 show
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Having a great life is the best revenge, and Lisa Wilkinson is certainly living that – and seemingly wants us all to know.

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Sharing a series of glorious new photos from her Italian holiday with husband Peter FitzSimons, Lisa is remaining tight lipped about reports of tension with co-stars, and suggestions she is going to leave the show.

‘Positano, hot as,’ she captioned one holiday photo. ‘Me, excited as. And LOVING it!!’

Gushing about everything from public seating to doorways, it seems that Lisa wants us to know that The Project is quite literally the last thing on her mind.

‘Because when you realise that even the freakin’ bus stop seats in Positano are a stunning work of art (and you’re just in your thongs 😬), you try and position your feet as elegantly as possible…,’ she shared on one post.

The flurry of Instagram content comes following suggestions that a disgruntled Lisa might be looking to exit The Project.

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It’s a scenario being given fuel by Sportsbet, with the agency announcing it ‘believes Lisa Wilkinson is odds on to leave amid rumours of a feud with other cast members’.

The bookmaker has priced Lisa as $1.85 to leave the show this year, while Waleed Aly is $3.00 to depart, and Carrie Bickmore and Peter Helliar are at $4.00 to leave.

‘We find it hard to believe anyone could be feuding with Waleed or Carrie, but rumours gather momentum. Apparently all is not well with Lisa and her co-hosts and we’re tipping she’ll go sooner rather than later,’ said Sportsbet’s Rich Hummerston.

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The buzz appears to have its origins in a report that Lisa stormed out of The Project’s 10th anniversary celebrations after a throwaway comment from Peter Helliar.

The Australian reported that the comedian singled out Lisa as an outsider amongst his fellow co-hosts, Carrie Bickmore and Waleed Aly, when he said, ‘We love having you on our show.’

The report went on to say that Lisa had ‘shuffled offset’ after just 30 minutes of the hour and a half broadcast. 

‘Diary hears she was not sighted again, either during the 90-minute-plus extravaganza or the after-party,’ said the publication.

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