She’s been gracing our screens for decades. But insiders say Nine Network stalwart Tracy Grimshaw has turned into a diva since Nine decided to shift offices from quieter Willoughby to a crowded North Sydney location.
WATCH: Tracy Grimshaw caught up in embarrassing on-air fiasco
So much so that the 59-year-old is said to have requested Nine bosses build a secret lift from the car park so that she
– and others such as Today’s Allison Langdon – can go straight into hair and makeup when they arrive without being seen by the general public in North Sydney.
“The new VIP lift from the car park at the multi-million-dollar city premises doesn’t surprise anyone,” our source says.
“For years, Tracy and Georgie Gardner could always arrive at the Willoughby offices un-made-up thanks to the privacy of the car park.
“But North Sydney is a completely different story, plus sharing the building with Fairfax journos (especially TV and gossip writers) is what the raised alarm bells. Hence the urgent calls to the architects for the VIP lift.”
Sources also say that Tracy has a strict routine before going on air to front A Current Affair.
“She has her own personal hairdresser and does not use Nine’s hair and makeup department,” the source spills.
“Tracy arrives at the same time every day like clockwork
for production meetings and the hair and makeup process, plus wardrobe fittings in her private dressing room.
“She sees herself as Nine’s number-one host and behaves accordingly – but, to be fair, Nine execs agree and are more than happy to oblige.”
In 2018, Tracy took aim at paps for trying to take pictures of her on the street without makeup. Posting a makeup-free selfie, she wrote: “Paps are in my street again so here’s a free shot of what they’re after: without makeup or hair done, looking unkempt and flushed from working, preferably with #restingbitchface, work clothes covered in furkid (sic) hair, and maybe some horse snot.
“Now the websites don’t have to pay to have me stalked by strange men to get this pic.”
She added: “I’ll buy a selfie stick so next time I can give you full length, because they like those. Especially from behind. Leave it
with me.”
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