Leigh Sales' cheeky swipe at Karl Stefanovic
Leigh Sales has taken a light-hearted swipe at Karl Stefanovic on Channel Ten's media review show The Cheap Seats.
Leigh appeared on the show to talk about her upcoming book Storytellers, which details the craft of journalism and her experience in the industry, as well as how to apply those skills to everyday life.
The Cheap Seats hosts Melanie Bracewell and Tim McDonald asked Sales about the media professionals she interviewed for the book, as she took the opportunity for the playful jab against Karl.
McDonald began his question saying, "You spoke to some incredible names in Australian journalism, such as Annabel Crabb, Karl Stefanovic, Tracy Grimshaw, David Speers... Who surprised you the most?"
Leigh cheekily responded, "I thought you were going to say, 'You spoke to some incredible names in journalism AND Karl Stefanovic!"
After the audience and the show hosts burst out laughing, Leigh quickly defended the Today host, saying, "But he is amazing at what he does, let the records show."
Sales went on to say that when she spoke to Stefanovic for her book, she was shocked when he admitted how nervous he used to get at the start of his career.
"You know Karl actually did surprise me a bit because he talked about how nervous he used to get when he was first starting out and he said he used to sweat absolute buckets," she explained.
Elsewhere in the interview, Leigh