Top contenders to replace Carrie Bickmore revealed
A regular panellist on The Project has weighed in on who the top three contenders to replace Carrie Bickmore are.
In October, Bickmore announced she would be leaving the show after 13 years in the hosting chair.
Now, Kate Langbroek, who regularly appears as a guest panellist, has shared the three names who are the frontrunners to replace her.
While the network has yet to announce who will be formally replacing her, Langbroek told news.com.au’s podcast I’ve Got News For You podcast that the spot will go to Chrissie Swan, Georgie Tunny or Studio 10’s Sarah Harris.
“That’s a big job, and it’ll be fascinating to see in what direction the show goes,” Langbroek said.
“Everyone’s racking their brains to think of the perfect person and it’s really hard to replace Carrie, because she’s got a very broad skill set in that she’s a journalist, but she’s also into pop culture, and she’s topical, and she looks beautiful and she engages at the desk … That’s very hard to find someone who can live in all those areas.”
When prompted by podcast host Andrew Bucklow with Swan, Tunny and Harris’ names, Langbroek replied, “Well, I actually think there’s probably a good chance of it being one of those three.”
Chrissie Swan filled in for Bickmore during her UK sabbatical earlier this year, as did Georgie Tunny, who joined The Project desk full-time as a reporter and fill-in host in September.
Sarah Harris is a long time host for alternate Channel Ten show Studio 10, which she has hosted for nine years.
Carrie shared she will be leaving the show at the end of the year during an emotional announcement at the end of an episode of The Project in October.
She said, “I have some news that I wanted to share... s*** I'm already crying,” she began.
“I have made the tough decision to finish up hosting the show at the end of the year.”
“It's been the hardest decision of my professional life, to make this call, but it's time for a new challenge and for my next chapter.”
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