Huge pay day! Channel 9 offers Sonia Kruger “substantial” contract
Sonia Kruger is set to be locked in for another three years at Channel 9 under a “very substantial” contract, a new report has claimed.
The network has offered the TV host a three-year contract extension “which would see her continuing to do Today Extra, would see her doing The Voice and other projects as they arise”, entertainment reporter Peter Ford said on 6PR.
“I’m told the amount of money involved is very substantial, you’re looking at $1.5 million plus for the three years, which is good considering the bulk of that is in daytime television,” Ford said.
Kruger, who joined Channel 9 at the end of 2011 after 14 years with Seven Network, is yet to accept the contract deal.
The alleged offer came a week after a Sunday Telegraph report claimed that Kruger was to be axed from the network as part of a reshuffle.
Amid reports of Today’s ailing ratings, Karl Stefanovic has also been tipped to return to the breakfast show next year alongside Allison Langdon.
Media analyst Julian Evans claimed that Stefanovic and Langdon will be the main co-hosts of Today, while Georgie Gardner will shift over as co-host of Today Extra.
Last week, Stefanovic addressed the growing rumours that he will be making a return to breakfast television.
“That’s what I keep trying to tell Channel 9, that I’m the lucky charm,” he said on Nova. “If they want to pad me up and send me in, I’m ready to go in and we’ll have a win.”