When Lisa Wilkinson made the shock announcement that she would no longer be joining Karl Stefanovic on The Today Show, and would instead be sitting beside Carrie Bickmore and Waleed Aly on rival network Channel 10’s The Project, the congratulatory messages came in thick and fast.
But none is more poignant than the post shared by Wilkinson’s own daughter, Billi FitzSimons.
The 20-year-old, who recently played bridesmaid as her parents renewed their vows, thanked her mum for “paving the way” with her bold career move.
“Thank you, Mum, for paving the way for the next generation and every generation to come,” she shared on Instagram.
“You are a leader and an inspiration for so many tonight.”
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I think this is a great move for Lisa. As her children are older and probably out of the house more in the afternoon/evenings, how lovely will it be for them to catch up in the morning before work/uni.
I think Lisa went to Nine with some pretty heavy demands and was willing to walk. Good on her, I love watching her and will be tuning in to the Project more now that she is there. Cant wait to hear how she works with Waleed - he is so far left and she is sensibly in the middle.