‘Delighted to be back’: Georgie Gardner returns to the Nine news desk after being axed from the Today show
Georgie Gardner returned to the Channel Nine news desk on Friday night.
The 49-year-old took to Instagram to mark the occasion, sharing a photo which showed her ready to work at her old stomping ground.
She wrote: ‘Delighted to be back on the @9newssydney set for 6pm news. Been a while between bulletins, just like riding a bike, right?!’
‘Delighted to be back’: Georgie Gardner (pictured) returned to the Nine news desk on Friday after being axed from the Today show. She shared this photo on Instagram
In the snap, Georgie has her game face on, sitting in the achor’s seat wearing a white pantsuit.
After her departure from Today, it was understood Georgie would return to presenting Nine News Sydney on Fridays and Saturdays.
An industry insider has told Daily Mail Australia that Georgie is likely to be heading back to her old stomping ground at Nine’s Weekend News.
She wrote: ‘Delighted to be back on the @9newssydney set for 6pm news. Been a while between bulletins, just like riding a bike, right?!’
The source also claimed that she will take over from Peter Overton on the weekday 6pm bulletin when he is away.
‘[Georgie] has really proven her worth on weekends and as Peter Overton’s back-up. Together they have become an unstoppable team dominating Sydney ratings,’ they said.
In November 2019, Nine announced their decision to axe Georgie and co-host Deborah Knight from their breakfast TV hosting duties at Channel Nine’s Today show.
Gone: In November 2019, Nine announced their decision to axe Georgie and co-host Deborah Knight (right) from their breakfast TV hosting duties at Channel Nine’s Today show
At the time of her axing, Georgie claimed she was shocked by the network’s decision to sack her and Deborah, and reinstate Karl Stefanovic, who had previously been axed in December 2018.
‘I was consulted two weeks ago about the future direction of the Today show and naturally I’m disappointed with the outcome,’ she told Nine Now.
‘I have no regrets, even though the scrutiny and public discourse has been daunting and disproportionate. It’s also at times been cruel.’
Words: At the time of her axing, Georgie claimed she was shocked by the network’s decision to sack her and Deborah, and reinstate Karl Stefanovic, who had previously been axed in December 2018
Georgie subsequently left the show shortly after her axing, choosing not to finish the year.
Today suffered record-low ratings after Georgie replaced Lisa Wilkinson as Karl Stefanovic’s co-host in early 2018.
Georgie and Deborah were replaced this month by reinstated anchor Karl Stefanovic and new co-host Allison ‘Ally’ Langdon.
In: Georgie and Deborah were replaced this month by reinstated anchor Karl Stefanovic (left) and new co-host Allison ‘Ally’ Langdon (right)