Speaking to Confidential on Nova, Carrie, 34, said she’s still not entirely sure how she’s going to balance motherhood with presenting a national television panel show but that she’ll find a way to make it work.
“I’m a big planner and for some reason when it comes to this going back to work bit, my brain has gone, ‘you know what, you’ll deal with it when it happens’,” Carrie said.
“I don’t actually know how it is all going to work but it will have to work.”
In spite of her claims of disorganisation though, it seems that the super-organised Carrie already has a working plan and says that she intends to bring the newborn Evie to the set everyday along with a carer. Meanwhile, her older son Ollie, eight, has someone to take him to and from school everyday.
“I’ve found someone that is going to come in to work and look after Evie while I’m doing my stuff and I’ve got someone to pick Ollie up so it is all a bit of a coordinated effort,” Carrie explained.
“Once she (Evie) settles into a routine and is a bit older, she will be at home but at first I think she still needs to be attached to me for a little bit longer,” she said.
Carrie Bickmore’s adorable new bub Evie
“It’s already been a big start to the year so I’m kind of looking forward to everything settling down to be honest and just getting into a groove and getting back to work.”
It certainly has been an eventful year for the hugely popular TV presenter. Not only did she welcome her adorably baby, but she was also crowned the winner of this year’s TV Gold Logie.
Carrie famously accepted the award wearing a beanie for brain cancer, in tribute to her late husband Greg Lange who died in 2010 after losing his battle with the disease. She also encouraged her fellow Aussie TV presenters to “whack on a beanie” the following day while on air and followed suit when she dropped by The Project panel desk the following night.
“I was overwhelmed by the response, I just couldn’t believe it,” Bickmore said of all those that took part. “It’s a beautiful thing that it wasn’t about what network you worked on, obviously brain cancer is nothing to do with the TV world and the competitive world of TV and that is why I was so pleased to see everyone doing it.
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