Monday, 22nd January marks a new era for the Today show with Karl Stefanovic and Georgie Gardner kicking off their new joint hosting gig.
While Karl has been captaining the breakfast show ship for years, Georgie, 46, was passed the baton from former host Lisa Wilkinson.
And their first day went off with a hitch!
Karl decided to rate Georgie’s performance an hour into the show, telling the viewers, “You haven’t made any significant errors yet!”
The veteran journalist and mother-of-two proudly displayed her swift ability to put Karl, 43, in his place, “Oh, you reckon? What about the off-air stuff?”
Watch the hilarious interaction in the video below!
Georgie has been very honest about her return to the Today show, even addressing her reported rivalry with the TV larrikin.
“There’s been a lot of conjecture over the last few weeks about how we feel about each other,” Georgie said to Karl following her appointment to the show.
“We’ve had our bumps, we’ve had our laughs, we have a very open and honest relationship. Strap yourself in everyone, because anything could happen.”
In the same light, the respected journalist spoke to the Daily Telegraph for their Sunday edition, admitting she does have her concerns about this new chapter in her life.
“There’s a part of me that feels wary because we live in a time now where there is just so much scrutiny, we live in this very weird era of clickbait and I just hope with that I don’t lose my spontaneity,” she said.
“I figure we’re all at risk of saying something that we might… regret or feel ‘oh gosh I wish I didn’t say that.’ But I hope that doesn’t override the genuine side of me and my authenticity.”
One thing is certain, Georgie’s family couldn’t be prouder.
One day before her big debut, Georgie shared on Instagram her 12-year-old daughter Bronte’s darling gesture.
Posting a photo of a tea with the message ‘Mum Like No Other’, chocolate, a flower, her glasses and glass of water, she penned, “My 12 yr old’s sweet gesture to lure me to bed!! 3 alarms set, now for some sleep. #iwakeupwithtoday.”
While Georgie’s first day went very smoothly, the breakfast show has already faced one little hiccup.
Fans have noticed that Today’s promo looks very similar to the trailer for BBC Breakfast in the UK.
And the British program had no problem calling the Nine network out.
Taking to Twitter with a video comparison of the two adverts, the BBC wrote, “We thought this looked familiar!!!”
Watch it below and see for yourself!
Adding a final nail into the coffin, the BBC then notified fans, “BBC Breakfast ad was released in Spring 2016, Channel 9’s in the last few months.”
The Aussie channel have yet to comment on the matter.
Fingers crossed this is the only hitch for an otherwise smooth sailing week with Today.
