Carrie's next big step "makes sense"
After making the shock announcement that she would be leaving The Project after 13 years in the hosting chair, rumours are swirling about Carrie Bickmore's next career move.
The TV personality made the announcement on Tuesday night's episode of the show, saying that she wanted to have more family time and to know who she was outside of the program.
Just days after the announcement, there are now suggestions that Bickmore could switch networks and join Karl Stefanovic on The Today Show.
“Whatever happens, it will be a very different TV landscape in 2023,” one executive told The Daily Telegraph.
“Nine needs to do something with Today as ratings can’t continue as they have. It is crunch time. Carrie is very well-liked, the question really is whether she would take the job.”
With Allison Langdon tipped as the front runner to take over from Tracy Grimshaw on A Current Affair, there very well could be room for Bickmore at the Channel Nine morning show.
Another insider noted that there was wiggle room in Bickmore‘s announcement to move to another TV gig.
“I’m not leaving TV, my son sent me a message saying ‘I want to see my retirement’ — honey I’m not retiring. I’m going to move onto something different which I do not know what that is yet,“ Bickmore said during her announcement.
“It was a bit odd … seemed cryptic,” the insider said. “But if she is going – why would Ten keep her on air?”
A source at another network said a move to Today “makes sense”.
“It is the next, most obvious step for her,” they told Daily Mail Australia.
“As much as you’d like to say that she is not as nice as her on-screen persona, that’s not the case.
“Everyone likes her. Viewers like her. She would bring a lot of positive energy to Today and, in terms of timing, it all makes sense.”
Carrie broke down in tears as she announced her departure to The Project viewers, saying the show has been like a "second home".
She said, "I'll watch the show at home with a glass of wine in hand. I just wanted to say an enormous thank you."
“It has been an incredible privilege.”
Image credits: Instagram