TV’s biggest stars reportedly began sniping at each other the minute the cameras stopped rolling during their coverage of the Royal Wedding.
Karl Stefanovic was allegedly ‘furious’ that he had to play ‘second fiddle’ to his Today co-host Georgie Gardner all weekend, who was said to have been given special privileges during the trip.
Sources also claimed Sylvia Jeffreys felt ‘overlooked’ after Allison Langdon was sent to London instead of her and that Edwina Bartholomew felt lonely and missed her new husband on the trip.
Tensions? Karl Stefanovic was allegedly ‘furious’ that he had to play ‘second fiddle’ to his Today co-host Georgie Gardner during their coverage of the Royal Wedding
Karl, 43, had an outburst when Georgie, 47, took too long getting ready in the make-up room, according to Woman’s Day.
The publication claimed the co-hosts’ relationship has been frosty since Karl and his brother Peter reportedly made comments about Georgie during a ‘b****y’ Uber phone call.
Karl reportedly vented to Peter that Georgie was too ‘neutral’ and accused his Today co-host of ‘sitting on the fence’.
The Uber driver recalled: ‘He said she didn’t have enough opinions and he wanted her to step up. He actually sounded angry and said he was going to start pushing hard and that she needed to do that if she wanted to stay on the show.’
Rumour has it: Sources also claimed Sylvia Jeffreys (L) felt ‘overlooked’ after Allison Langdon (R) was sent to London instead of her
Georgie has allegedly been given more say in what happens on the Today show by Nine bosses since details of the reported ‘b****y’ chat were leaked.
She allegedly pushed for bosses to send her Weekend Today co-host Allison Langdon to London – which meant Peter Stefanovic and his wife Sylvia stayed at home.
‘Karl has had to play second fiddle to Georgie all week and he hates that,’ a source told Woman’s Day.
Insiders added that he was incensed that Peter and Sylvia didn’t get to cover the big day alongside him.
Oh dear: Elsewhere, Edwina Bartholomew was allegedly left feeling like the ‘spare wheel’ because her Sunrise co-host Samantha Armytage hung out with newsreader Nathalie Barr, 50, for most of the trip
Lonely? Edwina was said to be missing her new husband Neil Varcoe on the trip, who she tied the knot with in an idyllic farmhouse wedding in April
‘Peter thinks he’s the more senior reporter and should’ve been sent instead of Allison, and Sylvia was furious to be overlooked, especially after finding out they were sending Natalia [Cooper] over to do the weather,’ they claimed.
Despite the claims, Karl suggested everything was fine between him and Georgie during the trip and even poked fun at their rumoured feud on Instagram.
He shared a photo of himself and Georgie posing near the Tower of London, alongside the caption: ‘She’s back! Just in time to send me up the Tower!’
Elsewhere, Edwina Bartholomew was allegedly left feeling like the ‘spare wheel’ because her Sunrise co-host Samantha Armytage hung out with newsreader Nathalie Barr, 50, for most of the trip.
Awkward? Meanwhile, Karl, 43, reportedly had an outburst when Georgie, 47, took too long getting ready in the make-up room
Stilted: Woman’s Day claimed the co-hosts’ relationship has been frosty since Karl and his brother Peter reportedly made comments about Georgie during a ‘b****y’ Uber phone call
‘It doesn’t help that Sam keeps having little digs at Eddy on air, and she’s really missing her husband – don’t forget they only got married a few weeks ago, and she really just wants to be home enjoying being a newlywed,’ the source said.
There was reportedly tension from the start when Edwina, Sam and David Koch realised would be staying at the same hotel – the Pullman St Pancras establishment in London – as their Today rivals Karl and Georgie.
However, Karl’s former co-host Lisa Wilkinson was allegedly put in another accommodation and the pair didn’t cross paths.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted representatives for Karl, Sylvia and Edwina for comment.
Overlooked? Karl was incensed that his brother Peter and his wife Sylvia didn’t get to cover the big day alongside him, sources claimed