Lisa Wilkinson has slammed an online advertisement which claims she left Today to start her own skincare company as a ‘mixed-race person’.
‘This is complete BS! It is a scam. DO NOT hit link & DO NOT give them credit card details,’ she tweeted on Saturday.
The journalist left Today for The Project last year after failing to achieve pay parity with her co-host Karl Stefanovic.
‘It is a scam!’ Lisa Wikinson slams ‘BS’ online advertisement which claimed she left Today to start her own skincare company as a ‘mixed-race person’
Taking to Twitter, Lisa urged her followers to retweet and let others know she was not involved with a skincare company.
‘But the dumb-ass quote supposedly from me is priceless: ‘If you have a face and your face has skin, [this company] will work for you…As a mixed-race person that is the first thing I made sure of,’ she tweeted.
Lisa’s Twitter warning comes as ratings for The Project continue to dwindle since her debut in January.
Fake news! Taking to Twitter, Lisa urged her followers to retweet and let others know she was not involved with a skincare company
Struggling: Lisa’s Twitter comes as ratings for The Project continue to dwindle since her debut in January
Last week The Sunday Project began with just 227,000 five-city metropolitan viewers.
This contrasts with the 481,000 strong audience which tuned in to watch her first hour on the Channel 10 show in January.
Dwindling: Last week The Sunday Project began with just 227,000 five-city metropolitan viewers
Speaking to The Daily Telegraph, Mediaweek editor James Manning said the blame lay with the show’s format.
‘There does seem to be a reluctance for people to embrace a current affair-style show on Sunday nights, preferring the magazine shows like 60 Minutes and Sunday Night,’ he said.
Lisa had previously hosted the Today show for more than 10 years before abruptly quitting in October.
Difficult to get an audience: Speaking to The Daily Telegraph, Mediaweek editor James Manning said the blame lay with the show’s format