The Project’s Carrie Bickmore is said to be ‘filthy’ that co-host Lisa Wilkinson is being given the show’s VIP interviews and overseas assignments, despite only joining the program four months ago.
On Monday, Woman’s Day quoted sources as saying that Carrie – who has hosted The Project since its debut nine years ago – is also ‘beyond annoyed’ by Lisa’s list of demands, as well as her whopping salary.
‘Who wouldn’t be filthy to be relegated to second place after effectively holding a program together for years?’ one insider reportedly asked the magazine.
‘Who wouldn’t be filthy to be relegated to second place?’ A source has reportedly told Woman’s Day that Carrie Bickmore is ‘beyond annoyed’ that Lisa Wilkinson is securing big interviews and overseas trips on The Project
Lisa only joined The Project in late January, but has already made two trips to the US for exclusive interviews.
In February, she flew to Las Vegas to interview Celine Dion, while in April she traveled to New York for an exclusive sit-down with comedian Amy Schumer.
And last month, Lisa flew to London to cover the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, while Carrie stayed home.
‘There’s a lot of tension behind the scenes’: Lisa only joined The Project in late January, but has already made two trips to the US for exclusive interviews, and flew to London to cover the Royal Wedding
‘There’s a lot of tension behind the scenes,’ an anonymous source is alleged to told Woman’s Day.
After it was announced that Lisa was joining The Project last October, it was widely reported in the media that Carrie was ‘p**sed off’ that the new recruit was rumoured to have secured a $2.3 million salary.
Carrie is thought to be earning less than four times that amount, with a rumoured paycheck of $500,000.
More camera time, less money: Carrie is thought to be earning less than four times less than Lisa, with a rumoured paycheck of $500,000
‘Lisa is getting paid all that money for just two nights a week on camera, and she wants all the best stories here and overseas,’ the insider is quoted as saying in Woman’s Day.
And while it was recently reported that Ita Buttrose and network CEO Paul Anderson were the only two Channel Ten employees allowed to fly business class, the magazine claims Lisa has also negotiated that luxury work perk.
A separate source told Woman’s Day: ‘The bottom line is Lisa is not delivering what they (network executives) all believed she could, and Carrie is sitting back wondering why Lisa is paid so much, why the special treatment, why the business class flights… at a network that is fighting to survive.’
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Channel Ten for comment.
‘Carrie is sitting back wondering why Lisa is paid so much, why the special treatment, why the business class flights’: Woman’s Day claims there are tensions on The Project