Competing networks, Channel 7 and Channel 9, have found a new area of rivalry after their respective weather reporters were caught wearing the same dress.
Channel 7’s Jane Bunn and Channel 9’s Livinia Nixon were reporting from Melbourne’s Caulfield Racecourse on Friday night, when eagle-eyed journalists spotted the wardrobe mishap.
Both reporters were wearing an identical black dress with floral embellishments, only differing in their hair and makeup.
While Ms Bunn wore her hair in a sleek side ponytail, Ms Nixon accessorised her outfit with an eye-catching blue headpiece.
Channel 7’s Jane Bunn (left) and Channel 9’s Livinia Nixon (right) were caught wearing the same dress during their weather reports on Friday night
Viewers watching from home would have missed the mishap unless they were watching both reports simultaneously.
Unfortunately for the women, it seems their fellow media comrades were doing just that.
ABC weather reporter Paul Higgins joked about wanting to wear the same dress as the women on Twitter.
‘Damn. And I was going to wear that dress on the weather tonight!’ Mr Higgins tweeted.
ABC weather reporter Paul Higgins joked about wanting to wear the same dress
Ms Bunn addressed the saga on Twitter, saying the wardrobe mistake ‘had to happen sooner or later’
Ms Bunn replied the wardrobe mistake ‘had to happen sooner or later’.
The weather reporters were trackside at the race and were quick to laugh at their matching ensembles.
The honest mistake came just months after Channel 9 suffered media backlash over reporter Amber Sherlock’s ‘Jacketgate’ saga.
The honest mistake came just months after Channel 9 suffered media backlash over reporter Amber Sherlock’s (pictured centre) ‘Jacketgate’ saga
Extraordinary leaked footage from a 9 News studio showed the host raging at her colleague Julie Snook, after she arrived for a live broadcast wearing a white dress.
Ms Sherlock, who was also wearing white – as was guest psychologist Sandy Rea – ordered Ms Snook to change, insisting she put on a different colour jacket.
The pair released an awkward statement hours after the footage emerged, with the presenters claiming they had moved on following Ms Sherlock’s meltdown.