Heartbreaking reason why Julie Snook abruptly quit Channel Nine: ‘I hit an all-time low point’

News reporter Julie Snook has revealed why she decided to quit Channel Nine in 2019.

The 36-year-old shocked viewers when she revealed she was leaving the network  ‘to try something new’ after being at the centre of the ‘Jacketgate’ scandal back in January 2017, which made headlines around the world.

In a new interview, the 36-year-old said she’d hit ‘rock bottom’ at the time and her role was taking a ‘toll on her mentally and emotionally’.

Julie explained she suffers from endometriosis, a condition where tissue similar to the lining of the womb grows in other places such as the ovaries and fallopian tubes, and causes extreme pain.

She has undergone surgery 13 times and just 10 days after having one of the surgeries, Julie was back on-air presenting 5am bulletins.

‘I remember sitting at the desk and I was so unwell. I remember just a cold sweat. I had a blanket on my lap. A bucket next to me,’ she told news.com.

‘It was incredibly difficult to get through. It wasn’t a job where you’re sitting at a computer all day. It was honestly awful.’

Julie revealed she hit an ‘all-time low point’ when she was sitting in a carpark with her husband Hugo Johnstone-Burt and discussing their future.

She said she realised she needed to make ‘significant changes’. 

She eventually decided to leave her job at Nine as she couldn’t battle the ‘health side with the pressure’.

‘To me, that was breaking point and I chose to step away. I needed to for my health and my future,’ she added.

Since leaving Nine, Julie has started working as a freelance reporter.

She married Hugo in 2021 and the following year the couple welcomed a baby boy named August.

She said she hit ‘rock bottom’ at the time and her role was taking a ‘toll on her mentally and emotionally’. The reporter explained that she suffers from endometriosis  and just 10 days after having one of these surgeries, Julie was back on-air presenting 5am bulletins

Julie made headlines around the world in 2017 when footage showing Channel Nine newsreader Amber Sherlock berating her for wearing a white jacket was leaked online.

In the footage, Amber demanded Julie put on a jacket so the two could avoid both wearing white on TV at the same time.

Speaking to her producer, Amber said: ‘I need Julie to put a jacket on because we’re all in white. I asked her before we came on… Julie you need to put a jacket on.’

Julie fought back saying she hadn’t had time to change, but Amber refused to back down, snapping back: ‘Come on, I told you two hours ago.’

The sports presenter later appeared on air wearing a black jacket, and was the object of much public sympathy when the footage went viral.

Julie revealed she hit an ‘all-time low point’ when she was sitting in a carpark with her husband Hugo Johnstone-Burt and discussing their future