Lisa Wilkinson shares backhanded tribute to Karl Stefanovic after he is sacked from Today show

Did Lisa get her birthday wish? Karl Stefanovic is booted from Today on Wilkinson’s 59th… as she posts a backhanded tribute to him

Lisa Wilkinson is celebrating her 59th birthday.

And The Project host has posted a backhanded tribute to her former co-host Karl Stefanovic after he was booted for the Today show, on Wednesday. 

In the caption she wrote, ‘Wishing @karlstefanovic_ all the best.’

Did Lisa get her birthday wish? Karl Stefanovic was booted from the Today show on Wednesday, which happens to be the birthday of his former co-host Lisa Wilkinson who is celebrating her 59th birthday

‘Because when it was good, it was great…’ she added with a touch of sass, tagging the Today show in the post. 

Lisa and Karl hosted the breakfast show together from 2007 until she quit in 2017 following a pay dispute.   

Followers of the veteran journalist praised their unique tandem during their tenure on the show, including one who commented on the photo, ‘Such a good team!!! Show has never been the same!!’

Breakfast TV buddies: In the caption she wrote, 'Wishing @karlstefanovic_ all the best. Because when it was good, it was great...'. Lisa and Karl hosted the breakfast show together from 2007 until she quit in 2017 following a pay dispute

Breakfast TV buddies: In the caption she wrote, ‘Wishing @karlstefanovic_ all the best. Because when it was good, it was great…’. Lisa and Karl hosted the breakfast show together from 2007 until she quit in 2017 following a pay dispute

'The show has never been the same!!'' Followers of the veteran journalist praised their unique tandem during their tenure on the show, including one who commented on the photo, 'Such a good team!!! Show has never been the same!!' 

‘The show has never been the same!!” Followers of the veteran journalist praised their unique tandem during their tenure on the show, including one who commented on the photo, ‘Such a good team!!! Show has never been the same!!’ 

Another wrote, ‘Sure was! You two were a great team. Glad he is leaving too. Better for him, don’t care about the show (don’t watch it anymore) hope he moves on to better things too.’

Also commenting on the post Christian Wilkins, the son of Today show entertainment editor Richard Wilkins, who reflected on a happier time during the height of the show when broadcast from the US.

He said, ‘that Disneyland OB (outside broadcast) will go down as one of the best weeks ever.’ 

 

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