Georgie Gardner is the new co-host of Today Show with word her salary has been almost doubled
GEORGIE Gardner put Karl Stefanovic on notice after being named as his new co-host on Nine’s breakfast show, Today. The Daily Telegraph understands her salary has almost been doubled to take on the role vacated by Lisa Wilkinson.
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GEORGIE Gardner put Karl Stefanovic on notice after being named as his new co-host on Nine’s breakfast show, Today.
Addressing long-rumoured tensions between the pair, Gardner patted Stefanovic on the shoulder.
“Strap yourselves in everyone because anything could happen,” she said.
“It is going to be great, I hope. Jokes aside you know how much respect I have for you. There’s been ... a bit of conjecture over the last few weeks about how we feel about each other.
“We’ve had our bumps, we’ve had our laughs, it is a very open and honest relationship.”
Gardner, 47, quit her Today news reading job three-and-a-half years ago for family reasons.
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The Daily Telegraph understands Gardner was convinced to take the new gig with a payrise lifting her $500,000 salary to one approaching the $1 million mark, although still less than half that of Stefanovic’s $2 million wage.