Lisa Wilkinson steps down from The Project after ‘relentless, targeted toxicity’

November 21, 2022 8:53

Lisa Wilkinson has stepped down from her role on The Project, effective immediately after she announced the shock exit on Sunday night’s program episode describing the last six months as complex and marked by “relentless, targeted toxicity”.

“It’s time to reprioritise a few things in my life,” adding, “after almost 15 years of the early alarm on breakfast TV, and now another five years here at the Project desk, I’m looking at how I want the coming years to play out, both professionally and personally.

After five years at the desk, @Lisa_Wilkinson will be the leaving The Project. Here is the moment she made the announcement.#TheProjectTV pic.twitter.com/2nEc1kbTcI

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Emma Shepherd

Emma Shepherd was the acting deputy editor at Mumbrella who has over seven years of print and digital experience in the industry and has previously worked as a reporter for media outlets Bauer Media (now Are Media), Yahoo Australia, and a content strategist and writer for various independent marketing agencies.

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