Sarah Murdoch leaves Next Top Model

Tim Burrowes

December 12, 2011 10:07

Australia’s Next Top Model host and co-executive producer Sarah Murdoch will not be involved in the next series of the Fox 8 show, Foxtel announced today.

According to the announcement, it was Murdoch’s own decision to move on.

Brian Walsh, Foxtel’s executive director of television, said: “Sarah has made a remarkable contribution to Australia’s Next Top Model and was instrumental in propelling the programme to its most successful season ever, in 2011. We would like to thank Sarah for her passion, commitment and incredible support of the series. Naturally we are disappointed to lose her, but the show goes on.”

In the previous season the live final ended disastrously with Murdoch announcing the wrong winner. However, this year’s live final, held at Sydney Opera House, was flawless.

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.