Lisa Wilkinson’s subtle but obvious dig at Karl Stefanovic
<p>Lisa Wilkinson took to social media to make a not-so-subtle dig at her former<span> </span><em>Today</em> co-host, Karl Stefanovic.</p>
<p>Wilkinson referenced her old colleague's infamous post-Logies “drunk” broadcast, joking that the best way to win a Gold Logie is to get tipsy and make a fool of yourself on national television.</p>
<p>Stefanovic received the esteemed award in 2011 – two years after his drunken escapade, where he appeared on the breakfast show still intoxicated from the Logies the night before.</p>
<p>While slurring his words, the 44-year-old gushed about Wilkinson’s appearance, telling her how pretty she looked the evening before.</p>
<p>The 57-year-old tried to keep the program running smoothly, but it seemed Stefanovic received little to no discourse over the train wreck episode.</p>
<p>“You're missing the point, the lot of you,” she tweeted. “If you really want the Gold, just drink A LOT, then come on air with me, tell me how beautiful I am, and I’ll nurse you through it all.</p>
<p>“It’s worked before. #LogieTwitterWar.”</p>
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<p dir="ltr">You’re missing the point, the lot of you. If you really want the Gold, just drink ALOT, then come on air with me, tell me how beautiful I am, and I’ll nurse you through it all. It’s worked before. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LogieTwitterWar?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LogieTwitterWar</a></p>
— Lisa Wilkinson (@Lisa_Wilkinson) <a href="https://twitter.com/Lisa_Wilkinson/status/1103273807685464064?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 6, 2019</a></blockquote>
<p>While<em> The Project</em> star did not mention Stefanovic by name, the details tweeted are identical to what occurred on the disastrous episode of<em> Today</em> which aired on May 4th, 2009.</p>
<p>Her co-host, Peter Helliar chimed in on the Twitter conversation, asking if she was referring to his performance on their show, but the joke did not seem to beat Wilkinson’s.</p>
<p>This isn’t the first time Lisa has brought up Stefanovic’s drunk ordeal on TV, as she referenced it on <em>The Project</em> in May 2018.</p>
<p>At the time, a clip of Peter Stefanovic, Karl’s younger brother, getting tongue tied on<span> </span><em>Weekend Today </em>was aired during a segment on the show.</p>
<p>While watching, panellist Tommy Little asked: “Drunk or not drunk?”</p>
<p>“I can usually recognise a drunk Stefanovic,” Lisa cheekily replied, laughing.</p>
<p>“I’ve got years and years of practice.”</p>
<p>It took Stefanovic five years to admit to being inebriated during the 2009 post-Logies episode.</p>
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<p>“It wasn’t any different to any other year — we all get smashed at the Logies and go to work the next day; we’d done it for years and years,” he admitted in 2014 during the broadcast.</p>
<p>“But this was the first Logies when stuff really started working on the internet.</p>
<p>“I remember seeing it on <em>Today</em> <em>Tonight</em> and going, ‘Oh, God.’ I really was drunk, or at least I certainly looked and sounded drunk.”</p>
<p>Do you think Karl Stefanovic deserved the Gold Logie after his drunken behaviour? Let us know in the comments below. </p>