Australian news anchor fires back after getting called out for 'outfit repeat'
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Being a television personality comes with a lot of perks. Getting to live your life without criticism? Not one of them.
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Australian Today show presenter Lisa Wilkinson made news this week after the Daily Mail published a story criticizing her for wearing the same blouse on-air twice during a four-month span. The article, which labeled her outfit repeat as “thrifty,” read:
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}“Lisa Wilkinson looks to have a preference when it comes to attire, seen sporting the same floral shirt, just four months apart. The 57-year-old took to the set on Tuesday in a burgundy cut-out blouse with global detailing, that was previously worn on the program in early December, last year.”
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The article also pointed out that this wasn’t the first time the television host “has worn the same outfit twice.”
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}I am sooo busted! Seems I've been seen hosting breakfast TV wearing same blouse with "strategic cutout above the bust" just 4months apart!!! pic.twitter.com/hx1AaQw2b2
— Lisa Wilkinson (@Lisa_Wilkinson) April 11, 2017
Ironically, as Mashable pointed out, her male co-host wore the same exact suit every day for a year as a social experiment. Shockingly, nobody noticed — or, if they did, they didn’t say anything. So when Wilkinson got called out for her outfit repeat, she decided to troll the Daily Mail back in the sassiest way ever:
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Her tweet received nearly 1,500 likes, and was re-tweeted 277 times. Then, she took to the TV screens the following day wearing the exact same shirt.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Wilkinson also took to Instagram to joke about the incident: