Carrie Bickmore made headlines this year when she used her Logies speech to raise awareness about brain cancer, but she’s been dropping our jaws, watering our eyes and making us laugh through the TV screens way before that.
Whether it’s an unfortunate slip of the tongue or live tumble, pregnancy announcements or kissing celebs, The Project host has been making memorable moments on air since she was a parody news reader on Rove Live back in the day.
To celebrate her greatness, we’ve rounded up the most memorable Carrie moments, in no particular order, that we’ve witnessed on TV.
1. The Qantas slip-up
2. The Pregnancy announcement
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Everyone was shocked when Carrie broke the news of her second pregnancy on The Project in October 2014, saying, “Speaking of babies, I have some news for you tonight, I’m having a baby.” Prompting hugs from the entire panel, Carrie clarified, “My boyfriend, Chris [Walker], and I are expecting a baby next year.”
3. The tumble
4. The Robbie Williams kiss
5. The Gold Logie acceptance speech
6. The ‘doodle’ prank
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Poor Carrie had no idea that someone has doodled a doodle, if you will, on the back of her script on an episode of The Project in 2014, but viewers were quick to point it out. The presenter was wildly embarrassed, but it sure did make for good television.
OMG! So embarrassed! Was laughing with audience in the break about what @charliepick signed at the end of every show! #CharliesRevenge #oops
— Carrie Bickmore (@BickmoreCarrie) July 10, 2014
7. The Chris Isaak serenade
8. The toe
9. The wardrobe malfunction
10. The rotten interview
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Carrie handled herself with such poise and a little bit of sass during Johnny Rotten’s sexist tirade on The Project in 2013, even though the musician was being incredibly rude to her and saying things like, “When a man is talking do not interrupt” and “You sound like one of those dreadful loud birds I don’t like”. When Hughsey cut off the interview, it was made very clear how much respect the team had for Carrie, who was being treated inappropriately throughout the whole thing.
