Melissa Doyle dons colourful socks to show her support for Down Syndrome Awareness Month following claims she is ‘poised to ink a big deal’ with The Sunday Project
She is one of Australia’s most recognisable TV presenters who was recently axed by Channel Seven.
And now Melissa Doyle has lent her star power to help raise awareness for Down Syndrome Awareness Month.
The former Sunrise host, 50, shared a photo of herself wearing colourful socks, showing her support for Down Syndrome Queensland on Tuesday.
Lending her star power: On Tuesday, Melissa Doyle donned colourful socks to show her support for Down Syndrome Awareness Month
She wrote in the caption: ‘Thank you @downsyndromeqld for these cute sox and inviting me to join you for a Zoom lunch!’
Her support for the organisation comes after New Idea recently claimed that Melissa ‘is poised to ink a big deal with Network Ten’ to join the cast of the panel news show.
The potential job offer would see her work alongside ‘her good friend Lisa Wilkinson’.
Meanwhile, another report in Woman’s Day alleged earlier this month that Melissa is being headhunted for The Project.
Bright display: She showed off her colourful socks in a photo on Instagram and wrote in the caption: ‘Thank you @downsyndromeqld for these cute sox and inviting me to join you for a Zoom lunch!’
Apparently, executive producer Rove McManus is trying to get the show’s budget in order so they can afford to hire the former Sunrise anchor.
‘Lisa [Wilkinson, the host of The Sunday Project] is up for renewal, and the guess is she will take a big pay cut to make way for Mel to step in as a regular on The Project,’ a source told the magazine.
Daily Mail Australia has contacted Channel 10 for comment.
Big move: It was recently claimed that Melissa ‘is poised to ink a big deal with Network Ten’ to join the cast of the panel news show. The potential job offer would see her work alongside ‘her good friend Lisa Wilkinson’. Pictured is Melissa with Lisa Wilkinson
In her first interview since her shock departure, Melissa told The Sunday Telegraph’s Stellar magazine this week that the axing wasn’t out of the blue.
‘I wouldn’t say it came as a total shock, I just felt really sad,’ she admitted.
Melissa also revealed how she allowed herself one day to ‘wallow on the couch’.
‘I just felt really sad’: In her first interview since her shock departure from Channel Seven, Melissa told The Sunday Telegraph’s Stellar magazine that the axing wasn’t out of the blue. Melissa also revealed how she allowed herself one day to ‘wallow on the couch’
‘I let myself have one day when I wallowed on the couch and had a gin and tonic a little earlier than I should have,’ the mother-of-two said with a laugh.
During her career, Melissa hosted several of Seven’s flagship programs, including Sunrise, Today Tonight, 7News, Sunday Night and The Latest.
Her departure is believed to be the result of the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has hit Seven particularly hard.
Hard times: Her departure is believed to be the result of the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has hit Seven particularly hard