New Idea – March 19, 2018

(Chris Devlin) #1

TV VETERAN TAKES TO


SOCIAL MEDIA TO EXPRESS


GRIEF OVER HER FAMILY LOSS


W


hile 2018
was meant
to be her
best year
yet, having
started her new presenting
gig on The Project, last week
Lisa Wilkinson made the
devastating announcement
that her ‘angel’ mother had
passed away.
Taking to Instagram, the
58-year-old TV veteran shared
a vintage picture of herself and
her three children, Billi, Jake,
and Louis, along with her
mother, Beryl.
‘Farewell to my sweet,
beautiful mum, Beryl. You

were an angel, a fighter, and
a devoted mum and grandma
right to the end. Be at gentle
peace now. Xxx,’ she captioned
in the emotional message.
In a 2015 interview, the
former Today host told Daily Life
of Beryl’s rough start in life.
She explained how her
grandmother was an alcoholic
and how her mother was
‘shunted between orphanages
as a child.’
‘So Mum sort of grew up
not kind of knowing where she
was going to lay her head, and,
um, she met an angel in the
shape of my dad,’ Lisa said of
her father Ray.

Photos of Lisa & her family, Karl & Richard, Stan Walker hospital: instagram.com.


HEARTACHE


Lisa and
children, Billi,
Jake, and
Louis, with
her beloved
mother, Beryl.

Well this is awkward!
They may have been colleagues
for over a decade, but Richard
Wilkins has revealed that he hasn’t
received an invite to Karl
Stefanovic’s wedding to Jasmine
Yarbrough.
Speaking to Hit 105’s Stav, Abby

and Matt, Dickie confirmed he’s
not sure if he’ll be going to his
fellow Today host’s big day.
‘I certainly haven’t received an
invitation yet. But I’ve been away
for a couple of days... It could be
in my inbox.’
Lets hope so!

‘I’M NOT INVITED TO


KARL’S WEDDING’


RICHARD WILKINS:


Richard
Wilkins is
still waiting
for his invite
to Karl’s
nuptials.

lisa wilkinson’s


STAR


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