Carrie Bickmore reprises her TV career in a quirky new way as she lends her voice to comedian Andy Lee's children's TV series
The former The Project panellist, 44, will voice part of Aussie comedian Andy Lee's new children's series Do Not Watch This Show.
Do Not Watch This Show is the TV adaptation of Lee's best-selling Do Not Open This Book series and premiered on ABC earlier this month.
The beloved member of comedy duo Hamish and Andy lends his voice to the book's main character, a blue monster named Wizz, bringing him to life.
In 12 11-minute episodes, Lee takes viewers on an animated journey to keep kids entertained, all while urging them not to watch any further.
Bickmore has a cameo on the fun-filled series alongside fellow stars Dave Hughes as Goblin, Denise Scott as Tortoise, Joel Creasey as Lime, Kura Forrester as Kiwi, and appearances from Chrissie Swan and Hamish Blake.
It marks the first time the media personality will return to screens since she departed Channel 10's axed current affairs news program in 2022.
The role reunites her with longtime friends and former co-hosts in a funky new way, trading news bulletins for animated monster mayhem.
On Saturday, Lee said one of his favourite parts of producing the series was casting his celebrity pals for the roles he thought suited them best.
And while he's grateful for those involved in his special project, he feels bad for Carrie having an "ugly" character.
'I felt a bit bad when I sent Carrie what her character looked like because she plays a pretty ugly character," he told Yahoo Lifestyle.
"I told her, 'With the voice, we chose a different direction for how the character looks. It's not inspired by you!'.'
'Hughesy plays Goblin, and I just love the idea that, hopefully, if we can sell this around the world, that Hughesy's voice will be synonymous with a goblin,' he said.
The comedian said there also isn't a flamboyant character in children's television like Joel Creasey's, who owned his role as Lime.
It comes after Bickmore made a special appearance for the final episode of The Project, which concluded after six years and 4,500 episodes in June.
Appearing in the final 30 minutes of the episode, Bickmore said she had the "worst memory" of her best moments throughout the years.
Still, she said one highlight was spending time with Oprah during her visit to Australia.
"She took me backstage and spent a couple of minutes for me and it was tough time in my life and she was telling me that she was praying for me," she said.
Bickmore encouraged viewers to buy a beanie to support Carrie's Beanies 4 Brain Cancer after her late husband Greg Lange died following a 10-year battle with the disease.
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