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Daily Mail
26-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Project stars Georgie Tunny and Susie Youssef break down as they say goodbye to the axed show on second last episode
The Project's Georgie Tunny was left in tears during the show's second last episode ever on Thursday night. Georgie, 34, became emotional after a segment in which long time panellist, Susie Youssef, visited a Melbourne primary school. The kids featured were asked by the comedian about the best way to 'say goodbye' to the people they care about. At one point one of the cute tots turned tables and asked Susie what she would say to The Project team as the show faces cancellation on Friday. 'I would tell the people that I worked with that I loved them and I was really grateful for all the experience they gave me' she said. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the Daily Mail's new Showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. She continued, 'And I would say its not really goodbye because I'm going to see them again hopefully on a show that pays us all a lot of money.' After the filmed segment was over the show returned to the live panel with Susie and co-host Waleed Aly, but Georgie was barely able to continue. 'I'm gone already, I'm gone,' Georgie said, wiping away tears, before gushing over Susie's touching segment. Meanwhile, Susie also appeared emotional as she paid tribute to the show. It comes after Sarah Harris has broken down as The Project enters its final days after being axed. The host was left in tears live on air when Kate Langbroek praised the the series for being a maverick in the world of current affairs. 'In an industry where so much is planned and you are so straitjacketed in so many ways because of the necessities of TV. I don't know how you break all these structures and rules' she said. That was enough to set Sarah off, leaving her swatting away tears as she confessed, 'You got me.' It was announced earlier this month that The Project would be pulled from the schedule after 16 years and more than 4,500 episodes. Pictured: The emotion flowed on thursday Sarah said that Kate was 'inspiring' and added: 'I will be a sheep follow you around. You are magic.' From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. Elsewhere in the episode, Sarah hinted that she may appear on I'm A Me Out Of Here! once her time on The Project ends. 'I'm an unemployed celebrity, of course the jungle is coming for me' she said during a satirical segment in which Sarah joked she would look into a stand up comedy career. The Project will air its final episode with on Friday night. It was announced earlier this month that The Project would be pulled from the schedule after 16 years and more than 4,500 episodes. Its final episode is set to air on June 27, and will be replaced by a single national 6pm news bulletin. The Project hosts Waleed Aly, Sarah Harris and Hamish Macdonald are set to exit the network, while comedian Taunton will continue his guest appearances on other Ten shows. The premium news program, titled 10 NEWS+, is set to hit screens on Monday, June 30, at 6pm on Channel 10 and 10Play.
Daily Mail
07-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
The Project hosts ignore 'cancellation' rumours as they awkwardly fail to address reports they are getting axed
The Project made headlines this week as reports emerged the Channel Ten show is set to get the axe in favour of a new current affairs show. However, hosts Georgie Tunny, Max Rushden and Susie Youssef refused to address the 'cancellation' rumours on Friday evening. As the show closed out, Georgie, 34, told viewers they would be back on Sunday, but made no mention of claims the network will pull the plug on the show. 'That is it for tonight. Please thank Max Rushden, Susie, and we will see you Sunday,' she said, despite expectations she would announce the show's cancellation. Confused viewers took to X—formerly known as Twitter—to ask: 'Wait... is it still on?!' From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the DailyMail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. 'I heard the project is dead?' remarked another. Reports emerged on Thursday saying The Project is set to get the axe following years of sliding ratings. Industry insiders revealed to TV Blackbox a brand new current affairs show is in development to replace the show, with a major format overhaul already in the works. Unlike its predecessor, the new program will reportedly air only four nights a week from Monday to Thursday, scrapping the low-performing Friday night edition. The Sunday edition of The Project, which has aired since 2017, is also expected to be axed, leaving a noticeable gap in Ten's early evening lineup. Sources have revealed the replacement program is being quietly prepared for a launch as early as July or August. It will be a significant shift in tone and volume, with the new show to run 30 minutes per episode, down from The Project's six-hour-per-week live broadcast format. The dramatic cut to Ten's primetime output has left some questioning how the network plans to fill the additional airtime. There is also questions about whether the savings from winding down the show's production—currently managed by Roving Enterprises—will be reinvested elsewhere. Daily Mail Australia previously revealed Ten has poached several high-profile journalists from Channel Seven. Veteran reporter Denham Hitchcock, 7News Sydney's Bill Hogan, and award-winning former foreign correspondent Amelia Brace are set to become Ten stars. The trio are believed to have signed on to front a new current affairs program backed by Ten's head of news Martin White. Amelia and Denham left Seven's Sydney newsroom within hours of quitting and began work at Ten on Monday, while Bill is expected to start in a few weeks. The departures fuel speculation Ten is preparing to launch a prime-time news show to take on Nine's 60 Minutes, Seven's Spotlight, and ABC's Four Corners. Industry sources say the new program will focus on long-form investigative stories and is currently assembling a 'crack team' of reporters and producers. A Ten spokesperson confirmed the shake-up to Daily Mail Australia, saying: 'Following the continued growth and success of our news brand 10News we are investing in an investigative unit that will work on long-form stories.'
Sydney Morning Herald
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
‘We get so close to the brink': The show taking viewers inside Australia's busiest airport
Frequent flyer Susie Youssef, who commutes home to Sydney every Friday night after recording The Project in Melbourne, doesn't like to think too much about what goes on behind the scenes of aviation. 'When we're in the air, I get emotional each time and I think, 'If I did die today, I would deserve it. I'm defying the laws of physics. Like, this is a lot!'' Twice, she has sat next to the same woman who disembarked before take-off. 'The staff were incredible. They talked through how often they flew and tried to make her comfortable, but she wasn't able to do it. I know a lot of people hate flying and my heart goes out to them.' As narrator of Ten's Airport 24/7, a docuseries filmed at Melbourne Airport, which is Australia's busiest, having moved 35 million people last year, Youssef was forced to confront her fears. 'Now, when I'm not catastrophising in my own head, I look around the airport and I notice more,' she says. 'I see real humans working there and I think, 'Gosh, there is a whole lot that goes on here that could be terrifying.' They continue with that possibility every day and somehow they manage to keep it all moving.' In the series, produced by ITV Studios Australia, which also made Inside Sydney Airport for SBS, we are introduced to customer service personnel, baggage handlers, security teams, maintenance workers, customs officers and emergency responders, all tackling problems big and small (a power outage, suspicious luggage, security threats, and even escaped kangaroos bouncing across the tarmac). In the tower, we meet air traffic controller Melissa Lindsay, who is one of 2 per cent of the population with the concentration and rapid decision-making skills required for the role. 'We like using our heads,' says Lindsay. 'You switch into, 'I'm working now and nothing else really matters'. And I think that's a real trait of an air traffic controller. You just lock in. As someone that has taught air traffic control, you get people that, on paper, you think will be brilliant. They have grown up loving aviation. They maybe have done a pilot's course, but they just can't do the job.' Over her 15 years in the field, the former VFL player has seen more women enter the profession. 'Women, definitely, are still outnumbered,' says Lindsay. 'But at the same time, in Melbourne Tower, we have shifts now where it's entirely women. And I think that's really cool.'
The Age
30-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
‘We get so close to the brink': The show taking viewers inside Australia's busiest airport
Frequent flyer Susie Youssef, who commutes home to Sydney every Friday night after recording The Project in Melbourne, doesn't like to think too much about what goes on behind the scenes of aviation. 'When we're in the air, I get emotional each time and I think, 'If I did die today, I would deserve it. I'm defying the laws of physics. Like, this is a lot!'' Twice, she has sat next to the same woman who disembarked before take-off. 'The staff were incredible. They talked through how often they flew and tried to make her comfortable, but she wasn't able to do it. I know a lot of people hate flying and my heart goes out to them.' As narrator of Ten's Airport 24/7, a docuseries filmed at Melbourne Airport, which is Australia's busiest, having moved 35 million people last year, Youssef was forced to confront her fears. 'Now, when I'm not catastrophising in my own head, I look around the airport and I notice more,' she says. 'I see real humans working there and I think, 'Gosh, there is a whole lot that goes on here that could be terrifying.' They continue with that possibility every day and somehow they manage to keep it all moving.' In the series, produced by ITV Studios Australia, which also made Inside Sydney Airport for SBS, we are introduced to customer service personnel, baggage handlers, security teams, maintenance workers, customs officers and emergency responders, all tackling problems big and small (a power outage, suspicious luggage, security threats, and even escaped kangaroos bouncing across the tarmac). In the tower, we meet air traffic controller Melissa Lindsay, who is one of 2 per cent of the population with the concentration and rapid decision-making skills required for the role. 'We like using our heads,' says Lindsay. 'You switch into, 'I'm working now and nothing else really matters'. And I think that's a real trait of an air traffic controller. You just lock in. As someone that has taught air traffic control, you get people that, on paper, you think will be brilliant. They have grown up loving aviation. They maybe have done a pilot's course, but they just can't do the job.' Over her 15 years in the field, the former VFL player has seen more women enter the profession. 'Women, definitely, are still outnumbered,' says Lindsay. 'But at the same time, in Melbourne Tower, we have shifts now where it's entirely women. And I think that's really cool.'
