Channel 10 anchor Narelda Jacobs criticized a shocking email sent to the newsroom about an outfit she wore on air Tuesday.
The respected Australian journalist, 48, who presents the 10 News First midday bulletin, She wore a V-neck blouse paired with a printed jacket as she discussed the day’s headlines.
One viewer called her outfit “inappropriate” in an email sent to her and Ten.
They even went so far as to say that ‘cleavage is for the disco’.
Jacobs shared a screenshot of the rude email on his Instagram page.
Channel 10 anchor Narelda Jacobs criticized a shocking email sent to the newsroom about an outfit she wore on air Tuesday. While Jacobs was on air discussing the day’s headlines and dressed in a V-neck blouse paired with a printed jacket, a viewer sent an email to Ten calling her outfit “inappropriate.”
Jacobs shared a screenshot of the rude email on his Instagram page.
‘Inappropriate attire for reading the news. The neckline is for the disco,’ the email said.
In response to this unsolicited advice, Jacobs expressed his dismay.
“Yes, we still get emails like this,” he wrote.
‘Yes, it reached the entire editorial office. Yes, it was on the air at the time. Yes, it is intended to embarrass and humiliate me. No, what I’m wearing is not inappropriate, but your email is.
“Yes, we still get emails like this,” he wrote. ‘Yes, it reached the entire editorial office. Yes, it was on the air at the time. Yes, it is intended to embarrass and humiliate me. No, what I’m wearing is not inappropriate but your email is.
The post garnered immediate support from Jacobs’ followers and colleagues, with many sharing their own experiences of unwarranted criticism.
Dessert Masters judge Melissa Leong commented: “File under ‘When you really hate yourself and decide to email random strangers to tell them so.'”
Similarly, retired swimmer and former weather presenter Giaan Rooney reflected on her own experiences.
‘Yeah. “The amount of emails the newsroom received attacking everything related to my appearance when presenting the weather was incredible,” she said.
