Lisa Wilkinson shared a hilarious throwback video of an awkward interview gaffe that left her red-faced.
The 64-year-old TV host took to Instagram on Saturday to share footage from a now-viral segment on the Today show from nearly 10 years ago.
The 2015 moment saw her leave her co-host Karl Stefanovic in stitches when she suffered an unfortunate unintentional double entendre during an interview.
The pair were chatting to a group of bearded men about their charity The Beard Season, which encourages men to grow facial hair in an annual skin cancer awareness and fundraising campaign.
Lisa then joked that she herself would join the group of men in growing beards, saying: “I’ll tell you what, I’ll grow a beard because it’s in my genes.”
However, Karl, 49, misunderstood what she meant and seemed surprised when she asked: “Is it in your jeans?” That?’
Noticing the hilarious double entender, the co-hosts burst out laughing as they struggled to compose themselves, with Lisa looking very blushing.
Lisa joked with a fan about the funny interview gaffe as she shared the video on Instagram, admitting that she often sees it go viral on social media.
Lisa Wilkinson (pictured in 2023) has shared a hilarious throwback video of an awkward interview gaffe that left her red-faced.
She also shared the story behind her comment, explaining that she was referring to her great-great-grandmother’s “shocking case of facial hair.”
Alongside the clip, she wrote, “I don’t know if I’ll ever get to live this moment from about ten years ago on the Today Show, but it’s funny how often it keeps popping up on social media…and it’s happening again.”
‘But there’s a backstory I told on the show that you may have missed!
‘Family photos show that my great-great-grandmother Esther (God bless her) had a shocking case of chin-chin-chin facial hair later in her life, so beards really are “in my genes.” Enjoy…’
The TV host, 64, took to Instagram on Saturday to share footage from a now-viral segment on the Today show from almost 10 years ago.
Fans were quick to take to the comments section to share their amusement at the clip and also begged him to rejoin Karl as host of the Today show.
‘You guys were fun together. You kept your old friend in check. Miss you on morning TV,’ one wrote.
“Even today, it makes me laugh so hard, I have tears of laughter. You are an incredible woman who can laugh at herself and at others,” said another.
A third wrote: ‘Today’s show hasn’t been the same since those days,’ while a fourth commented: ‘You and Karl were the best duo!! So much laughter.’
The 2015 moment saw her leave her co-host Karl Stefanovic in stitches when she suffered an unfortunate unintentional double entendre during an interview.
A fifth shared: “We need to see you back on air soon please,” and another added: “Fun times – the show hasn’t been the same since you left.”
Lisa left the Today show in 2017 after a decade working on the Nine Network show due to a pay disparity with Karl.
She accepted an offer from a rival network to host Channel Ten’s The Project, where she remained until 2022.