‘A knife through the back and through the heart’: Weatherman Tim Bailey reveals the brutal way he was boned from Channel 10 after 28 years
Tim Bailey has described his brutal sacking from Channel 10 after 28 years at the network.
The beloved weatherman, 57, described his exit as a deep betrayal that rattled him immensely.
‘A knife through the back and through the heart, it’s the best description of it,’ he told Nine Honey on Monday.
Hurt: Tim Bailey (pictured) has described his brutal sacking from Channel 10 after 28 years at the network. The beloved weatherman, 57, described his exit as a deep betrayal
The popular television personality added that the boning hit him, ‘right between the eyes’.
Tim, along with at least 24 other stars, including Studio 10’s Kerri-Anne and journalist Natarsha Belling, were sacked in a brutal afternoon of budget cuts last month.
Tim will now read weather bulletins for 2GB, thanks to quick-thinking Nine star and 2GB host Ben Fordham.
End of an era: ‘A knife through the back and through the heart, it’s the best description of it,’ he told Nine Honey on Monday
Ouch: The television personality added that the boning, hit him ‘right between the eyes’
He received the job offer just 20 minutes after Ten announced the mass lay-offs as part of budget-cuts at the network.
Reported in The Sunday Telegraph this week, Tim said of his sacking: ‘In that moment you begin to doubt everything you’ve ever worked for and ever done.’
He said his new 2GB gig will give him a ‘second chance’ on radio.
‘Ten letting me go turned out to be the best thing that ever happened to me in a way,’ Tim said of the sacking.
Winning! Tim will now read weather bulletins for 2GB, thanks to quick-thinking 2GB host Ben Fordham. He received the job offer just 20 minutes after Ten announced the mass lay-offs
He told Nine Honey of the new role: ‘I am proud, pumped and privileged to be part of the family’.
Despite losing his job at 10 News First, Tim may have also landed a new role at the network.
Tim is rumoured to be joining the upcoming series of I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!
His next move? Tim is also rumoured to be joining the upcoming series of I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here!