03-08-2025
Logies 2025: Seven reporter Sharyn Ghidella who was famously dumped by network while at the hairdresser stuns at TV awards with new Ten colleagues
Newsreader Sharyn Ghidella has opened up on her new life at Channel Ten after being brutally dumped by former employer Seven.
Speaking to from The Star Sydney red carpet at Sunday night's Logies, the 58-year-old journalist revealed she was "so happy" at her new network.
"It is wonderful. I am so happy to be at Channel Ten, it's a fantastic place to be," Ghidella said while appearing on the red carpet alongside Ten colleagues Jennifer Keyte, Natalie Forrest, Ursula Heger, Georgie Tunny, Kate Freebairn and Sandra Sully.
"I was very lucky to be given that lifeline by them and I'm loving every minute of it."
She then opened up about the moment she learned she had been dumped by Seven - while sitting in an appointment at the hairdresser.
"Because it was such a shock, I don't think it even really hit me when it happened," admitted the TV veteran.
"I was just sitting there, my hairdresser was doing my hair... and I think when I left the hairdressers I was like, 'I don't have a job any more'... [but] in that moment it just went over the top of my head."
However she admitted the sacking did not come as a complete shock.
"I was always waiting for the tap on the shoulder, and it came that day."
"Thankfully I've moved on. I've found a new home [at Ten] and they treat me very well."
As for her future ambitions, Ghidella said she hoped to "get Ten News Queensland's ratings up a little bit" with the 5pm local bulletin still in a "building" phase.
Ghidella first announced her sacking in July 2024, revealing in a Facebook post that after 38 years working in TV her "shoulder tap has finally come".
She started her career as a reporter and presenter for North Queensland Television (now 10 Qld).
Sharyn joined Seven in 2007 as a weekend presenter before shifting in 2013 to a longstanding role as co-host of the nightly bulletins with Max Futcher - up until her abrupt axing.
At the time of her firing Seven West Media was in the process of slashing headcounts at bureaus nationwide by 150 people following a drastic industry-wide downturn in free-to-air TV audiences and advertising revenue.
