Kate Langbroek appeared to take a swipe at The Project's dwindling ratings on Thursday evening, during a lively debate with comedian Nazeem Hussain.
During a discussion about toilet etiquette, the 56-year-old radio veteran shared her disbelief that her co-host refused to use office loos over fears 'people could hear' what was happening in the cubicle.
In a fiery response, Langbroek seemed to address the show's plummeting ratings when she replied: 'Who do you think is listening in? People aren't even watching this show, mate, let alone watching you on the pooper!'
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Out of the blue: Kate Langbroek appeared to take a savage swipe at The Project's dwindling ratings on Thursday night, during a lively debate about toilets etiquette with co-host Nazeem Hussain
After an audible off-screen groan, perhaps from one of the show's crew, Langbroek's co-host Carrie Bickmore began to awkwardly laugh.
'I said listening, not watching!' Hussain responded, to which Langbroek said: 'It was a test,' before pointing outwardly in front of her.
The camera then cut to host Lisa Wilkinson, who smiled awkwardly and said: 'OK, that just took a seriously weird turn.'
Shocked: The 56-year-old comedian had shared her disbelief that Nazeem Hussain (pictured) refused to use office toilets over fears that 'people could hear' what he was doing
After throwing her head back in laughter, Kate said: 'You didn't think it took a weird turn in the meeting, Lis?'
'That was actually a much cleaner version than what I heard in the meeting, so let's move on before we go down that path,' Lisa bluntly responded.
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