Friday 25 November 2022 03:59 AM Tracy Grimshaw responds to snubbing Allison Langdon's hug amid claims she has ... trends now
Tracy Grimshaw has spoken out after an awkward interaction between her and her rumoured A Current Affair replacement Allison Langdon was caught on camera.
Footage of Grimshaw walking through a guard of honour after her last ever show on Thursday night shows the TV veteran appearing to reject as hug from Langdon.
Grimshaw explained she was simply 'flustered' and caught off guard as her colleagues bid her farewell.
Tracy Grimshaw has spoken out after an awkward interaction between her and her rumoured A Current Affair replacement Allison Langdon was caught on camera
'It’s come to my attention that some people are seriously suggesting I snubbed Ally here,' Grimshaw, 62, wrote on Twitter.
'Of course I didn’t and wouldn’t. I was emotional, flustered and completely overwhelmed and just didn’t see her.'
Grimshaw wrapped up her 17-year run as host on the show on Thursday night and and was sent off with applause, hugs and well wishes from her Channel Nine colleagues as she walked out of the ACA studio for the very last time.
After hugging several staff members, including Karl Stefanovic and Peter Overton, Grimshaw walked by Langdon who had her arms outstretched for an embrace.
Footage of Grimshaw walking through a guard of honour after her last ever show on Thursday night shows the TV veteran appearing to reject as hug from Langdon. Grimshaw explained she was simply 'flustered' and caught off guard as her colleagues bid her farewell
But Grimshaw brutally brushed her, appearing to look in her eyes and shake her head before going on to hug Stefanovic.
An insider has since claimed Grimshaw 'had long disliked Langdon' and the Today show host had been 'gunning down her job' at the network.
'Tracy simply doesn’t like Ally,' a source told The Daily Telegraph .
Footage of her farewell shows Grimshaw walking through a guard of honour and when Langdon goes in to hug her, she appears to reject the embrace
Grimshaw brutally brushed her, appearing to shake her head
She then hugged Karl Stefanovic who was standing next to Langdon
'It is as simple as that. Tracy is not able to pretend, if she doesn’t like someone, she will show it.
'Ally has made no secret of wanting the hosting job at ACA and that hasn’t gone down well with Tracy.'
Speaking on the Today show on Friday morning, Langdon also addressed the awkward moment, admitting she 'didn't get much sleep' after the incident.
'That's where my heart breaks,' Langdon said while watching the clip.
'I'm devastated. I mean, I turned to you at the time going "Tracy Grimshaw just brushed me." When you get brushed by your hero, I gotta say it hurts.'
Stefanovic said Grimshaw had written a statement and apologised to Langdon for snubbing her in the guard of honour.
'Ally, I just watched the guard of honor from last night and I saw you went in to give me a hug,' Grimshaw said in her statement.
'And I hugged bloody Karl! I'm sorry I missed you. I was so overwhelmed and obviously didn't see your petite head once his big boofhead loomed into vision. Big sorry.'
Speaking on the Today show on Friday morning, Langdon also addressed the awkward moment, admitting that she 'didn't get much sleep' after the incident
'I'm devastated. I mean, I turned to you at the time going "Tracy Grimshaw just brushed me." When you get brushed by your hero, I gotta say it hurts,' she said
'Ahh relief!' Stefanovic sighed, describing the moment one of the 'greatest snubs on
