Lisa Wilkinson is conspicuously absent from The Project's farewell to Carrie ... trends now They co-hosted The Project today for almost five years. So viewers were surprised when Lisa Wilkinson failed to make an appearance during The Project's farewell presentation to Carrie Bickmore on Wednesday. A host of Ten personalities paid tribute to Bickmore during her emotional final broadcast, with the likes of Fifi Box, Charlie Pickering, Dave Hughes, Rachel Corbett and Rove McManus all sending their best wishes on camera. Lisa Wilkinson, 62, was conspicuously absent from The Project's farewell to Carrie Bickmore, 41, (left) on Wednesday night - following rumours of a feud between the co-hosts Yet Wilkinson, who last month resigned from The Project effective immediately, neither appeared in studio nor in a pre-recorded tribute. It comes amid rumours of a feud between Carrie and Lisa, which began in 2018 when reports claimed the long-standing Project star 'was furious' her new desk partner was going to earn four times her salary. They claimed Carrie was 'less than impressed' with Ten's decision to recruit Lisa on The Project. Bickmore's original Project co-hosts Charlie Pickering and Dave Hughes joined the panel on Wednesday's show '[She is] p**sed off at Wilkinson being shipped in to sit alongside her,' insiders allegedly told the Daily Telegraph at the time. They noted that the centre of Carrie's frustration was likely to be her comparably meek pay packet of a rumoured $500,000 - an amount almost four times less than Lisa was earning in her role on The Project, which was said to be $2.3 million. At the time Carrie denied the claims, telling Who magazine: 'I couldn't be more excited to be working with her. We text, we call and we're going to make a great team. Wilkinson, who last month resigned from The Project effective immediately, neither appeared in studio nor in a pre-recorded tribute 'It's good when someone big joins the show. It revives it and changes it. You need that on a show that is on every night,' she added. Lisa told news.com: 'I couldn't believe [there were rumours] because this is complete fiction. Carrie can't believe it, I can't believe it,' she said. 'For us it's really disappointing that for some reason there's a belief ... that two strong women can't work together and support each other and enjoy working together.' It comes amid rumours of a feud between Carrie and Lisa, which began in 2018 when reports claimed the long-standing Project star 'was furious' her new desk partner was going to earn four times her salary. Both parties have denied rumours of a feud Lisa dispelled the feud whispers again in October when she shared a moving tribute to Carrie after the Gold Logie winner announced she was leaving The Project. In a sweet Instagram post, Lisa shared a photo of the pair riding bikes with a sweet caption describing their long friendship. 'Long before Carrie Bickmore and I were The Project colleagues, we were mates off air working at different networks,' she explained. Lisa dispelled the feud whispers again in October when she shared a moving tribute to Carrie after the Gold Logie winner announced she was leaving The Project 'And I feel so lucky to have now also shared the last five years at the Project desk with you, Carrie,' she went on. 'Long before Carrie Bickmore and I were The Project colleagues, we were mates off air working at different networks,' she explained. 'And I feel so lucky to have now also shared the last five years at the Project desk with you, Carrie,' she went on. 'Long before Carrie Bickmore and I were The Project colleagues, we were mates off air working at different networks,' she explained Lisa announced she was quitting The Project last month, citing 'targeted toxicity' from sections of the media as the reasoning behind her exit. 'The last six months have not been easy, and the relentless targeted toxicity in the media has taken a toll. Not just on me, but on people I love,' she said during her shock announcement. 'Don't get me wrong, I'm not above criticism, far from it. I'm human, and I don't always get it right, none of us do, but by God I've tried.' Lisa meanwhile announced she was quitting The Project last month, citing 'targeted toxicity' from sections of the media as the reasoning behind her exit All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility