{"id":803961,"date":"2026-07-16T13:03:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T13:03:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/803961\/"},"modified":"2026-07-16T13:03:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T13:03:10","slug":"tortured-sarah-harris-reveals-hardest-part-of-her-time-at-the-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/803961\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Tortured\u2019: Sarah Harris reveals hardest part of her time at The Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sarah Harris has opened up about a rather unglamorous side effect of working in television, and why she\u2019s glad to be off screens for the time being. <\/p>\n<p>Harris swapped TV for radio when Network Ten infamously <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/entertainment\/tv\/the-sacking-of-project-star-sarah-harris-could-come-as-a-warning-to-other-young-women\/news-story\/1114b4f5bc083a8d461abe742e098916\" data-tgev=\"event119\" data-tgev-container=\"bodylink\" data-tgev-order=\"1114b4f5bc083a8d461abe742e098916\" data-tgev-label=\"entertainment\" data-tgev-metric=\"ev\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">decided to end its flagship evening show<\/a>The Project in June last year. <\/p>\n<p>In a new video posted to Instagram, Harris shared her relief to be away from the cameras and gave followers an insight into a gritty bit she\u2019s feeling blessed to be missing. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo nobody warned me this would happen after I left TV,\u201d said the star. \u201cAnd look, right from the start, I just want to be very clear. I really miss the glam. I miss the girls. I miss the false lashes, the daily blow dries. And it really annoys me when people complain about sitting in the makeup chair for an hour. It\u2019s like, hello, you\u2019re not digging a ditch. You\u2019re getting paid to sit in a chair so people can make you look hot!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But Harris then revealed an issue that arose for her after years in front of the camera trying to look perfect for viewers. <\/p>\n<p id=\"U101503414094x1G\">MORE: <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/entertainment\/tv\/radio\/sarah-harris-reveals-prince-william-hilariously-rejected-her-phone-number-you-aussies-are-crazy\/news-story\/aff24f344813c156916354d269db4854\" data-tgev=\"event119\" data-tgev-container=\"bodylink\" data-tgev-order=\"aff24f344813c156916354d269db4854\" data-tgev-label=\"entertainment\" data-tgev-metric=\"ev\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Harris reveals moment Prince William rejected her<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut as good as my hair looked on tele, it was actually falling out in clumps. It was being tortured. But after a year (off screens), can you see all that extra growth? That is all new hair coming through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Showing off her hair, she added: \u201cLook at that. How crazy. So it turns out having a head for radio is really good for your hair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"poster-img\" src=\"https:\/\/content.api.news\/v3\/images\/bin\/102797c8e20d211dc16015596d1d8940\" data-sctrack=\"op-poster-img\" alt=\"Sarah Harris reveals dark side to being on TV\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Harris has been very happy working in radio, at least for the time being. <\/p>\n<p>The mum-of-two announced earlier this year that she was joining Tim Blackwell and Ricki-Lee Coulter\u2019s new Nova Sydney breakfast show in February. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is a massive pinch me moment!\u201d Harris said in a statement at the time. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s something hugely intimate and authentic about radio and I\u2019m so pumped to be waking up with Ricki-Lee and Tim.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been in the TV news game my whole career and I love that I\u2019m getting the chance to deliver it on Nova 96.9, without spending an hour in the hair and makeup chair!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year, Harris was quizzed about rumours of a possible co-hosting role on Nine\u2019s Today Show \u2013 and asked if she\u2019d do it for a Karl Stefanovic-sized salary \u2013 the mum-of-two made it very clear she\u2019s quite happy right now not returning to TV. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI reckon, 10 years ago, my answer would have been different, but I can honestly, hand on heart, say that I\u2019ve never been happier,\u201d she told <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.heraldsun.com.au\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Herald Sun<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have just hit the perfect balance with my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harris has kept a relatively low profile since The Project was culled by Channel 10 in June last year.<\/p>\n<p>Before the final episode aired, <a class=\"body-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/entertainment\/tv\/radio\/sarah-harris-makes-shock-career-move\/news-story\/619b83dd90840f08ea479260807c28b3\" data-tgev=\"event119\" data-tgev-container=\"bodylink\" data-tgev-order=\"619b83dd90840f08ea479260807c28b3\" data-tgev-label=\"entertainment\" data-tgev-metric=\"ev\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">she revealed in an interview<\/a> with Joe Hildebrand that she felt guilty over the show\u2019s axing, and even apologised to original host Carrie Bickmore.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeautiful Carrie sent me a text when it (The Project\u2019s cancellation) was first announced,\u201d Harris said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI said to her, \u2018I\u2019m sorry I couldn\u2019t keep your show running.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe was like, \u2018no, don\u2019t be silly, that\u2019s just the industry,\u2019 but I did feel like that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harris added that she was disappointed to see some people celebrating the show\u2019s demise.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI understand that The Project was a big headline grabber and it made a lot of people happy, but also pissed a lot of people off,\u201d Harris said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was controversial which had been part of its success for such a long time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut there\u2019s more than 50 people who have lost their jobs now and it is a bit hard to take when you see \u2026 people dancing on the grave.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sarah Harris has opened up about a rather unglamorous side effect of working in television, and why 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