Sarah Murdoch has appeared on television tonight, giving the inside story on just what went wrong when she incorrectly named Kelsey Martinovich the winner of Australia's Next Top Model during the show's live finale.
The host of the Fox 8 reality program said she wasn't told ahead of time who the winner was, instead she was waiting for it to be communicated via her earpiece.
Murdoch said the last information she had received before announcing the winner was "Kelsey one, Amanda two" but when it came time to announce the winner, the host was left hanging.
"I had nothing. It didn't come at that moment through my [earpiece] so I went with what I was last told.
"As far as I knew it was the right call, it was what I had been told."
Martinovich gave a brief thank you speech and Murdoch said she then heard the name 'Amanda' in her ear, so she threw the spotlight over to Amanda Ware, the supposed runner-up.
It was as Ware was giving her concession speech that Murdoch realised what had gone wrong.
"I started to hear a name in my ear, Amanda, Amanda ... and then it was communicated on a card in front of me."
The former model turned TV host said in that moment her only thoughts were of making it right.
Looking back on that moment now, Murdoch said she still feels sick about it and confessed that she hadn't been able to bring herself to watch a playback of the bungle.
Asked to comment on whether the mishap was actually a publicity stunt, Murdoch appeared visibly flustered.
"I don't even know how to answer this question. You can see how close we are with the girls.
"You wouldn't put your worst enemy through the siutation let alone these girls."
Murdoch said she had long been a fan of live television, but joked that perhaps she will stick with pre-records for now.
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