Lisa Wilkinson

Media stalwart Lisa Wilkinson has opened up about the moment she was snapped by a Melbourne press photographer while having dinner on her own, ...

“And here’s to women everywhere being able to happily – and safely – take themselves out to dinner after a long day to do some work, plough through a few dozen emails, text friends, have a cheeky cocktail, eat broccoli (because, hey, greens!), catch up on some reading, wear clothes, tuck their hair behind one ear, and place a white napkin on their lap in peace … without worrying about being shamed or judged or dissected or made to feel totally violated by some old creepy guy secretly taking pictures designed to make you look sad and lonely … when you’re actually having a great night, doing EXACTLY what you want to be doing, and with EXACTLY the person you want to be with. Horrifying that a news org employs people like this.” I was so concerned I waited an hour, working, until I thought he had left the area. Couldn’t you have just walked up the escalators or asked reception for help?” I saw him walk past half a dozen times, staring at me. Lisa Wilkinson has spoken out about the “creepy” pics taken by a “menacing” press photographer while she was having dinner alone.

Lisa Wilkinson has spoken out against an "incredibly menacing" Daily Mail photographer who ruined her dinner last week while having dinner on her own.

“When you’re actually having a great night, doing exactly what you want to be doing, and with exactly the person you want to be with.” The article and long-range photos emphasised Wilkinson was dining solo – “spotted sipping on a margarita as she sat alone at a table by a window”. The backlash followed the Daily Mail publishing an “exclusive” article about The Project co-host on Thursday, along with a series of images of Wilkinson dining “alone” at her hotel in Melbourne.

Aussie Icon Lisa Wilkinson has called out the Daily Mail. after the new site posted photos of her drinking a cocktail alone.

I never saw a phone or camera though. I saw him walk past half a dozen times, staring at me. I never saw a phone or camera, though. Still seems weird not to ask restaurant staff for help or call Channel 10 security – literally across the road. I saw him. I was so concerned, I waited an hour, working until I thought he had left the area.

The University of Sydney graduate had joined the website, which describes itself as 'Australia's leading social-first news service', last September as a political journalist. New job: Billi FitzSimons (pictured), the daughter of Lisa Wilkinson and Peter. + ...