Lisa Wilkinson

Lisa Wilkinson is the co-host of the Nine Networks Today show, public speaker, corporate presenter, event facilitator, journalist and leading business mentor.

At the tender age of 21, Lisa became editor of the Dolly magazine - an amazing achievement. A few years later, she became editor of Cleo and then Cleo's International Editor-in-Chief. Lisa also played a part in launching the careers of Nicole Kidman, Megan Gale and Kate Fischer.
In recent years, she co-hosted the Seven Network's weekend Sunrise program.

She has three beautiful children - and says that rising each morning at 2am for the TODAY show reminds her of those breast-feeding nights with them, back when they were babies!  Of parenting, Lisa says that "Nothing prepares you for the joys, the surprises, the worry, the aching love, and the reserves of patience you need."

How many children do you have? What age / sex are they?
Three children - now not-so-little ones: two boys, 14 and 12 and then a girl, now ten.

What has surprised you the most about becoming a mother?
The fact that my six foot seven former Wallaby husband could actually DO girls. When I was pregnant with number three, I was resigned to the idea that with all that testosterone floating around that big burly body, there was no way a girl would be possible from our union. But they're all healthy and happy, so no matter what we got we have always figured that we have lucked out big time.

Do you miss anything about your life prior to having children?
Sleeping in... And now that I'm co-hosting the Today show and up at 2.30am each morning, I feel like I'm experiencing all those breast-feeding nights all over again.

What is the hardest part about being a mum?
Confronting the fact that your kids learn most from you when you don't think they're watching.

How has your relationship with your partner changed since becoming parents?
We just never get the time alone we would like. After our almost sixteen years together, we still love spending time with each other. We still make each other laugh, (not always intentionally) and we love exchanging ideas and just hanging out together. Continued...