‘Don’t call me’: 7 star’s blistering message

Sacked Channel 7 newsreader Sharyn Ghidella has issued one final message to her boss just days before she is set to make a comeback to Aussie television.

The respected journalist was dumped from her high-profile Channel 7 role in Brisbane after 17 years with the network.

But now she says she is “coming home”, returning to competitor Network 10 as a presenter of Queensland’s “new-look” 10 News First from Monday.

Ghidella appeared on The Project where she gave one final message to her former employer.

“Don’t call me at the hairdressers … that wasn’t the cut I was expecting,” she joked.

“Seriously, I mean look, there’s good people at Channel 7, I had a good run there … It was good until it ended.”

The 57-year-old was sacked from Seven after 17 years – while getting her hair done for a promo shoot — sending shockwaves through Queensland households

The newsreader said she is excited to be back at Network Ten, bringing local news to Brisbane.

She said she it was a great opportunity, saying she was returning home, telling the show she began her career with Ten in 1990.

“In 1990, I started in Ten in Brisbane, hair was pretty big. Shoulder pads were even bigger,” Ghidella said.

Martin White, head of Broadcast News, Paramount Australia and New Zealand, welcomed Ghidella back to Ten in a post on LinkedIn earlier this month.

“This is a great day for 10 in Queensland. We’re firm believers in local journalism and giving our audiences the best possible content – which aligns perfectly with Sharyn, Brisbane’s number one newsreader,” White said.

“We’re thrilled to welcome her back to 10 and can’t wait to get started.”

Ghidella will replace another beloved Queenslander in Sandra Sully, who has been presenting the Queensland bulletin from Sydney for the past couple of years.

Ghidella, who has worked in journalism for 38 years, announced in a Facebook statement on July 12 that she had been asked to leave the Seven Network.

The mother-of-two had built an extensive media career over the last four decades, with previous stints at Channel 10 before joining Seven as a weekend presenter in 2007.

“When you work in TV for as long as I have, not a day goes by when you aren’t expecting the proverbial tap on the shoulder … After 38 years, my shoulder tap has finally come,” she said.

“It wasn’t quite how I expected it to end at Channel 7.

“I was actually sitting at the hairdressers for work, when I got the call informing me, that after 17 years with the network, my time was up.

“And while somewhat saddened by this decision, there is also some sense of relief. As has been widely reported, the past couple of weeks in TV has, sadly, been a miserable affair.”