
Richard Wilkins’ dearest friends celebrated his 35 years with Channel Nine on Friday.
The veteran entertainment reporter, 67, hosted a poolside party that night at his modern home in Sydney’s Cremorne, with stars including Sylvia Jeffreys, Lauren Phillips, Ben Fordham, Jayne Azzopardi and Tim Gilbert in attendance.
Sylvia and Lauren both took to Instagram to congratulate Richard on his incredible career milestone.
Alongside a group photo from the party, Sylvia, 36, wrote: ‘Dickie is the kind of friend who makes you feel like family. I’m so proud to call him a mate and to celebrate his 35 years at Channel Nine. We love you Dickie Bird.’
Lauren also shared two photos of herself embracing Richard and holding onto a glass of Champagne.
‘My all-time favourite. Celebrating 35 years of this absolute legend at Channel 9. We adore you Dickie xx,’ she gushed.
Jayne shared a close-up shot of the epic cake which featured a photo of Richard in one of his trademark suits on the icing, while Ben, 45, shared two candid shots of himself grabbing hold of Richard’s girlfriend Nicola Dale as she leaned over the pool.
‘Trust me,’ he playfully captioned the photos.
The celebrations come shortly after Richard revealed he was once asked to star in one of Nine’s biggest and most successful shows, Married At First Sight.
Richard said he was offered ‘a lot of zeros’ to star in a celebrity version of the reality TV show.
Celebrities Richard Reid, Yvie Jones, Ash Williams, Tully Smyth, Harry T and Paulini Curuenavuli have all previously been touted as potential stars of a celebrity spin-off of the experiment.
While Richard didn’t rule out an appearance on the show, he did tell radio hosts Ryan ‘Fitzy’ Fitzgerald and Michael ‘Wippa’ Wipfli he had no desire to appear on SAS, Survivor or Love Island.
Richard is currently in a relationship with former air hostess Nicola Dale.
He publicly confirmed their romance back in July 2020, when he shared a cosy photo of the pair to Instagram.
They had just returned from a romantic retreat in Byron Bay, New South Wales.
‘How good are a couple of days of fresh air, clean food and my first ever yoga class!!’ Richard captioned a series of photos, adding a pink love hearts emoji.
Richard and Nicola were caught kissing by the paparazzi in June 2020.
They were reportedly introduced by mutual friend Ben Fordham at a party earlier that year.
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