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Alex Cullen confirms surprise new role after getting brutally fired from Today: 'This is an exciting next chapter for me'


Alex Cullen has confirmed his surprising new role, almost six months after he was fired from the Today show for accepting a $50,000 gift from controversial Block bidder Adrian Portelli.

In January, the presenter was given a sizeable sum after he was the first media personality to use Portelli's self-proclaimed nickname 'McLaren Man' live on air last week - sparking a firestorm which resulted in him leaving Channel Nine In January, the presenter, 44, was given the sizeable sum after he was the first media personality to use Portelli's self-proclaimed nickname 'McLaren Man' live on air - sparking a firestorm which resulted in him leaving Channel Nine. The scandal kicked off when Portelli had grown tired of his long-used nickname 'Mr Lambo' and offered the cash reward to the first person to use his new moniker on air, with Alex obliging on the Today show.

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