10 Facts About Leila McKinnon

Leila McKinnon is a reporter and fill-in presenter for Nine News and A Current Affair.

Leila McKinnon grew up in Auckland and moved to Brisbane when she was 15.

Leila McKinnon undertook a journalism degree at Queensland University of Technology.

In 2007, Leila McKinnon returned to Australia, as her husband David Gyngell was reappointed as the CEO of the Nine Network.

Leila McKinnon is most famous for her interrogation of Corey Worthington in 2008 after he hosted a house party that led to gatecrashing, widespread chaos, and tens of thousands of dollars in property damage; the party and its aftermath, including the viral interview with Leila McKinnon, have been widely speculated to have inspired the 2012 movie Project X, although this was never confirmed or denied by any of the writers or producers.

Leila McKinnon presented the show from Victoria the morning after Black Saturday, Australia's mostly deadly bushfires.

In 2012, Leila McKinnon co-hosted Nine's award-winning coverage of the London Olympic Games and conducted the first live interview with Princes William and Harry.

Leila McKinnon is the editor of Australia's Favorite Recipes, a cookbook which raises money for the charity Legacy and features the family recipes of ordinary Australians.

In 2014, Leila McKinnon resigned from Weekend Today to spend time with her family and focus on projects on the Nine Network, she was replaced by Deborah Knight.

In May 2017, Leila McKinnon and Nine News journalist Neil Breen teamed up to host The Way It Was, a podcast which dissected the weekly news cycle.