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Today show weatherman Tim Davies had viewers doing a double take on Tuesday morning.
The veteran presenter, 41, ditched his clean-cut look in favour of grey hair and a sizeable beard.
Tim explained to co-hosts Karl Stefanovic and Sarah Abo that his transformation took place at the Melbourne Comedy Theatre, where a makeup artist styled him to resemble a famous character.
‘I’ve ventured to Middle Earth, better known as the bowels of the Comedy Theatre in Melbourne. I’m with Head of Makeup for Lord of the Rings: A Musical Tale,’ Tim began.
He humorously recounted the experience of being transformed into various iconic figures, before settling on Gandalf.
‘This morning, she has provided me with a bit of a make-under. I’ve had Kenny Rogers and Lucius Malfoy. We were going for Gandalf!’ Tim said.
Today show weatherman Tim Davies had viewers doing a double take on Tuesday morning. The veteran presenter, 41, ditched his clean-cut look in favour of grey hair and a sizeable beard. Pictured
Tim praised the makeup artist as a ‘wizard’ for her skillful portrayal, which left him looking nearly unrecognisable as Ian McKellen’s iconic character from the Peter Jackson films.
With his unkempt hair and bushy beard, Tim looked world’s away from the stylish weatherman he is known as.
However, the long-time presenter still had his trademark cheeky grin.
Before finding fame on Today, the weatherman worked in radio as the news presenter for The Kyle and Jackie O Show.
According to his Nine bio, Tim was employed by Austereo for about 12 months back in 2013, and even posted about his departure on Instagram in November that year.
Tim started his media career working as a Sydney traffic reporter at Nova 96.9.
Ironically, Tim got his start in television working for the Today show’s main rival, Channel Seven’s Sunrise, in 2009.
He also worked for Weekend Sunrise and The Morning Show, before leaving the network in 2013.
Tim explained his transformation took place at the Melbourne Comedy Theatre, where a makeup artist styled him to look like Gandalf from Lord of the Rings
Tim looked world’s away from the stylish presenter he is known as
Tim then joined Channel Nine in 2014, working as a reporter for Nine News and presenter for Nine News Early Edition.
He was the occasional fill-in host for Today Extra and Weekend Today, before joining the Today show on a full-time basis in 2020.
‘Thrilled to be joining the new look @thetodayshow team in 2020,’ he announced on Instagram at the time.
‘After 5+ years with @9news it’ll be hard to hand over my little blue microphone cube & leave an incredible newsroom.
‘I’ve been so lucky to tell remarkable stories, meet fascinating people, travel to places I’ve never been & call myself a colleague of some seriously talented journalists, producers, camera & sound operators, editors, graphic artists & control room crews.
‘The new year will bring so many new adventures & I hope you come along for the ride #iwakeupwithtoday’.
