Iconic SBS newsreader Lee Lin Chin has made an unexpected return to social media after a two year absence.
The veteran presenter, 72, recently shared a throwback image of her as a young journalist to Instagram.
‘I’m back from being locked out of this account for over 12 months. The reason I was blocked? I can’t say for sure, but my last published posts give me quite the inclination,’ she wrote beside the image.
The Jakarta-born star then revealed she believed she was banned from using the platform for publicly expressing her political views.
‘I’ll have more to say shortly, but for now, as always, free, free Palestine!’ Lee wrote.
‘Thanks to Elle Savage on TikTok for this trip down memory lane. Even as a teenage girl, I knew my straight fringe was an undeniable slay. xLee.’
Iconic SBS newsreader Lee Lin Chin has made an unexpected return to social media after a two year absence. Pictured
Many of Lee’s followers took to the comment section to express their joy over her return.
‘You are an absolute Queen and Legend. Welcome back, fiercer,’ one person wrote.
‘Welcome back! We have missed you,’ another added.
In March last year, it was reported Lee was flying well under the radar.
According to New Idea, former coworkers had not seen or heard from Lee, who resigned from the Australian broadcaster SBS in 2018, for some time.
One close colleague said ‘she came halfway out of retirement’ to film a commercial in 2023, ‘then promptly went underground again’.
Another friend told the publication ‘I couldn’t tell you exactly where she is… she has never liked doing interviews because she simply doesn’t like talking about herself.’
It’s understood the former broadcaster splits her time between Sydney, Singapore and London.
The veteran presenter, 72, recently shared a throwback image of her as a young journalist to Instagram
Lee revealed she believed she had been banned from for publicly expressing her political views
The journalist began presenting the weekend 6.30pm World News in 1988, before quitting in 2018.
In 2020, The Guardian reported that Chin resigned after 30 years with the network because of the ‘mistreatment of staff’.
She claimed there were systemic issues at SBS, including the management style and culture.
The anchor was one of the country’s most popular media personalities and well known for her flamboyant outfits and dry sense of humour.
