Brooke Boney recreates iconic Marilyn Monroe performance live on Today in racy moment – following shock resignation from the breakfast show
Brooke Boney wowed viewers Tuesday morning when she put on a very racy performance while imitating 1950s sex symbol Marilyn Monroe.
The Today presenter, 36, delivered the icon’s interpretation of the icon’s song Happy Birthday Mr President live during the breakfast show.
Fellow host Alex Cullen also took part in the challenging rendition, which saw Marilyn serenade President John F. Kennedy for his 45th birthday in 1962.
Hosts Sarah Abo and Karl Stefanovic kicked off the wild moment by joking that Playboy founder Hugh Hefner was buried with Marilyn when he passed away in 2017.
Karl, 49, made the ribald joke: “I can’t hold an old dog down,” as his co-host, 37, cringed in shame.
Brooke Boney, 36, (left) wowed viewers on Tuesday morning when she recreated a very racy performance of Happy Birthday Mr President from 1950s sex symbol Marilyn Monroe (right)
But Alex kept the joke going when the sports presenter, 43, started re-enacting Marilyn’s iconic song Happy Birthday Mr President in a hoarse voice.
Moments later, Brooke came in and sang a few bars of the lyrics originally sung by the old Hollywood star in a sultry, intimate tone.
Marilyn sang her sultry version of Happy Birthday to former President Kennedy in 1962 at Madison Square Garden for his 45th birthday.
Fellow presenter Alex Cullen, 43, (pictured) also joined in the challenging rendition, which recreated the moment Marilyn serenaded President John F. Kennedy for his 45th birthday in 1962
It was the actress’s last major public appearance before her death, aged 36, less than three months later, on August 4.
Brooke’s reenactment of the famous event comes after she confirmed in an emotional announcement that she will be leaving Channel Nine’s breakfast show to pursue her dreams.
The TV host has been part of the show for five years as a news and entertainment reporter but is now leaving to study abroad.
Hosts Sarah Abo, 37, (right) and Karl Stefanovic, 49, (left) were left cringing and laughing in embarrassment over the awkward moment
She confirmed on air just over a week ago that she will move abroad to study at Oxford University from September, leaving the show after the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris in August.
‘I have very big news for you this morning. “I have been offered a place at Oxford University later this year, which means I will be leaving the show after the Olympics,” Brooke said.
“I don’t want to go into too much of it now as there will be plenty of time for goodbyes and thank yous, but I just wanted to share this good/bad news with you this morning.”
Brooke will be taking an intensive one-year Masters of Public Policy course, which focuses on economics and policymaking.