Rachel Corbett breaks down in tears as she announces she's leaving The Project

Another star of The Project has made an exit. 

Rachel Corbett tearfully announced her departure on Sunday night, revealing she would be away for several months on maternity leave. 

The television star and podcaster has been a regular guest host on the program since 2015 and often appears on Wednesdays. 

Another star of The Project has made an exit. Rachel Corbett (pictured)  tearfully announced her departure on Sunday, revealing she would be away for several months on maternity leave

Rachel is expecting her first child and her co-stars explained she would be raising the baby on her own. 

‘It’s time for me to go… I’ve sat at this desk every single week for the last six years… Oh, my God! There’s fuss. I hate fuss,’ she said emotionally. 

‘Thank you, though. That’s lovely. But it’s so weird to be leaving and to also have no idea who I’m gonna be on the other side of this because it’s the biggest thing and the thing that you can have no measure for,’ she continued, breaking down. 

‘What if I’m miserable? What if I hate it, if I made a terrible mistake? I’m going to cry,’ she said, breaking down 

The television star and podcaster has been a regular guest host on the program since 2015 and often appears on Wednesdays

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‘What if I’m miserable? What if I hate it, if I made a terrible mistake? I’m going to cry,’ she added. 

The team sent her off using exploding glitter cannons, with confetti raining down from the ceiling.     

It follows the mass departure of stars Carrie Bickmore, Lisa Wilkinson and Peter Helliar from the troubled show.   

Tommy Little was also quietly removed as a regular panellist. 

It follows the mass departure of stars Carrie Bickmore, Lisa Wilkinson (pictured) and Peter Helliar from the troubled show

Carrie (right) tearfully departed last year, soon followed by Lisa and Peter 

The stand-up comic is no longer an ‘official’ cast member but will appear on the show sporadically, according to TV Blackbox. 

New stars Sam Taunton and Michael Hing have joined the show for 2023, alongside Sarah Harris and existing panelists Waleed Aly and Hamish Macdonald. 

Georgie Tunny, who has already been a regular fixture on the current affairs show, also appears on the new season. 

Sam Taunton and Michael Hing have joined the show for 2023, alongside Sarah Harris and existing panelists Georgie Tunny, Waleed Aly and Hamish Macdonald. All pictured