Danika Mason skips the early hours on Today show and has another sleep in for the second morning in a row after announcing her pregnancy

Channel Nine star Danika Mason appears to be getting in as much rest as possible amid her pregnancy as she skipped the early hours of Today on Thursday and Friday.

The Logie-nominated sport reporter is expecting a daughter with ex-NRL star fiancé Liam Knight, with the bundle of joy due in December. 

But while she may be over the morning sickness stage, it seems Danika has decided on a late start, coming in at 7am for work instead of her usual 5.30am start. 

The Daily Mail has reached out to Nine for comment.  

Danika broke the news of her pregnancy on Today in July, delighting her colleagues Sarah Abo, Tom Steinfort, Richard Wilkins and Jayne Azzopardi.

The Today crew celebrated by bringing the NRL expert a cake, with Danika revealing her little girl is due in December.

'We feel so honoured to be brought into your households every single morning, so when there’s news here, it’s nice to share it with you guys first before the rest of the world gets to hear about it,' Danika told viewers.

'So Liam and I are expecting a little baby, a little baby boom here on the Today show,' she continued, referring to fellow presenter Sarah's pregnancy.

Danika also revealed she has got over the morning sickness stage of her pregnancy.

When Sarah asked how she was feeling, she replied: 'A lot better.'

'I was quite sick early on. So a little girl, due December, so off-season will be a little bit busier this year,' she added.

'Liam is over the moon. He's so excited. He's ready to be a girl dad.

'Everyone here at Nine has been so supportive, so when I've been vomiting on the way to work and everything, everyone's been so good.

'It's so funny, the moment that I knew I was pregnant, I had a chicken schnitzel craving. I just, honestly, all I could think about was chicken schnitzels.'

The Nine star also announced the news on Instagram, posting a series of photos of her dog wearing a bib reading 'promoted to big brother' as he sat in front of ultrasound images of her baby, as well as a shot of her positive pregnancy test.

Her amazing news was greeted with a wave of heartfelt messages from sport and TV stars including ex-Souths player Jai Arrow, Renee Bargh, her Nine NRL colleague Allana Ferguson and Sylvia Jeffreys.

Danika and Liam went public with their romance in July 2024, just months after the Channel Nine sports presenter split from her ex-fiancé Todd Liubinskas.

The loved-up pair finally confirmed their relationship via social media after months of speculation, with the footballer embracing Danika in a photo shared to his Instagram page.

'My life's good,' Liam wrote in the caption, alongside a photo of the couple sharing a cuddle.