Despite suggestions yesterday that her career was in tatters, Jodhi Meares will be hosting Australia's Next Top Model in 2009 according to Foxtel's Brian Walsh.

Walsh has slammed reports claiming executives on the model contest were "furious" after Meares pulled out of the live decider over stage fright and told Confidential Nothing could be further from the truth.

"I rang Jodhi on Friday and reiterated the fact she has our full support and apologised for the media circus it's become,"

"We won't be discussing contracts (for next year) until next month, but I told her to go have a holiday and forget about it."