Astrologer Natasha Weber aka AstroTash behind controversial star-gazing segment in 6pm TV news bulletin breaks her silence to defend the move Astrologer defends her segment on Seven News Natasha Weber says her segment provides 'levity' READ MORE: Viewers fumes as astrology segment debuts on 6pm News By David Southwell For Daily Mail Australia Published: 05:36 BST, 17 August 2024 | Updated: 05:50 BST, 17 August 2024 e-mail 1 View comments An astrologer has broken her silence around the outcry caused by including her horoscopes in a 6pm TV news bulletin. Natasha Weber, who calls herself AstroTash, has been contributing horoscopes to be flashed onscreen following the weather on Seven's national news bulletin since last month. While the move has been condemned by those who think it reduces the seriousness of the news bulletin, Weber said her 'sun sign horoscopes and are meant to provide inspiration'.
'We are in a climate that is quite heavy with a lot of negative news, so why not introduce some light and levity,' she told the Herald Sun . She said some viewers had the misconception that she was going to elbow Melbourne anchor Peter Mitchell 'off the newsdesk' and do away with 'hardcore serious journalism' but that was 'clearly not the case'. Instead the 'quick infographic' was a suitable way to display the 'ancient wisdom of astrology', according to Weber.
Weber said sun signs, the type of astrology normally presented in newspapers and magazines, were only the 'tip of the iceberg.