Friends say Pippa Middleton has decided against taking the full-time job in the U.S . It was billed as the dream job that would make Pippa Middleton a household name in America . But more than four months after the headline-grabbing announcement that she was to join the NBC network as a special correspondent in a £400,000 deal , she has yet to be seen on screen – and friends say she has decided against taking up a full-time job in the United States . The Duchess of Cambridge ’ s sister has shot a series of reports for the long-running Today show in rural Wyoming , but none has seen the light of day . And it was only when The Mail on Sunday asked why the footage had not been aired that a source close to Pippa explained that she was not ready to commit to the demands of a job in the US . The source said : ‘ There were talks and Pippa did a test shoot which went really well . But for various reasons , a regular show with Pippa isn ’ t going to happen . Ultimately she didn ’ t want to commit herself to a big job in the US . She ’ s got a boyfriend in Geneva and her family in the UK . It was too much for her to pack up and leave them behind . ‘ She will be working with the network on an ad hoc basis . ‘ NBC were really pleased with the test shoot , but she is not going to be signing a major deal to be a special correspondent , which is what NBC wanted . It was Pippa ’ s decision not to go ahead . It ’ s not where she sees her future. ’ One NBC insider said : ‘ Pippa – or the lack of her – has been the talk of the company . Everyone is wondering what has happened to her ? ‘ There was all that fanfare when she went off to Wyoming , and the word then was that she would start doing segments as a roving reporter here and occasionally appear in the studio . But there ’ s been nothing but silence for months . It ’ s clear that someone has had reservations – but whether that ’ s from NBC ’ s side or her side , who knows ? ‘ It seems odd that they should make such a fuss of her and be so public and then go so silent . ‘ Normally , after a big build-up like that , you ’ d get the talent on air fast and give her a big push . It doesn ’ t feel right at all. ’ In Wyoming , Pippa donned tight jeans , a flannel shirt and cowboy boots to twirl on the dance floor of a Western bar , rode a horse in the shadow of the Teton mountains , and visited tourist sights in a cowboy town . Interviewees were told the story would air within about ten days of the shoot last November – but have been left disappointed . ‘ We ’ re wondering what happened to the report , ’ says Jim Waldrop , manager of the Wort Hotel in Jackson Hole , where Pippa filmed . ‘ I contacted the producer , but they don ’ t have any information about when it might air. ’ Scroll down for video . In Wyoming , Pippa donned tight jeans , a flannel shirt and cowboy boots to twirl on the dance floor of a Western bar ( above ) Angus Thuerman , former editor of the Jackson Hole News & Guide , added : ‘ I was told it was like a pilot episode , an experiment to see how she did . She seemed quite at home , relaxed and enjoying herself. ’ Novelist Nanci Turner Steveson , who attended Pippa ’ s filming session , says : ‘ Pippa seemed tiny and sweet , but maybe a bit overwhelmed There were so many people there – two or three cameramen , producers , sound technicians and bodyguards , all on a fairly small dance floor , dancing to the band One Ton Pig . A cowboy taught her to dance a two-step and she picked it up pretty quickly . But NBC seemed to be making a lot of fuss over a very small story. ’ Chris Koch , 66 , a regular at the Silver Dollar bar , said : ‘ I was asked by NBC if I ’ d be filmed dancing with Pippa Middleton . I had no idea who she is . My daughter told me , “ She ’ s Kate Middleton ’ s sister ! ” and I said : “ Who ’ s she ? ” I don ’ t know what happened to the Today story , and I don ’ t much care – I don ’ t have a TV. ’ Pippa ’ s NBC deal was initially touted as ‘ provisional ’ , although the network has a history of signing those related to the great and the good . Other NBC correspondents have included Sarah Ferguson , Bill Clinton ’ s daughter Chelsea , and Princess Diana ’ s brother Charles Spencer . The abortive American TV career is another false start for Pippa , after her party-planning book Celebrate and column for the Daily Telegraph both flopped .
months it was announced Pippa Middleton would join NBC . She has yet to be seen on screen but was reportedly offered £400,000 deal . Friends now say she has decided against taking a full-time job in the U.S .