Logie nominees' secret pact if Hamish Blake wins
Gold Logie nominees Sonia Kruger, Lynne McGranger and Ally Langdon are cheering on each other — and fellow nominees Julia Morris, Lisa Millar and Poh Ling Yeow — to take out the award on TV's night of nights.
But should Hamish Blake, the only male nominee amongst the women, win the Gold Logie instead, that's a different story.
In an interview with Stellar podcast Something To Talk About, Kruger, McGranger and Langdon agreed on what they would do if Blake took the top prize.
'Stand up and walk out. We should make a pact,' Home and Away's McGranger quipped.
And if Blake wins and calls all the women to the stage with him in a show of support, McGranger thinks they should 'just turn around and go, 'Sorry. You're on your own, buddy. Bye.' And leave.'
Listen to the full interview with Sonia Kruger, Lynne McGranger and Ally Langdon on Something To Talk About below:
All joking aside, this year's Logies have already made history because six of the seven Gold Logie nominees are women.
The category became genderless in 1978 and since then only 10 different women have won the Gold, which surprised the nominees.
'This particular group just highlights the fact that some amazing women work in this business,' TV presenter Kruger said.
'[The three of us] have daughters. And one of the best parts was knowing that all those little girls out there who might be watching TV or looking for a career as an actor, a journalist, a presenter could then aspire a little bit more. Because they see women who are doing that and being recognised for that.'
A Current Affair host Langdon said it was nice to celebrate the nomination together.
'The morning we had the [nominations] breakfast, Hamish was hilarious,' she told Something To Talk About.
'He was genuinely saying, 'Don't vote for me. It would be the worst thing in the world if the one guy was the person to win it.' But also, look at the different pathways each of us took to reach this point.'
Listen to the full interview with Sonia Kruger, Lynne McGranger and Ally Langdon on Something To Talk About below:
All the women nominated for the Gold Logie, and Blake, are over 40 this year, which possibly speaks to change within the media and entertainment industry when it comes to females and ageism.
'It seems to me the older I've got, the more visible I've become,' McGranger said. 'But you know what? Twenty years ago, I was starting to feel invisible.'
Langdon said the audience wants to see women over 40 on their screens.
'When Tracy Grimshaw celebrated 40 years on television, she talked about how, by 30, she thought, 'Someone's probably going to tap me… Then I got to 50 and thought, maybe I'm not going to get the tap',' she told Stellar.
'Whereas we have always watched these esteemed, fabulous male colleagues go forever. Everybody in this category being over 40, you know, as we always say: you can only be what you can see.'
Kruger agreed, saying 'Experience counts for something now. That's what they are looking for.'
The three congratulated each other on their nomination and said they deserved a pat on their backs.
'There's a lovely kindness and camaraderie in this group. It's a lovely ride with some really extraordinary women,' Langdon said, adding with a laugh: 'And Hamish.'
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