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Daily Telegraph
17 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Telegraph
Three Gold Logie nominees walk into a room…
For the first time in history, six of the seven Gold Logie nominees are women – and all of them are over the age of 40. In this special episode of Something To Talk About, three of those nominees – Sonia Kruger, Ally Langdon and Lynne McGranger – sit down together for a lively conversation about everything from how they feel about being part of the game-changing line-up vying for television's biggest prize to what it has taken them to achieve lasting success in their chosen careers. What they reveal is insightful, instructive and reflective. It's also funny, especially when they start to consider what they all might do if Hamish Blake, the lone male nominee in their category, ends up taking out the win… Watch the full episode with Ally, Sonia and Lynne here. You can see Sonia Kruger, Ally Langdon and Lynne McGranger vying for the Gold Logie at The 65th TV Week Logie Awards on Sunday, August 3 Follow Sonia Kruger here Follow Ally Langdon here Follow Lynne McGranger here Something To Talk About is a podcast by Stellar, hosted by Sarrah Le Marquand Find more from Stellar via Instagram @stellarmag or
News.com.au
18 hours ago
- Entertainment
- News.com.au
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.'
