Home and Away's Lynne McGranger chokes back tears as she speaks about Gold Logie win
McGranger, who took home the highly coveted gong at the Logie Awards on Sunday night, was clearly emotional as she recalled the win on Sunrise.
McGranger also won the Logie for Best Lead Actress in a Drama for her role on Home and Away.
'I've got a bit emotional thinking about the outpouring of love (from everyone), it sounds really weird, but that's what I feel ... Talking to people, it's wonderful, I can't describe it,' McGranger told Nat Barr and Matt Shirvington.
'I thought I was going to wake up this morning, there would be a big hole in my gown where, I don't know, I tipped acid on it or something, (I) burnt it and no Logies and I'd go, 'oh, what a shame. Was such a good dream,'' McGranger laughed.
'Then, I woke up and looked on the bedside drawer and said, 'oh my god, they're there. They're there.' And my dress is still in one piece, which is remarkable. And I felt great.'
The actress spoke about the buzz leading up to the win.
'Can I just say, everyone kept saying, 'you're going to win the gold. You're odds on.' And I kept saying 'don't say that, stop it.
'Don't put the mozz on me'. You build-up expectations then trip at the final hurdle. That sort of stuff happens.
'But the biggest one was the silver, because I just felt I was with acting royalty. The likes of Anna Torv, Anna May Samson, the beautiful, talented women from Apple Cider Vinegar.
'I thought 'I've got a snowflakes chance in hell', basically.
'When Manu went 'Lynne McGranger', and I went, 'What? Lynne McGranger'. In his beautiful French accent, I thought, 'Oh my god!'
'That was the biggest shock to me of the evening.
'But really, it is all just remarkable. I'm so excited and grateful to the fans, just so grateful.'
McGranger reflected on her many years playing Irene Roberts.
'It's been an honour,' she said
'To live another life, 30 years on TV.
'From a bit of a down-and-outer, always had a fag in her mouth, was a bit of a boozer to, you know, changing her life around and falling off the wagon and being flawed.
'I think that's one of the great things about characters like Irene and Alf and John Palmer and Marilyn and Leah and Roo and all of those characters (on Home and Away). They're flawed, no-one's perfect, ever.
'The audience love to see that. They love to see you trip-up, make mistakes, you know, sit at home go, 'don't do that, for goodness sakes, Irene. What are you doing?'
'But then, find the good in things and to be able to turn their lives around, which is what people do every day (in their own lives).'
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