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West Australian
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- West Australian
Logies 2025: Who the bookies have tipped to take home this years Gold Logie award
There are seven nominees in this years Gold Logie awards, with each putting forward a strong case to take home the most coveted award in Australian television; but who have the punters tipped to take out the top gong this year? With anticipation for the 65th TV Week Logie Awards reaching its boiling point, the question on everyone's mind is who will take out this years Gold Logie. The speculation continues to build on who looks likely, but the sports books have a clear leader in the seven horse race, according to betting odds for the top prize. The favourite to have their name called on stage this year is non-other than Home and Away's Lynne McGranger coming in with the shortest odds out of the pool paying $1.57. McGranger has been gracing the screens as Irene Roberts in Summer Bay since 1993, and following the news that she will be leaving the show next month after 32 years, fans will be looking to give her a fitting send off. Australia's sweetheart also looks a strong chance to win Best Actress in a Drama as well, at $2.75 she is just short of being the favourite behind Apple Cider Vinegar star Kaitlyn Denver at $2.25. Next in the books for the Gold Logie is A Current Affair host Ally Langdon, who at $4.33 has the best chance at disrupting McGranger's fairy tale send off. Even if Langdon isn't successful with the Gold Logie, she's the betting favourite to take out the Ray Martin award for most popular news or public affairs presenter, at $1.91. According to the bettors, the other likely nominee to have a shot at gold is LEGO Masters host Hamish Blake at $6 in his sixth nomination, with the Aussie comedian already having two Gold Logies in his trophy cabinet. The long shots see their odds balloon to double-digit figures, with first time nominees in ABC's Lisa Millar and MasterChef's Poh Ling Yeow paying $10 and $13 respectively. I'm a Me Out of Here!'s Julia Morris enters the pool with her fourth nomination, but at $11 the punters don't favour the hosts chances to finally capture the coveted award. While 2023 winner and Channel Seven's Sonia Kruger has the longest odds to come home a winner at $17, despite the range for her hosting nominations, including The Voice, Dancing With The Stars and last years Logies Red Carpet Show. The books do like Kruger's chances for winning the Burt Newton Award for most popular presenter, at $4.33 she has the third best odds to win the award in her third straight nomination, coming in behind Todd Woodbridge at $2.25 and Ricki-Lee at $3.75. Despite who the punters tip, it's all up in the air until the eventual winners will be announced at the Logie Awards on Sunday, August 3. Gold Logie odds: Lynne McGranger - $1.57 Ally Langdon - $4.33 Hamish Blake - $6 Lisa Millar - $10 Julia Morris - $11 Poh Ling Yeow - $13 Sonia Kruger - $17
Sydney Morning Herald
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Who will win the Gold Logie? And why will it be Lynne McGranger?
While this is not strictly a new phenomenon – in 2011 and 2012 respectively, Karl Stefanovic and Hamish Blake, both Nine talent, won gold – it's a timely reminder of home-ground advantage. As the host broadcaster, Seven spends more time advertising the Logies, thereby giving increased airtime to highly visible voting campaigns for their talent. In 2023 the #OnyaSonia campaign ran consistently during the voting period across Seven's morning and prime-time television offerings, with the #EmdurForGold campaign following suit in 2024. This year McGranger appears to be the network's priority, having already been featured on Sunrise and The Morning Show, with advertisements encouraging audiences to vote for McGranger also running during Seven's prime-time programming, including Dancing with the Stars. The nostalgia factor In February, McGranger announced that, after 33 years playing Irene Roberts, she was leaving Home and Away, with her on-screen departure set to air in the weeks following the Logies broadcast. While Home and Away isn't the most-watched show on free-to-air television, it still has a National Total TV Reach of more than a million viewers most nights (according to ratings agency OzTAM) and the show has historically been hugely popular with Logies voters. The nostalgia narrative, combined with an audience familiar with Logies voting, delivers a powerful model around which Seven can mobilise viewers to vote. The network has already set up a special website for fans to farewell McGranger ( and, with her final episodes set to air in mid-August, everything is in place for a golden goodbye. Loading Why the others don't stand a chance Let's start with Hamish Blake. A two-time gold winner, Blake is actively instructing fans not to vote for him, telling this masthead to leave his name off the ballot: 'I think we all know what to do.' Kruger, also a previous winner, doesn't appear to be in the running, with online bookies ranking her the long outsider and Seven dedicating more resources to McGranger's run. Julia Morris is nominated again but, having been overlooked three times previously, that doesn't bode well. Meanwhile, history suggests Lisa Millar faces an uphill battle. Outside of Tom Gleeson's 2019 success (following a controversial mock campaign) the last gold winner to come from the ABC was Norman Gunston in 1976. McGranger's biggest competition is likely to come from Nine's Ally Langdon and Ten's Poh Ling Yeow, both of whom have strong fan bases and significant industry influence. At the time of writing, online bookies have McGranger as the very short favourite. Lynne for the win. But should we be worried? McGranger is no doubt a beloved actor, but was she the most popular personality on Australian television in 2024 (the time period on which nominees are judged)? A first-time nominee after three decades on air, it's difficult to make a case that McGranger would be nominated had she not announced her departure from Home and Away earlier this year. In response to questions about how the Gold Logie nominees are determined, a Seven spokesperson said: 'Broadcasters can enter up to four submissions for gold. Those submissions are reviewed and assessed by panels of independent industry experts, which include audience data specialists, determining the seven nominees.' Data specialists are a new addition to Logies judging this year. According to Seven, they are 'independent data analysts with expertise in audience metrics, particularly within the television industry'. Seven was unable to answer how many audience data specialists there are. However, should McGranger be victorious, there would be plenty more questions about what the Gold Logie represents and precisely how voting delivers a winner.
The Age
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Age
Who will win the Gold Logie? And why will it be Lynne McGranger?
While this is not strictly a new phenomenon – in 2011 and 2012 respectively, Karl Stefanovic and Hamish Blake, both Nine talent, won gold – it's a timely reminder of home-ground advantage. As the host broadcaster, Seven spends more time advertising the Logies, thereby giving increased airtime to highly visible voting campaigns for their talent. In 2023 the #OnyaSonia campaign ran consistently during the voting period across Seven's morning and prime-time television offerings, with the #EmdurForGold campaign following suit in 2024. This year McGranger appears to be the network's priority, having already been featured on Sunrise and The Morning Show, with advertisements encouraging audiences to vote for McGranger also running during Seven's prime-time programming, including Dancing with the Stars. The nostalgia factor In February, McGranger announced that, after 33 years playing Irene Roberts, she was leaving Home and Away, with her on-screen departure set to air in the weeks following the Logies broadcast. While Home and Away isn't the most-watched show on free-to-air television, it still has a National Total TV Reach of more than a million viewers most nights (according to ratings agency OzTAM) and the show has historically been hugely popular with Logies voters. The nostalgia narrative, combined with an audience familiar with Logies voting, delivers a powerful model around which Seven can mobilise viewers to vote. The network has already set up a special website for fans to farewell McGranger ( and, with her final episodes set to air in mid-August, everything is in place for a golden goodbye. Loading Why the others don't stand a chance Let's start with Hamish Blake. A two-time gold winner, Blake is actively instructing fans not to vote for him, telling this masthead to leave his name off the ballot: 'I think we all know what to do.' Kruger, also a previous winner, doesn't appear to be in the running, with online bookies ranking her the long outsider and Seven dedicating more resources to McGranger's run. Julia Morris is nominated again but, having been overlooked three times previously, that doesn't bode well. Meanwhile, history suggests Lisa Millar faces an uphill battle. Outside of Tom Gleeson's 2019 success (following a controversial mock campaign) the last gold winner to come from the ABC was Norman Gunston in 1976. McGranger's biggest competition is likely to come from Nine's Ally Langdon and Ten's Poh Ling Yeow, both of whom have strong fan bases and significant industry influence. At the time of writing, online bookies have McGranger as the very short favourite. Lynne for the win. But should we be worried? McGranger is no doubt a beloved actor, but was she the most popular personality on Australian television in 2024 (the time period on which nominees are judged)? A first-time nominee after three decades on air, it's difficult to make a case that McGranger would be nominated had she not announced her departure from Home and Away earlier this year. In response to questions about how the Gold Logie nominees are determined, a Seven spokesperson said: 'Broadcasters can enter up to four submissions for gold. Those submissions are reviewed and assessed by panels of independent industry experts, which include audience data specialists, determining the seven nominees.' Data specialists are a new addition to Logies judging this year. According to Seven, they are 'independent data analysts with expertise in audience metrics, particularly within the television industry'. Seven was unable to answer how many audience data specialists there are. However, should McGranger be victorious, there would be plenty more questions about what the Gold Logie represents and precisely how voting delivers a winner.
The Advertiser
14-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Advertiser
After 33 years playing Home and Away's Irene, Lynne McGranger is just getting started
You'd be forgiven in thinking that after 33 years of playing beloved Irene Roberts on Home and Away that accomplished actor Lynne McGranger planned on resting and slowing down. But the departure of Irene means welcoming a whole new and exciting chapter for McGranger, 72, who will be on tour with The Grandparents Club nation-wide until November. The actor, who finished filming the soap in March, told The Senior that after first doing The Grandparents Club last year, it "triggered" her thoughts to return to the stage and she just knew it's where she wanted to be. Read more on The Senior: "I've still got my marbles, and I'm still physically fit. Thank goodness. Touch wood," she said. McGranger joked that maybe she should "jump before I'm pushed", a notion which is highly unlikely given the reaction of staff when she told them she was leaving Summer Bay. "I went and spoke to the producers and they cried, which was lovely," she said. McGranger got her acting chops in theatre - but it's hard to believe that Australia's longest running actress in a soap didn't embrace acting until her late twenties. Sydney born and raised, the actor first trained as a primary school teacher in the country NSW town of Wagga Wagga, before working in various teaching gigs. McGranger decided to do some drama lessons on the side, but relief teaching proved to be the final straw. "I just went, 'Oh boy, I'm really bad at this. I really don't like it, I'll have a crack at this acting thing'," she said. "And my dad, God bless him, said 'don't come to me when you're in the gutter'. "And then, of course, two days later, he's ringing me going 'are you alright for money?'." Lynne said both her parents were very proud of her work in Home and Away and would be so excited she was nominated for Australian television's biggest award. "They're watching down from heaven ... they would be enjoying every minute," she said. The refreshingly down-to-earth McGranger is shocked by her nominations. "I was absolutely blindsided," she said. "It's very gratifying." McGranger, who suspects she is nominated because it is her last season on the soap and joked she would have "left years ago" if she knew it meant she'd get the Gold nod, is wonderfully self-depreciating. "I think the silver was probably, in a way, even more surprising," she said. Explaining that the Silver Logie is now two previous categories combined - Best Outstanding Actress and Most Popular Actress - McGranger said she is in the same category as "wonderful actresses". "Good grief," she said. "If I win that, I really will probably fall head first into my soup." The 72-year-old, who would consider working in television again, is open to working in the UK, New Zealand and even Norway (where Home and Away is wildly popular). And to other late bloomers out there who want to pursue their passion, McGranger gives some solid advice. "Go for it. Be brave," she said. "Never be afraid to fail. Don't be mediocre." McGranger said a past acting teacher told her she would be successful because she wasn't "afraid to look ugly" - as she always gave her everything - advice she also tells people. The beloved actor's final episode on Home and Away, after starting in 1993, is rumoured to air in mid to late August. Lynne for the Gold Logie win? Vote here: The TV Week Logie Awards are on Sunday August 3. Share your thoughts in the comments below, or send a Letter to the Editor by CLICKING HERE. You'd be forgiven in thinking that after 33 years of playing beloved Irene Roberts on Home and Away that accomplished actor Lynne McGranger planned on resting and slowing down. But the departure of Irene means welcoming a whole new and exciting chapter for McGranger, 72, who will be on tour with The Grandparents Club nation-wide until November. The actor, who finished filming the soap in March, told The Senior that after first doing The Grandparents Club last year, it "triggered" her thoughts to return to the stage and she just knew it's where she wanted to be. Read more on The Senior: "I've still got my marbles, and I'm still physically fit. Thank goodness. Touch wood," she said. McGranger joked that maybe she should "jump before I'm pushed", a notion which is highly unlikely given the reaction of staff when she told them she was leaving Summer Bay. "I went and spoke to the producers and they cried, which was lovely," she said. McGranger got her acting chops in theatre - but it's hard to believe that Australia's longest running actress in a soap didn't embrace acting until her late twenties. Sydney born and raised, the actor first trained as a primary school teacher in the country NSW town of Wagga Wagga, before working in various teaching gigs. McGranger decided to do some drama lessons on the side, but relief teaching proved to be the final straw. "I just went, 'Oh boy, I'm really bad at this. I really don't like it, I'll have a crack at this acting thing'," she said. "And my dad, God bless him, said 'don't come to me when you're in the gutter'. "And then, of course, two days later, he's ringing me going 'are you alright for money?'." Lynne said both her parents were very proud of her work in Home and Away and would be so excited she was nominated for Australian television's biggest award. "They're watching down from heaven ... they would be enjoying every minute," she said. The refreshingly down-to-earth McGranger is shocked by her nominations. "I was absolutely blindsided," she said. "It's very gratifying." McGranger, who suspects she is nominated because it is her last season on the soap and joked she would have "left years ago" if she knew it meant she'd get the Gold nod, is wonderfully self-depreciating. "I think the silver was probably, in a way, even more surprising," she said. Explaining that the Silver Logie is now two previous categories combined - Best Outstanding Actress and Most Popular Actress - McGranger said she is in the same category as "wonderful actresses". "Good grief," she said. "If I win that, I really will probably fall head first into my soup." The 72-year-old, who would consider working in television again, is open to working in the UK, New Zealand and even Norway (where Home and Away is wildly popular). And to other late bloomers out there who want to pursue their passion, McGranger gives some solid advice. "Go for it. Be brave," she said. "Never be afraid to fail. Don't be mediocre." McGranger said a past acting teacher told her she would be successful because she wasn't "afraid to look ugly" - as she always gave her everything - advice she also tells people. The beloved actor's final episode on Home and Away, after starting in 1993, is rumoured to air in mid to late August. Lynne for the Gold Logie win? Vote here: The TV Week Logie Awards are on Sunday August 3. Share your thoughts in the comments below, or send a Letter to the Editor by CLICKING HERE. You'd be forgiven in thinking that after 33 years of playing beloved Irene Roberts on Home and Away that accomplished actor Lynne McGranger planned on resting and slowing down. But the departure of Irene means welcoming a whole new and exciting chapter for McGranger, 72, who will be on tour with The Grandparents Club nation-wide until November. The actor, who finished filming the soap in March, told The Senior that after first doing The Grandparents Club last year, it "triggered" her thoughts to return to the stage and she just knew it's where she wanted to be. Read more on The Senior: "I've still got my marbles, and I'm still physically fit. Thank goodness. Touch wood," she said. McGranger joked that maybe she should "jump before I'm pushed", a notion which is highly unlikely given the reaction of staff when she told them she was leaving Summer Bay. "I went and spoke to the producers and they cried, which was lovely," she said. McGranger got her acting chops in theatre - but it's hard to believe that Australia's longest running actress in a soap didn't embrace acting until her late twenties. Sydney born and raised, the actor first trained as a primary school teacher in the country NSW town of Wagga Wagga, before working in various teaching gigs. McGranger decided to do some drama lessons on the side, but relief teaching proved to be the final straw. "I just went, 'Oh boy, I'm really bad at this. I really don't like it, I'll have a crack at this acting thing'," she said. "And my dad, God bless him, said 'don't come to me when you're in the gutter'. "And then, of course, two days later, he's ringing me going 'are you alright for money?'." Lynne said both her parents were very proud of her work in Home and Away and would be so excited she was nominated for Australian television's biggest award. "They're watching down from heaven ... they would be enjoying every minute," she said. The refreshingly down-to-earth McGranger is shocked by her nominations. "I was absolutely blindsided," she said. "It's very gratifying." McGranger, who suspects she is nominated because it is her last season on the soap and joked she would have "left years ago" if she knew it meant she'd get the Gold nod, is wonderfully self-depreciating. "I think the silver was probably, in a way, even more surprising," she said. Explaining that the Silver Logie is now two previous categories combined - Best Outstanding Actress and Most Popular Actress - McGranger said she is in the same category as "wonderful actresses". "Good grief," she said. "If I win that, I really will probably fall head first into my soup." The 72-year-old, who would consider working in television again, is open to working in the UK, New Zealand and even Norway (where Home and Away is wildly popular). And to other late bloomers out there who want to pursue their passion, McGranger gives some solid advice. "Go for it. Be brave," she said. "Never be afraid to fail. Don't be mediocre." McGranger said a past acting teacher told her she would be successful because she wasn't "afraid to look ugly" - as she always gave her everything - advice she also tells people. The beloved actor's final episode on Home and Away, after starting in 1993, is rumoured to air in mid to late August. Lynne for the Gold Logie win? Vote here: The TV Week Logie Awards are on Sunday August 3. Share your thoughts in the comments below, or send a Letter to the Editor by CLICKING HERE.
7NEWS
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- 7NEWS
Home and Away star Lynne McGranger reveals why she decided to leave show after 33 years
Home and Away's iconic Lynne McGranger has revealed why she decided to leave the show after 33 years ahead of her onscreen departure next month. With McGranger's last scene set to air mid-August, she revealed that it was late last year it was time to let Irene Roberts go and pursue her passion for theatre. 'I want to enjoy life, I want to remain fit for as long as I possibly can,' she told Australian Women's Weekly. 'To be more regular with my friendships and staying in touch with people that I may have lost touch with over the years. 'I look forward to being a nanna down the track. And if that's not to be, still maintaining a great relationship with my daughter and my son-in-law. 'Being able to spend more time with the people who are important in my life instead of having to work as a priority. And yes, I'd like to be known as Lynne…which might happen in some quarters, but i think until the day I die I'll probably still be called Irene!' When McGranger arrived on set to play her alter ego, it was only supposed to be a three-month gig. But the actress must have known what she was in for when she joked to her partner, Paul, that he would have to give up work if it turned into full-time work. And that it did. McGranger and her daughter, Clancy McWaters, opened up about non-traditional parenting roles. McGranger said her partner couldn't wait to raise McWaters during her formative years while she was at work, bringing in the money. 'He would do the reading. Take her to ballet, to netball. He loved it. I don't know how parents cope with young children when they're both working,' she said. 'Invariably, someone's just earning money to pay for childcare, so we were very blessed for Paul to bring her up through her school years.' McWaters added: 'It's happening more now, but it was rare,' she said as she joins her mum in a photoshoot to celebrate the end of an extraordinary era. 'Mum and Dad – they're not married – were quite different to other families. Mum was the main breadwinner, and it's been cool because I've been raised with the belief that it doesn't have to be that way, where the woman stays at home, and men go to work. I've got two awesome role models.'
