Home and Away聽star Lynne McGranger has faced criticism for getting involved
in the battle for this year’s Logie awards. The聽annual Australian television awards聽announced
its 2024 nominations last month, with nominees for the prestigious
Gold Logie including聽The Morning Show聽host Larry Emdur and聽I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!聽presenters Julia Morris and Robert Irwin.
Following the announcement, Irene Roberts star McGranger showed her support for her Channel Seven colleague Emdur by commenting on an聽Instagram聽post he shared, in which he revealed a jokey text he’d received from a friend that said, “I’ll be voting for Robert Irwin, but congrats on the nom.”
McGranger shared her thoughts about the nomination battle on the post, commenting, “I’m sorry but ol’mate Irwin has been on telly for a bloody minute!! No disrespect intended.”
When Emdur replied, “Are you starting an internet feud, Lynne?”, McGranger came back with, “Could be, honey.”
Following the exchange,聽I’m a Celebrity聽host Morris has told聽Yahoo Lifestyle聽that, while she appreciates McGranger’s support for Emdur, she was disappointed by her comment about Irwin.
“I understand that people aren’t exposed to people from other networks very often,” she said, adding: “So I totally get the sentiment of Lynne where you want to protect and fiercely fight for the person that you adore, but it’s not appropriate to call out somebody else at someone else’s expense. And Lynne knows better than that.”
However, the presenter made it clear that she still has respect for McGranger, calling her “a fantastic woman”.
“She’s been around the industry for a long time, she’s an incredibly talented actress, and I think her passion for wanting Larry to take it is where that comes from,” she said.
McGranger’s character聽Irene has been involved in a major storyline in recent weeks, after she welcomed seemingly vulnerable newcomer Bronte Langford into her home after meeting her at a hospital.
Irene has been under the belief that Bronte has a terminal illness, but Bronte has in fact been cruelly scamming kind-hearted Irene – and聽UK fans will see the situation get even worse this week聽after a poisoning incident at the Diner.
