00:00Although Magda is unable to be with us tonight,
00:04I'm honored to be accepting this award on her behalf.
00:09As someone who has had the privilege of being her friend
00:13for over 50 years, since we were both just 11 years old,
00:19I'd like to share what Magda has to say.
00:23Hello, my darlings.
00:27I'm so sorry that I can't be there.
00:30I do have a good excuse this time.
00:33Normally I don't come because I just can't be bothered getting out of my pyjamas,
00:36but this time there really is a real reason.
00:41I want to say, first of all, let's just get this out of the way, all right?
00:45I have not been awarded this honour because I've got the cancer, okay?
00:50Like, I'm getting this because of 40 years of hard work, you know?
00:56Lobbying, bribing, threatening, whatever it took, whatever it took.
01:03And finally I've been, it's all paid off.
01:06So I don't feel like an imposter, I feel like I've earned it.
01:10And I'm thrilled, thrilled.
01:14But on a serious note though,
01:15I really just do want to say thank you so much for this honour.
01:24The Australian TV industry is a terrific industry to work in
01:27and it is chock-a-block full of really good people.
01:30There are a few rogues, but mostly really good people.
01:34I've made a lot of great friends
01:36and I feel very fortunate to have spent 40 years
01:41making other people and myself laugh.
01:44What a way to be able to make a life and a career.
01:49I want to thank the Logies.
01:52I want to thank the people who, you know,
01:55decided that I was the one who should be the recipient.
01:58I want to thank my agent and Churchill Brown
02:04and all of the wonderful people at Shanahan's.
02:07I also want to thank, of course,
02:10my family and friends who've been amazing.
02:17Especially at this time.
02:18I particularly want to thank Kristen,
02:24who's just sitting there,
02:27who's been an absolute rock.
02:31And
02:31the love and support
02:35that I have felt like a tsunami
02:38from the Australian public
02:41has just, it's been overwhelming.
02:46And I have to tell you, it really helps.
02:48Sorry, I didn't know I was going to cry.
02:54When I go online and look at those messages,
02:58every time my heart lifts
03:00and I feel that much stronger
03:03to deal with the cancer.
03:06So thank you for the love
03:07that you're
03:09just
03:10pouring my way.
03:12I really feel it.
03:15And
03:15yeah, I just feel
03:18fortunate
03:21and grateful
03:23to have had 40 years
03:25in this industry
03:26in this country
03:28because by God,
03:30at least we're saying.
03:34Anyway,
03:35love you all.
03:37and hopefully I will be there soon.
03:42I'm sure I've forgotten
03:44who to thank,
03:45but just know I'm thanking everyone.
03:48Chemo brain is real.
03:52Yeah.
03:54What can I say?
03:56Except I love you.
