Jess Rowe has lifted the curtain on the good, the bad and the ugly of the Logies in the latest episode of The Jess Rowe Big Talk Show podcast, including the story behind her controversial departure from The Today Show.
“[The Logies] was when it was leaked that I was sacked from the Today Show,” Jess recounted.
“Petee [husband Peter Overton] had to go down because of work. And that morning I woke up in Sydney and it was all over the news. This was way before Instagram and TikTok and all of that. It was all over the newspapers that I was going to be leaving the Today Show.
“At the time, I was really shocked because it wasn’t meant to be released until a few days later. So I wasn’t prepared, and either was Petee.”
Jess went on to share how she left her house with her newborn baby, Allegra, while cameras surrounded them both:
“I was just thinking, my goodness, my world has sort of crumbled… I drove around the corner, away from the cameras, I remember just bursting into tears and having these tears streaming down my face thinking, my goodness, what is going to become of me?”
Jump straight into this moment below:
So why really happens at the Logies? Do the winners get a secret heads up? What don’t we see on the red carpet? Which Gold Logie winner is known for sneaking out to play the pokies when the ceremony drags on?
Take a listen to the full episode:
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