An iconic Channel Nine star will make a shock return to the Logies red carpet at The Star in Sydney on Sunday, 16 years after boycotting the awards show.
Tracy Grimshaw, 65, has spent years sneaking into TV’s night-of-nights through the kitchen after she was voted worst dressed in 2009.
But now, her A Current Affair replacement Allison Langdon confirmed on The Kyle & Jackie O Show on Friday morning that Tracy will step out on the red carpet this year.
Apart from making a brief appearance on the carpet in 2018, the journalist has stayed true to her guns and kept out of the limelight of the Logies.
Tracy was burned by the impromptu fashion show in 2009 when she stepped out in a purple, diamante encrusted dress which was promptly critiqued in the media.
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An iconic Channel Nine star will make a shock return to the Logies red carpet at The Star in Sydney on Sunday, 16 years after boycotting the awards show. Pictured: Tracy Grimshaw, 65
She revealed in 2018 she had ‘loved’ her outfit, which was pulled together by a Melbourne stylist, and ‘felt so bad’ seeing it land in a worst dressed list at the time.
‘I don’t pretend to be the best dressed anywhere and I just decided if this is what the red carpet is, I’m not doing it anymore,’ she told Mamamia.
Tracy did make a brief return to the red carpet in 2018 when she was nominated for the Gold Logie, but ultimately lost it to Grant Denyer.
Now it seems Tracy will take another shot at walking the red carpet this year, though her 2009 debacle was not the only Logies mishap she has suffered.
The media personality had a drunken mishap at the 1998 Logie Awards when she ended up naked and locked out of her Crowns Casino hotel room.
With just a newspaper to protect her modesty, Tracy said she had stripped off to take a shower after a boozy night and confused her bathroom door with the front door.
During a segment on The Today Show in 2018, the TV personality said it was ‘all James Packer’s fault’ after the pair shared ‘ten tequilas’ at an after party.
‘We had drunk Tequila… We had about ten and it was three in the morning,’ she told hosts Karl Stefanovic, Georgie Gardner and Silvia Jeffreys.
Tracy Grimshaw has spent years sneaking into TV’s night-of-nights through the kitchen after she was voted worst dressed in 2009
Tracy said because she’d covered her naked body with a copy of The Australian newspaper, the publication sent her a special commemorative plaque.
‘The Australian sent me the framed front cover of The Australian with a little plaque saying, “To Tracy, from The Australian, the newspaper that covers all your needs.”‘
‘I’ve got it on the wall in my office, it’s been with me since,’ she said.
The TV Week Logie Awards, which are determined by public vote, will take place on Sunday, August 3 at The Star in Sydney and are broadcast live on Seven.
