Things are looking up for Grant Denyer. The motor racing driver turned television presenter was last night nominated for the 2018 Gold Logie, and already betting agencies have him pegged as the second-favourite to take home the statue (behind The Living Room‘s Amanda Keller).
Pretty impressive. Especially considering the 40-year-old doesn’t actually have a TV show anymore…
It’s a teensie little detail that’s been raising eyebrows, with some – including the former Family Feud host himself – noting the slight, erm, awkward nature of his nomination for Gold (a.k.a The Most Popular Personality on Australian Television).
“Absolutely blown away to be nominated for Gold Logie. Now [if only] I still had show to promote,” he wrote on social media.
“The nomination is such a wonderful send off for Family Feud and all the spectacular people who work on it.”
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I genuinely thought Grant Denyer was one of those people who was on TV because he was bland, inoffensive and relatively competent and not because anyone was actually craving entertainment featuring Grant Denyer. The fact that there are, in fact, people who like him so much that they've bothered to nominate him for an award blows my mind.
It's the same reason (other than the occasional baking recipe that calls for them) Arrowroot biscuits are still available. Some people genuinely love bland and inoffensive ;)
Or it could show the dearth of options?
Cue suspense music.