Magda Szubanski has revealed her heartache at the fact her late mother was unable to cast a vote in the gay marriage ballot.
The comedian, who lost her mum Margaret earlier this month, broke down as she told A Current Affair she wished the matriarch could have seen her gain the right to marry.
‘I’m really sad that she died before seeing me have the same rights as her other two children,’ Magda said.
Magda Szubanski (pictured) has revealed her heartache at the fact her late mother was unable to cast a vote in the gay marriage ballot
The comedian lost her mum Margaret (pictured) earlier this month and broke down as she told A Current Affair she wished the matriarch could have seen her gain the right to marry
The Kath and Kim star made a point of highlighting her mother’s acceptance of her sexuality and how ‘important’ the issue of marriage equality had been to her.
‘This is an old Catholic woman you know… she’d never even met any gay people before having a gay daughter,’ Magda said.
‘(But) the thing with my mum was that her acceptance, actually, and support of marriage equality came from her Catholicism, it wasn’t at odds with it.’
Her mother passed away on September 4 at the age of 93, with Magda taking to Instagram in the days after to share a heartfelt message with fans.
‘It was the hardest day of my life but seeing the church full of family and friends who loved her and us gave me such strength,’ she wrote following the funeral.
‘She did not live a big life. But there was a big life in her…She performed the millions of small, seemingly unnoteworthy acts of caring that together comprise the magnum opus of a mother’s love.’
The Kath and Kim star made a point of highlighting her Catholic mother’s acceptance of her sexuality and how ‘important’ the issue of marriage equality had been to her
The interview came just a day after Magda hit the streets of Melbourne to spearhead the ‘Yes’ campaign’s Get Out The Vote rally
In the interview Magda also touched on the personal side of the campaign and the bullying that had occurred on both sides.
She revealed that she had been called everything from a ‘pervert to a Nazi to the gay Taliban.’
But it did not stop her from hitting the streets of Melbourne this weekend to spearhead the ‘Yes’ campaign’s Get Out The Vote rally.
With postal votes mailed out across Australia, she championed people to vote for equality.
‘I was raised in a family where my parents were married for 58 years and I would hope if I met the woman of my dreams, that I could have that same institution to support me,’ she said.
Voters have until November 7 to return their ballots, with a result expected to be announced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics by mid-November.
With postal votes mailed out across Australia, Magda championed people to vote for equality, saying she wants the same rights her parents had to marry