Kerri-Anne Kennerley was inducted into the TV Week Logies Hall Of Fame in 2017.
And ahead of Australian TV’s night of nights next Sunday, the 64-year-old showbiz veteran has revealed she initially rejected the honour.
She told The Daily Telegraph on Thursday: ‘Two or three years before that, I did get the phone call saying, “Would you be good enough to accept the TV Week Hall of Fame Logie?”‘
‘Eff off, I’m not dead yet!’ Kerri-Anne Kennerley, 64, has revealed her VERY surprising response to being inducted into the Logies Hall Of Fame last year
She added: ‘And I’ve gone, “No, eff off! I’m not dead yet”. That’s a true story.’
The Australian icon also revealed her husband John was ‘appalled’ by her reaction.
‘He said, “That’s just terrible”, and I said, “Well, I’m not dead yet” – because you look at the Hall of Famers and a lot of them are,’ Kerri-Anne added.
Good spirits: Kerri-Anne Kennerley appeared to be in good spirits as she took to the stage to receive the Hall of Fame honour last year
‘I would give away 50 years of my career just to have you standing here!’ Kerri-Anne made a touching tribute to her wheelchair bound husband John as she accepted her Hall Of Fame honour
Kerri-Anne was the third woman in history to receive the Hall Of Fame honour, following the late Ruth Cracknell in 2001 and actress Noni Hazlehurst in 2016.
During her heartfelt acceptance speech last year, Kerri-Anne thanked her friends, family and loyal fans for their support over the decades.
She also paid a heartwarming tribute to her wheelchair-bound husband John.
Pointing out her husband in the crowd, she said: ‘I would give away 50 years of my career just to have you standing here.’
Thrilled! The media personality looked thrilled to have her formerly bedridden husband in attendance, wrapping her arm around her man, who looked suave in a black-and-white tuxedo