For a long time Tracy Grimshaw was coy about an incident which left her naked in a hotel hallway with only a newspaper to protect her modesty.
But lately, the 58-year-old can’t stop talking about the mortifying accident, which occurred at Crown Casino after the 1998 Logie Awards.
The A Current Affair host again discussed the debacle on The Today show on Friday morning, saying it was ‘all James Packer’s fault’ after the pair shared ‘ten tequilas’ at a Logies after party.
Oops! Appearing on The Morning Show, Tracy Grimshaw joked it was ‘all James Packer’s fault’ she was locked out of her hotel room naked as they had ‘ten tequilas’ at a Logies after party
‘We had drunk Tequila. We had been doing Tequila. I like a Tequila. We had about ten and it was three in the morning,’ she said.
She went on to reveal that because she’d covered herself 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,”‘ she told the Today show.
‘I’ve got it on the wall in my office, it’s been with me since,’ the TV presenter added.
Wild night: The 58-year-old can’t stop talking about the mortifying accident, which occurred at Crown Casino after the 1998 Logie Awards
Not always so serious: ‘We had drunk Tequila. We had about ten and it was three in the morning,’ Tracy said of her evening with James Packer (pictured) at the 1998 Logies
Tracy was giving away even more details on 2DAY FM’s breakfast show on Friday morning.
The journalist reveled that she raced back to her room believing she had to get ready for work, a mistake she made because she’d had a few drinks.
‘I got drunk because that’s what everyone does at the Logies. And I raced back to my room at three o’clock in the morning thinking the girls from hair and make-up were about to walk in to get me ready to do the Today show,’ she told the radio show.
Will she win the Gold? The Logie Awards take place on the Gold Coast on Sunday July 1. Pictured: Tracy with her fellow Gold Logie nominees
‘I pulled the dress off, ripped the jewellery off and raced in to have a shower before they arrived. I mistook the bathroom door for the front door. Suddenly I was naked out in the hallway,’ she said.
Earlier this week, the veteran TV host, who is this year nominated for the Gold Logie, revealed that she had boycotted the event’s red carpet for a decade after being placed on a worst dressed list.
‘For 10 years I have snuck in through the kitchen at Melbourne’s Crown to avoid the red carpet,’ the journalist told Kyle and Jackie O on Thursday.
The dress mentioned is believed to be her purple frock worn at the 2009 Logies.
Boycott: Tracy Grimshaw has revealed she avoided the cameras at TV’s night of nights ‘for 10 years’ after being voted the worst dressed. Pictured at 2009’s ceremony in Melbourne