Osher Günsberg reveals he once gambled with his Australian Idol award as it’s announced the 2020 TV WEEK Logies have been CANCELLED
He rose to fame playing host to all seven seasons of Australian Idol between 2003 and 2009.
And on Tuesday, Osher Günsberg revealed he once used his prized Silver Logie as a ‘chip’ in a poker game during a 3am afterparty at Crown in Melbourne.
In a tweet, the 46-year-old Masked Singer host said he was playing Texas Hold ’em when he decided to risk losing his gong.
Fun night out! TV presenter Osher Günsberg (pictured) revealed he once used his Australian Idol Silver Logie as a lucky chip during a 3am poker game at Crown in Melbourne
Lucky for him, Osher said when the card game was over, he still had his award.
During its duration, the Channel 10 singing competition was nominated for six Logie Awards for Most Popular Reality Program, and for one Silver Logie in 2004.
Osher, who is no stranger to walking the red carpet at the annual awards ceremony went on to write: ‘I’ll miss you #Logies 2020.’
Fun times: In a tweet posted on Tuesday, the 46-year-old Channel 10 host revealed he was playing Texas Hold ’em showdown when he decided to risk his gong
Flashback: Lucky for him, Osher said when the card game was over, he still had his award. Pictured with former Idol judge Kyle Sandilands (centre) and Mark Holden (right) in 2006
Earlier in the day, it was announced that the 2020 TV Week Logie Awards won’t be going ahead due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Bauer Media, the publisher of TV WEEK, announced the news in a press release.
The statement reads: ‘We have spent the last few weeks discussing with our event partners what the TV Week Logie Awards could look like in 2020 while adhering to Government restrictions and working around the challenges of COVID-19’.
Not on: On Tuesday, it was announced that the 2020 TV Week Logie Awards won’t be going ahead due to the coronavirus pandemic (Osher, pictured at last year’s ceremony)
‘All parties agree the most positive outcome is to not hold the Logies, including public voting, in 2020, but to stage an even bigger event on the Gold Coast in 2021.’
Last month, it was revealed that TV Week were considering announcing this year’s winners via a television broadcast without any audience or red carpet.
The statement went on to say showrunners plan to hold a ‘bigger’ and more ‘epic’ event in 2021.
‘All parties agree the most positive outcome is to not hold the Logies, including public voting, in 2020, but to stage an even bigger event on the Gold Coast in 2021,’ the statement read. Pictured alongside Angie Kent and Matt Agnew