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Pickering shocked he's up for a Logie
The 7PM Project host Charlie Pickering says he's still shocked he's up for most popular new male talent at this year's Logie Awards.
And the 32-year-old says he doesn't think he's a chance of winning when it is announced on May 2 in Melbourne.
"The popularity idea I find outrageous. People like me aren't popular," Pickering
told AAP.
"That award in the past is meant to go to whoever on Neighbours or Home and Away has
the best abs.
"And that's often how it is decided."
The comedian previously hosted Cash Cab on Channel V before scoring the Network Ten
gig.
He also appears on Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation.
Pickering has only attended one Logie Awards, in 2008, and said it felt "weird".
"It's a giant school formal for TV people - and all the same rules of school formals
apply," Pickering said.
"Everyone's competitive about what they're wearing.
"There's the pretty people and the not so pretty people.
"But it's a pretty fun night. I'm still very very new to all this and I still get
quite gidddy, going there's Kerry O'Brien and I'm about to meet Sandra Sully and
Kochie is on another table over there."
Pickering will face competition in Home and Away's Luke Mitchell, MasterChef judge
Matt Preston, Packed To the Rafters' James Stewart and fellow comedian Josh Thomas
from Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation.
His co-host Carrie Bickmore is also up for most popular new talent in the female
category, and will fight it out against Home and Away's Kate Bell, Neighbours
actress Ashleigh Brewer, Mirrah Foulkes from All Saints, and Katherine Hicks from
Rescue Special Ops.
Meanwhile, fellow 7PM Project member comedian Dave Hughes said he was disappointed
to miss out on a nomination.
"I've hosted a Logies but never had a Logie nomination, which is disappointing,"
Hughes told AAP.
"I spent six or seven years on The Glass House as well, so I've been around TV for
many years now.
"But what do you do?"
But Hughes said he was looking forward to meeting UK singer Susan Boyle, who
featured as his celebrity doppelganger on social networking site Facebook recently.
"I just want to say I've spoken to Susan Boyle," Hughes said.
"Maybe I'll go and get a photo with her and say 'Susan, I get told I look like you,
what do you reckon?' I imagine she'd be horrified."
And the 32-year-old says he doesn't think he's a chance of winning when it is announced on May 2 in Melbourne.
"The popularity idea I find outrageous. People like me aren't popular," Pickering
told AAP.
"That award in the past is meant to go to whoever on Neighbours or Home and Away has
the best abs.
"And that's often how it is decided."
The comedian previously hosted Cash Cab on Channel V before scoring the Network Ten
gig.
He also appears on Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation.
Pickering has only attended one Logie Awards, in 2008, and said it felt "weird".
"It's a giant school formal for TV people - and all the same rules of school formals
apply," Pickering said.
"Everyone's competitive about what they're wearing.
"There's the pretty people and the not so pretty people.
"But it's a pretty fun night. I'm still very very new to all this and I still get
quite gidddy, going there's Kerry O'Brien and I'm about to meet Sandra Sully and
Kochie is on another table over there."
Pickering will face competition in Home and Away's Luke Mitchell, MasterChef judge
Matt Preston, Packed To the Rafters' James Stewart and fellow comedian Josh Thomas
from Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation.
His co-host Carrie Bickmore is also up for most popular new talent in the female
category, and will fight it out against Home and Away's Kate Bell, Neighbours
actress Ashleigh Brewer, Mirrah Foulkes from All Saints, and Katherine Hicks from
Rescue Special Ops.
Meanwhile, fellow 7PM Project member comedian Dave Hughes said he was disappointed
to miss out on a nomination.
"I've hosted a Logies but never had a Logie nomination, which is disappointing,"
Hughes told AAP.
"I spent six or seven years on The Glass House as well, so I've been around TV for
many years now.
"But what do you do?"
But Hughes said he was looking forward to meeting UK singer Susan Boyle, who
featured as his celebrity doppelganger on social networking site Facebook recently.
"I just want to say I've spoken to Susan Boyle," Hughes said.
"Maybe I'll go and get a photo with her and say 'Susan, I get told I look like you,
what do you reckon?' I imagine she'd be horrified."
