When friendship turns to sexy feelings

Plus what I wore this week. LFG.

A few weeks ago, I went to the Logies. You may have heard. I posted about it a lot on my socials and talked about it on Mamam Outloud because, well, I don’t get out much and there’s something about the cheesy, homegrown nature of the Logies … that appeals to everyone over the age of about 25.

What I didn't want to wear to the Logies

Gen Z’s meanwhile probably couldn’t name a single person on that red carpet or locate a commercial tv channel on their TV. If they even have one.

But stop any Australian in the street - no matter their age - and I bet they will have heard of home and away.

There’s no more iconic star of this show than  Ada Nicodemou who has played the character of Leah for 24 years, since she was 23 years old. A lot has happened to Leah in that time - can you imagine - soap years are like dog years. Her character has had a few husbands die on her, she’s had many love interests, she’s experienced racism and anxiety and single-parenthood. (list a bunch of things she’s done) .

And in the eight years that actor James Stewart has been playing the role of Justin on Home and Away, their characters have interacted and kind of circled each other until they became romantically involved and then had a big romantic TV wedding earlier this year.

Ada had been married for many years to the father of her 12yo son, Jonas and after they divorced, she was in another long term relationship. Neither of those men were famous and her private life was very much on the downlow.
But after she split with her partner, Chris, a while ago, and James Stewart got divorced, there had been rumours that their on-screen relationship had spilled over to their real life.

So when Ada walked onto the logies stage with James that night a few weeks ago - and they were holding hands, I did a big whoop because this was one helluva hard launch.

The last time I spoke to Ada, 3 years ago, she was still with her long term partner Adam and James was just her co-star. 

A lot can change in a woman’s life when she makes some hard choices and puts herself first. And that’s what this conversation is about.

Ada looked more comfortable in her skin than I’d ever seen her when she walked into the studio and I began our conversation by asking how she felt walking onto that stage and effectively announcing to the world, yeah, it’s on……
Listen to how she describes that moment this week on No Filter:

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WHAT I WORE THIS WEEK…

Old Cotton On pants with a jacket I haven’t worn in years and a Zara men’s tshirt. Plus the red bag you can see on the floor, from COS.

I loved this outfit. Zara shoes and graphic tee with Atmos & Here skirt I cut the lining out of with COS jacket and HUSK broach. My Among Equals bag is chef’s kiss.

I was going to synagogue for rosh hashanah so I wanted to look a bit more dressed up so I wore this A. Emery set in chocolate with another Among Equals bag.

This was my birthday outfit! The skirt I have been coveting for months - from Baum & Pfedergarten so it was my bday present to myself. Shirt is men’s Uniqlo and shoes are Amazon rip-offs of the Ganni ballerina. Bag is Nott that I saw on a Copenhagen influencer and hunted down.

Adidas trackie with a Hairy Styles tee from Samantha Ogilvie boutique in Brisbane. Zara fake suede goat. And Amazon bag.

I bought this vest from Zara -in a large and I still wish it was bigger. Old Bec & Bridge pants and just tried wearing it with different tops.I think just with the white shirt was the most successful. Felt different for me. And fun.

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WHAT ELSE?

In our regular Friday Best & Worst segment where we talk about our personal high and low moments of the week, I mentioned the photo that has sent me into existential despair……
And you can see it here in the Outlouder newsletter if you want proof…..

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