Bert Newton has returned to work for the first time since his battle with pneumonia earlier this year. The 72-year-old Australian television personality - who is best known to television audiences for his hosting stint on Channel Ten's Good Morning Australia - ended up in intensive care after being admitted to Epworth Hospital in Richmond in June. Newton has now agreed to host the annual Starry Starry Night Charity Ball attended by Prince Frederick and Princess Mary of Denmark on November 26 in Melbourne. The star told the Sunday Herald Sun: "I was very lucky. I didn't realise how lucky I was until I got the okay to go back to work and one of the doctors who looked after me told me just how lucky I was to pull through. It could be said the doctors at the Epworth Hospital came pretty close to (more)...
- 10/24/2011
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
Bert Newton has been announced as the presenter of this year's Logie Awards. The 71-year-old TV legend, who is best known for his roles on shows such as 20 to 1, New Faces and Good Morning Australia, said that he would only agree to host the event if he could be unscripted. Newton told the Herald Sun: "I would hate to have to do a (more)...
- 3/15/2010
- by By Rebecca Davies
- Digital Spy
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