Home and Away star Lynne McGranger takes a savage swipe at Robert Irwin over his Gold Logie nomination: ‘He’s only been on TV for a minute’

Home and Away‘s Lynne McGranger has taken a savage swipe at Robert Irwin after he was nominated for a Golden Logie.

Robert, 20, has become one of the youngest ever to be considered for the prestigious accolade, which recognises the best in the Australian TV industry.

His nomination comes just months after he made his TV co-hosting debut on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! alongside Julia Morris, who is also up for an award. But Lynne, 71, took a swipe at Robert after his nomination in the Most Popular Personality category as she commented on his lack of TV experience.

Robert is up against TV veterans Julia, Larry EmdurSonia Kruger, Asher Keddie, Andy Lee and Tony Armstrong, with Lynne sharing her surprise that the budding star was also in the running.

Home and Away 's Lynne McGranger has taken a savage swipe at Robert Irwin after he was nominated for a Golden Logie

I’m sorry but ol’mate Irwin has been on telly for a bloody minute!! No disrespect intended,’ she wrote in a cheeky swipe.

Her comment came in support of her friend Larry, 59, who took to Instagram to share an amusing exchange he had with his friend after his nomination.

He shared a screenshot of a text message where his friend congratulated him on his nomination, before quipping that he’d be ‘voting for Robert Irwin’.

Larry joked in a caption: ‘I’m a lucky guy to have such supportive friends in this brutal Logies battle,’ prompting Lynne’s comment in support of his battle for the Logie.

Despite only just launching his mainstream TV career, Robert is also vying for the Bert Newton Award for Most Popular Presenter.

Lynne, 71, took a swipe at Robert after his nomination as she commented on his lack of TV experience in response to a post fellow nominee Larry Emdur shared which saw his friend joke he’d be voting for Robert

In the Most Popular Personality category, Robert is up against TV veterans Julia, Larry, Sonia Kruger, Asher Keddie, Andy Lee and Tony Armstrong

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In the Most Popular Personality category, Robert is up against TV veterans Julia, Larry, Sonia Kruger, Asher Keddie, Andy Lee and Tony Armstrong

In the category, he is again up against his co-host Julia, Larry, Sonia and Tony, as well as popular star Hamish Blake.

The 64th annual Logie Awards will be hosted by comedian Sam Pang and will take place in Sydney on August 18.

This year, the event will be broadcast on Channel 7.

Fans eager to support their favourite stars can cast their votes online at vote.tvweeklogies.com.au.

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