Logie winner Larry Emdur proved he is a man of his word on Monday by getting the initials of his fellow nominees tattooed on his buttocks live on-air. After winning the Gold Logie for most popular performer on television at the 64th TV Week Logies on Sunday, The Morning Show co-host remembered a public statement he’d made, telling the crowd he was so sure he would not win that he promised to have “all the nominees’ initials tattooed on my arse live tomorrow morning”. Larry Edmur promised he would get the initials of his fellow nominees tattooed onto his backside if he won the Gold Logie.
To Kylie Gillies’ delight, he actually followed through with it. Credit: Getty Images Those who missed out on the night’s most prestigious award were last year’s winner Sonia Kruger, Andy Lee, Julia Morris, Robert Irwin, Tony Armstrong, and Asher Keddie. At about 10.
30am on Monday, live on air, Emdur nervously approached a Bondi Ink tattoo artist, who had been invited onto Seven’s morning talk show, to begin the inking. To the sound of the drumming needle, Emdur explained the design: “It will be a little Logie [trophy] holding the TV. Within that small TV will be the initials of the other wonderful nominees who were up for a Gold Logie last night.
” Other than a few winces and brief pauses, the media personality took it on the chin, remaining settled on the tattoo table while co-host Kylie Gillies took photos of his buttocks with her phone before eventually continuing the s.