Robert Irwin wins major award after getting slammed for being nominated for a Gold Logie By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:03, 23 July 2024 | Updated: 00:03, 23 July 2024 e-mail View comments Robert Irwin has won a major award at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2024. The 20-year-old zookeeper and TV host was awarded the Aussie/ Kiwi Legend of the Year at the event on Monday night. Robert announced the exciting news to his Instagram, writing: 'What an honour! Thanks Nickelodeon.
' The conservationist has also been nominated for a Gold Logie at the 2024 Logie Awards. Robert is up against TV veterans Julia Morris, Larry Emdur , Sonia Kruger , Asher Keddie, Andy Lee and Tony Armstron g. However, actress Lynne McGranger took a dig at Robert after he was nominated and commented on his 'lack' of 'TV experience'.
'I'm sorry but ol'mate Irwin has been on telly for a bloody minute!! No disrespect intended,' she wrote on Instagram as she endorsed her good friend Larry. Lynne's remarks were shared by her friend Larry, 59, who took to Instagram to post an amusing exchange he had with his friend after his nomination. Robert Irwin was awarded the Aussie/ Kiwi Legend of the Year at the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards 2024 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 battl.