UPDATE:
Australians are supporting Carrie Bickmore’s Logies acceptance speech last night by donning beanies and posting photos to social media using the hashtag #BeaniesforBrainCancer.
After Bickmore won the gold logie, her acceptance speech paid tribute to her late husband Greg Lange, who died of brain cancer, and called for awareness of the illness.
The Cancer Council reports that 1,700 Australians are diagnosed with brain cancer each year. For more information on this disease, visit the Cancer Council’s website here.
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Mamamia previously wrote…
There’s one thing you can say about Australian TV’s “big night” – it never gets any shorter.
But just as we were about to get cynical about the TV Week Logies – an ocean of boobs, Home And Away accolades and questionable performances by imported talent – the incredible Carrie Bickmore won the Gold Logie and made a perfect and moving speech.
The Project‘s Carrie used her speech to pay tribute to her late husband, Greg Lange, who died of brain cancer in 2010. In her speech, she spoke of the toll his illness had taken on him, and asked that her win raise awareness for support of brain cancer charities.
“I want to talk to you about brain cancer,” she said.
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Carrie is just awesome, love that she used her speech for something important. Secondly, how on earth do you look like that eight weeks after having a baby, I'm in awe of the "bounce back" mums. My second has just turned 2 and only now am I even starting to get back in some shape.
She is truly one of the most amazing women. Her dress was absolutely stunning and that speech brought tears to me eyes! #CARRIEFORPM :P