By Lucy Chesterton
The television icon is feeling triumphant after a year of dramatic ups and downs.
Calm and restrained definitely aren’t words you’d use to describe the past 12 months for Rebecca Gibney.
The beloved Packed To The Rafters actress has survived a whirlwind year filled with tears and triumphs both on and off screen. And to cap it all off, her smash-hit show was nominated for a massive 10 TV Week Logies, and Rebecca herself was nominated for the coveted Gold Logie.
Speaking to Woman’s Day before the event, Rebecca said she was both thrilled and terrified to be nominated in three categories this year.
“I’m told I’ve had about 20 nominations [over the years] and only one win. So just to be nominated for Gold is an honour. I’m actually terrified.”
By her own admission, the runaway success of the show, which saw Rebecca and her family relocate to Sydney, has resulted in “an incredibly emotional year.”
“No-one could have predicted the success of Rafters. We’ve been completely overwhelmed by it all!”
While Rebecca’s success is certainly well deserved, it has come at a personal cost. For Rebecca, 44, joining the series meant moving away from her treasured home in Tasmania’s Tamar Valley, where she has lived for six years with her production designer husband Richard Bell and their son Zac, 4.
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