Why reality stars are blacklisted from the Logies

They can walk the ruby rug and attend network afterparties, but a ticket inside TV’s nights of nights is a firm no no. Here’s why.

Reality TV stars are often black-listed from the Logies ceremony. Here’s why.

No wonder reality stars can’t be trusted to attend the Logies.

Sure they can walk the ruby rug, post to social media and attend the network after-party’s into the wee hours. But a ticket inside TV’s nights of nights is a firm no no.

To be fair, there are only so many tickets to go around.

Channel 9, who looks after those MAFS stars not to mention reality hit series Travel Guides, will have actual rolled gold talent like former Gold Logie winner Karl Stefanovic, Gold Logie nominee Hamish Blake and one-time Gold Logie entrant Andy Lee on their top table.

The cast of Married At First Sight on the Logies Red Carpet in 2018. Picture: Nigel Hallett

Because even Page 13 was blushing (and it takes a lot) at the reported antics this week of some Married At First Sight stars, er, having a mouthful, while dining out at a swanky new bar in the Emerald City.

The hospitality was lavish with one couple from the latest reality series getting increasingly frisky on the night reported a UK gossip site on Friday:

“As the night wore on, they were nipping off to the bogs together so that she could give him a sneaky blowie.” Their words not ours.

“Unfortunately, the groom had had such a skinful that he couldn’t get it up, so their first attempt was unsuccessful. As was their second. And their third.

“How do we know? Because after each failed attempt the couple returned to their table and gave the other guests a detailed debrief of their fruitless efforts.”

Good. Grief.

Reality stars are overlooked for ceremony tickets in favour of the big stars. Picture: Drew Dennis

Page 13 was told the “select group” of reality stars who were deemed appropriate to attend the Logies red carpet, think MAFS favourite Domenica Calarco, Ella Ding, and wife and groom Kerry Knight and Johnny Balbuziente among others, will be housed in a viewing room upstairs at Gold Coast’s Convention Centre as the ceremony gets underway next Sunday.

Despite the chagrin of some wannabes not given a golden ticket, most TV insiders would attest, the viewing room, or any room outside of the formal proceedings, is the place to be. “You can go to the bar freely, it’s where the partners of talent also go, its always way more fun,” said one exec.

Just keep an eye out for the er, bogs.