Julia Morris: Her hilarious moment 31 years in the making

IT was a chance for Julia Morris to ‘do over’ her very first TV appearance — and the hilarious Julia Morris absolutely nailed her big moment last night.

LEAVE it to Julia Morris to provide one of the most energetic surprises of last night’s mammoth Logies ceremony.

After presenting the Silver Logie for Best Presenter — and doing a ‘bit’ that saw her sprawled on the floor with make-up smeared across her face — the House Husbands and I’m A Celeb star brought down the house later in the evening with an enthusiastic, if at times off-key, performance of Bonnie Tyler’s 80s pop classic Holding Out For A Hero.

Lookin’ good, Julia. Picture: AAP Image/Joe Castro

The performance was first teased earlier in the night, when Shane Jacobson spoke to Morris in the audience. Bringing up her first ever television appearance on New Faces in 1985, footage rolled of a teenage Morris singing Tyler’s hit.

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“You know what, I tied first and then I lost the tie-breaker to a girl’s marching band,” Morris explained of her talent show attempt. “So I never got to sing the song again because you got to sing the song again in the grand final.”

But 31 years later, she was finally given another chance at musical glory.

Taking to the stage, Morris gave a rousing and, as expected, over-the-top, rendition of the song. It went for about 30 seconds — but it was more than enough.

Presenting in style. Picture: Channel 9

And viewers were nothing but appreciative of Lady JMo’s efforts.

“Only in Australia can you have a televised awards ceremony with a karaoke component,” @Madaferrari wrote.

“It’s been like 10 minutes and I still can’t fathom that @Ladyjmo just broke out into ‘I need a hero’,” @maddzzzzz_ added.

@AntonEnus commented: “Talk about a trouper! No rehearsal, no preps, @Ladyjmo gets up on national TV & belts out a number. You’re my #Logies2016 hero.”

Looks like we could already have the host of the 2017 Logie Awards.