Logies nominations were announced at the Gold Coast on Sunday. Among the nominations was Costa Georgiadis, host of Gardening Australia on the ABC since 2012. His nomination for the 2019 Logie Awards was a surprise to most Australian TV viewers. Younger viewers may also know him as Costa the Garden Gnome from the ABC Kids’ show Get Grubby TV with Dirtgirl and Scrapboy.
The bearded gardener grew up in Sydney, and learnt about food from his grandfather, a market gardener. He is a qualified landscape architect who dabbled in showbiz before he landed the hosting role on Gardening Australia.
TV audiences also know him as host to the SBS’s Costa’s Garden Odyssey from 2009-2011. He has hosted Gardening Australia in 2011.
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“I sing in a band, I keep bees, I’ve got lots of worms, I’ve got a fetish for frogs that few people know about and whenever I get the chance, I lay down on soil,” Georgiadis told news.com.au right after he found out he’d been nominated for the Gold Logie for most popular Australian personality as well as Best Presenter.
The awards are voted by the public and by a panel of TV industry experts. Voting runs from 24 June and ends 30 June 30. The Logies, an annual institution that celebrate Australian television, will be held on the Gold Coast.