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beenfantastic,becauseit’ssohardto
knowwhattodo.Beingabletotalk
tosomeonewhounderstandswhat
you’regoingthroughhasbeena
reallybighelp.”
Thathelphasalsocomefromher
colleaguesontheStudio 10 panel.
Thetight-knitco-starswererocked
againin Februarywhenpanellist
Kerri-AnneKennerley’shusband
Johnpassedaway.Thenewswas
announcedwhentheshowwaslive
onair,a momentwhichsawAngela
breakdowninconsolablyonscreen.
“Itwassucha shockbecauseI’d
seenJohnjusttwoweeksbeforeat the
openingofCharlieandtheChocolate
FactoryandheandAmeliawere
chattingaway,”sherecalls.“Itbrought
it allback,becauseI justknewit’sthe
worsttimein yourlife.Butweare
thereforKerri-Anne,forwhatevershe
mightneed,wheneverthatmightbe.”
Thesamesentiment,sheadds,no
doubt goes for viewers of the morningshow.Havingbeenonairfor 30 years
withthenetwork– ananniversaryshe
marksthismonth– Angelasays
shewasoverwhelmedbythepublic
responsetoherpersonaltragedy.
Shereceiveda floodofletters,
messages,cardsandgiftswhich,
whenshefinallyfeltstrongenough
toreadthroughthem,provedtobe
anunexpectedlifeline.
“Isawthisoutpouringfrom
people,whichwassobeautifuland
heartfeltthatit restoresyourfaith
in humanity,”shesays.“Watching
Amelia’sfriendsrallyaroundherat
thefuneralwasthesame.Assoonasit
wasover,theyformedthisgiantcircle
andallgaveherthismassivehugand
they’vebeenbyhersideeversince.
It restoresyourfaithin humankind.”
Rememberingtocelebratethe
goodmoments,ratherthanfocusing
onthebad,is whatgetsthepair
throughastheyforge the next chapter
in their lives.“We kindof
instinctively
knowwhen the
other needs
cheering up.”
“Gratitudefactorsa lotin our
world,”Angelasays.“Ifyoucan
thinkofsomethingeverydaythat
you’vegottofeelgratefulfor,it’s
a goodwaytokeepyourspirits
buoyed.I don’tknowif I succeed
everydaytobehonestbutit’smore
often than not, put it that way.”AWWSlughere
CarrieBickmore(left)
hasbeena huge
support for Angela.Interview