Ally Langdon: TOUGH TOPICS

THE NINE NETWORK HOST - AND NEWLY NAMED GOLD LOGIE NOMINEE - DISCUSSES MODERN PARENTING STRUGGLES

- Olivia Harrowell

Ally Langdon is no stranger to tricky topics and “bloody good journalism”, as per her TV Week Silver Logie acceptance speech in 2024. And there are plenty of divisive discussions to be had in the new season of Parental Guidance, which looks at the biggest issues Australian parents are dealing with.

The A Current Affair host and mum-of-two, 46, is once again hosting the topical series alongside Dr Justin Coulson, demonstrating the versatility that has seen her nominated for the Gold Logie for the first time this year.

Congrats on the Gold Logie nomination! How does it feel to be a part of a historic female-dominated line-up?

We were standing on stage when they made the announcement and I look down the line and there's this phenomenal line of women ... and Hamish [Blake], who is utterly laying into this and going, “Alright, I'll carry handbags. I'm the honourary chick.”

We're happy to have him. But it's really awesome to have looked down that line and to see that six of the seven Gold Logie nominees are women. And we've all had very different paths reaching this point we're at in our careers, which also just goes to celebrate how fabulous the Australian television industry is.

What can viewers expect from the new season of Parental Guidance?