For seven years, she was one of the most familiar faces on television. Then Mary Lambie left Good Morning in 2003 when the show moved from Auckland to Wellington; since then, she’s focused on raising her three children and running a couple of businesses.
Now, after 20 years, she’s back on the small screen – this time on Celebrity Treasure Island. And Mary’s looking forward to being part of a reality programme that is very different to her previous TV work as a journalist and presenter.
“I’m up for the adventure,” says Mary, 59. “I know it will be mentally and physically demanding, but I am ready to prove that age is just a number. I’m as determined and spirited as the younger ones.”
She’s aware that younger contestants have sidelined older female ones in previous seasons but says that hasn’t put her off.
“When I look at the other cast members, I think, ‘Gosh, I’m physically disadvantaged here.’ They are stronger and faster, all the good stuff that comes with youth. But it’s not going to psych me out. Hopefully, I can make up for it in wisdom.
“I just have to rely on my other strengths, which will be getting on with them and possibly being a mother figure – not that I want to be their mother because I have got three kids of my own!”
This story is from the September 18, 2023 edition of New Zealand Woman's Weekly.
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