Acting Up

Me, Myself & Irene - Star of hit television series Home and Away

Lynne McGranger

• Publisher: John Blake
• eBook ISBN:
  9781789465341
• Year: 2021

From a young age, I could lie like a chop in gravy. I loved the thrill of crafting a story. It wasn't until my twenties that I made the connection that lying is a lot like acting . . .

For almost 30 years, Lynne McGranger has been entertaining, enthralling and bringing smiles to TV viewers all around the world. A veteran of Home and Away, a popular soap opera syndicated to over 80 countries, Lynne was recently acknowledged as a 'TV actor legend' when she became the longest-serving female cast member of any Australian TV show. Her beloved character, Irene Roberts, has been a font of wisdom, good humour and unforgettable lines for decades. But Lynne's story goes far beyond Summer Bay. From tales of a childhood full of fad diets in the 1950s (tuna, milk and oranges, anyone?), to embarking on a teaching career (before realising that kids en masse made her nervous), to landing a 'guest role' on Home and Away that's lasted 28 years, Away and At Home will have readers laughing out loud and nodding in recognition.

From a self-confessed 'accident looking for a place to happen' comes a frank, heart-warming and hilarious memoir, guaranteed to enthral readers everywhere.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Contents
• Foreword
• Chapter 1. A (Soap) Star is Born
• Chapter 2. Eating for Australia
• Chapter 3. Are You There, God? It’s Me, Lynne
• Chapter 4. Seventeen Going on Ten
• Chapter 5. Bye Bye Blakehurst, Hello Wagga
• Chapter 6. Adulting Away and at Home
• Chapter 7. Back in the Game
• Chapter 8. Thirty-Something
• Chapter 9. How to Stay Safe Doing Stand-Up
• Chapter 10. Becoming Irene
• Chapter 11. Me, Myself and Irene
• Chapter 12. The Murky Depths
• Chapter 13. Thank You, St Jude (and Coral)
• Chapter 14. A Reason and a Lifetime
• Chapter 15. Hatches, Matches and Dispatches
• Chapter 16. Unapologetically Me
• Acknowledgements
• Photos