VICTORIA NICOLLS ‘I'M READY FOR MY BIG TV COMEBACK!'
New Idea|March 7, 2022
SALE OF THE CENTURY’S ORIGINAL HOSTESS TELLS ALL ON HER INCREDIBLE CAREER
Jenny Brown
VICTORIA NICOLLS ‘I'M READY FOR MY BIG TV COMEBACK!'

Sale of the Century producers didn’t quite get what they wanted when they asked Victoria Nicolls to audition for the game show in a swimsuit.

At first the actress thought, “No way, you’ve got to be joking!” But then she found a fetchingly old-fashioned, neck-to-knee cossie with frilly cap in matching gingham!

“I just came out in that and sent the whole thing up gutless,” laughs the live-wire star, who became a household name co-hosting Sale with Tony Barber from 1980 to 1982. “But I decided to have fun with it because I didn’t think I’d be a contender.”

How wrong she was! Victoria’s zany style and kooky antics – like towering over Tony in back-to-front shoes – quickly made her one of Australia’s most popular personalities.

Featured on scores of magazine covers and in demand for fashion shoots, she even recorded an album of songs for children – Frizzle, Frazzle, Frozzle – which came with a free colouring-in book.

Yet, behind the scenes, Victoria’s heart was breaking. Her adored father, a decorated Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) veteran, was dying of cancer aged just 58.

“I had to put on this big act for the show while I got sadder and sadder,” she recalls.

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この記事は New Idea の March 7, 2022 版に掲載されています。

7 日間の Magzter GOLD 無料トライアルを開始して、何千もの厳選されたプレミアム ストーリー、9,000 以上の雑誌や新聞にアクセスしてください。