Ada Nicodemou & Lynne Mcgranger
When Ada Nicodemou hosts her annual friends Christmas bash this year, her co-star Lynne McGranger already knows what to bring. “My Caesar salad,” she says with a throaty laugh. “That’s all I can make, I surround myself with people who can cook.”
“You don’t need to bring anything,” Ada demurs. “But you always want to so, okay, bring a salad.”
The pair met on the Home and Away set decades ago and quickly became firm friends, sharing a dressing room, a love of books and sense of fun. And while they’ll spend the actual day with their individual families – each with “food, laughs and lots of rosé” – every year they’ve marked the occasion together in some way.
Before wrapping up for the year on set, they’ll have a cast and crew Christmas lunch, with songs and a few Santas in attendance. Rather than exchange gifts, Lynne brings a box for people to pop in small gifts and necessities for children in need. “It’s a nice thing to do because we’re very blessed and spoilt,” she says.
“Friendship and honesty is the gift we give,” adds Ada. “All these years together and we still don’t get sick of each other.”
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