THE JOY OF IT IS REAL

THE STARS AND POWER COUPLE BEHIND COLIN FROM ACCOUNTS ARE BACK FOR SEASON 2

- Helen Vnuk and Penelope Clifton

Patrick Brammall and Harriet Dyer were the 2023 Logie Awards’ unofficial prom king and queen, winning both the male and female Outstanding Actor categories. The Colin from Accounts creators and actors have proven to be a match made in heaven on and off screen, after marrying in secret during the pandemic in 2021. That same year, they celebrated the arrival of their daughter, Joni. But in 2024, their other child, Colin from Accounts, will return for its second season – much to the delight of their legions of fans. Here, WHO chats to Dyer, 35, and her hubby Brammall, 48, about undiagnosed Stockholm syndrome, their second wedding, and what it’s like working on one of Australian TV’s best series.

Is it ever too much living and working together? Do you ever get tired of each other?

Dyer: Without creating a headline, like of course. You can have too much chocolate cake, can’t you? Like, you can have too much of a wonderful thing…

Brammall: It’s not the first time I’ve been likened to chocolate cake and it won’t be the last.

D: Look, the overall, like, on balance, it’s great, because we respect each other, we have a shorthand. We can explain why something doesn’t work with a look rather than, you might have to sit down a colleague and have a 10-minute phone call that turns into a half-hour phone call. But I’ll tell you what I’m missing, I’m missing him walking through the door and me going, ‘How was your day? What did you do today?’ Because you know what? I know everything. I know when he went to the bathroom, I know what he had for lunch, I know how many coffees he had.