Asher Keddie Source: News Limited
Asher Keddie is madly in love and she wants the world to know it.
The Offspring star thanked new partner, Archibald Prize winning artist Vincent Fantauzzo, and his young son Luca in her Gold Logie acceptance speech in April.
Keddie also won Silver that night - as Most Popular Actress for her role as Nina Proudman in the popular Channel 10 drama.
It was a high point that came six months after it was revealed that Keddie had split from musician/actor husband Jay Bowen after five years of marriage.
"As if life couldn't get any sweeter thanks to the two guys in my life - Vincent and Luca … oh how lucky I am," Keddie said.
'I was very happy with where I was professionally and it just makes all the world of difference when you have a wonderful family around you, the people you are meant to be with."
Two months later and Keddie is still beaming. The 38-year-old has just finished filming the fourth season of Offspring and has already signed for a fifth series.
Keddie has a hit show, a shelf full of Logies, and a new partner whom she loves - what more could she want?
"You can't hide happiness," Keddie says. "I've landed in a place where I feel very relaxed and inspired in a way that I haven't felt before.
"I want to embrace and celebrate all the great things that have happened in my life over the past year.
This year's Gold Logie confirms that Keddie, and Nina, resonate with female TV viewers in a very special way.
Keddie has won acclaim for portraying Ita Buttrose in Paper Giants: The Birth of Cleo and Blanche d'Alpuget in Hawke but it is the fictional Nina that has cut the deepest.
"I think (Offspring's popularity) is probably a combination of Nina's honesty as a character and also the show's honesty.
"Viewers can be exasperated by (Offspring) and angered by it and also really happy about the honesty of the show.
"Nina is relatable because she exposes herself (emotionally) in ways that a lot of us try and cover up.
"I like people that are flawed. I'm terribly flawed. People in my life are as well. That's what makes it rich and textured and interesting."
This year Nina is pregnant to partner, anaesthetist Patrick Reid (Matthew LeNevez).
That has turned Nina into something of a control freak who is determined to order all aspects of her life before the baby arrives.
Nina and Patrick are in couple's counselling even though nothing is technically wrong with the relationship.
"It was fun - I was able to run the gamut of emotions with Nina pregnant over the eight months of (filming) the show.
"The big theme of series four is that no matter how much you try and control things - to aim for perfection and be as organised as possible - life throws you curve balls," Keddie says.
"It was really interesting playing a pregnant woman. The prosthetic belly really helped me. It was heavily weighted and moulded to my body. We had a caste made. It almost felt a part of me.
"Physically what happened was that as the belly grew I was truly wobbling. I couldn't help it. I found it difficult to breathe at times because it was pushing against my rib cage.
"Not being a mother myself and not having experienced pregnancy, I had to try and imagine what it would feel like emotionally.
"It would be very hormonal at times - swing from being very positive and in control of how things were going to pan out and what type of parent I (Nina) was going to be and then having enormous doubts about that and a lack of self-confidence."
That begs the question - has playing the pregnant Nine made Keddie think of having a child with Fantauzzo any time soon?
"It certainly didn't put me off," Keddie laughs.
"That is another interesting thing that I have been thinking about. As with everybody, my thoughts and feelings evolve over a period of time and perhaps what I felt a few years ago is different to what I feel now.
"I'm not sure what the future holds but I have always actually been open to anything. I love family and children but I also love my work.
"If I was lucky enough to have both (work and children) one day, it will be fantastic."
Like Nina, Keddie is learning to relax - to live in the moment and accept the everyday blessings that have come her way thick and fast over the past 12 months.
There is no five year plan. No 'to do' list.
"As I've grown up I've not held on as tight (tried to control destiny) as I normally would have in the past," Keddie says.
"I would hope that if I found out I was going to have a child I could continue along that path and let it (life) evolve organically.
"If the opportunity came up to work in another country, I'd be thrilled about that (too).
"I know Vincent feels the same way too. His work is international as well. That is really exciting for us - the prospect of that (working overseas).
"I'm just really enjoying being able to balance my personal and professional lives a little better than I have done (in the past)."
Offspring, Channel 10, Tuesday nights, 8.30pm
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