British icon Barbara Windsor passed away last night. Everybody loved her.
Along with Sir David Attenborough and Stephen Fry, they are National Treasures to us.
I'm not sure if this is a British thing. Do you have famous people in your country that pretty much the whole population loves? Where if you said something bad about them you'd have a lynch mob after you?
I’d call these guys (living and dead) Aussie national treasures:
Music:
Olivia Newton-John
AC/DC
Kylie Minogue
John Farnham
Film:
Nicole Kidman
Jack Thompson
Charles ‘Bud’ Tingwell
Toni Collette
George Miller
Sport:
Cathy Freeman
Donald Bradman
Dawn Fraser
Adam Goodes
Politics:
Gough Whitlam
Bob Hawke
Eddie Mabo
Journalism/Authors:
Peter Carey
Bryce Courtney
Clive James
Jana Wendt
Ray Martin
A.B. ‘Banjo’ Paterson
Comedians:
Barry Humphries / Dame Edna Everage
Magda Szubanski
Graham Kennedy
Great list but if youre including dead ones, what about Michael Hutchence? I loved INXS. 🤘🎸
So did I Rio, but in terms of being loved by the general population, I think Hutchence’s rep was a bit on the tarnished side, not only because the nature of his death, but also his bizarre match with Paula Yates and the whole homewrecker thing with Bob Geldof (who would be closer to a UK national treasure, I’d say).
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I've no idea what Hutchence saw in Yates, re-watching them flirt on TV is cringe worthy knowing how it all turns out.
😣 I thought Ireland was part of the UK, silly Australian I am!
Yeah, Michael should have stuck with Kylie. THAT was an iconic couple 🥰
Nah, he's from Republic of Ireland but based in London I think.
Michael and Kylie sure made a cute couple, he turned her from a sweet girl next door type into an iconic sexpot. 😍
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