Channel Seven star Sonia Kruger reveals the TV show she most regrets: ‘I was way out of my lane’
Channel Seven presenter Sonia Kruger has revealed the one TV show she particularly regrets.
The Gold Logie winner, 58, told the story TV week On Monday it turned out that participating in Holey Moley was not the best career choice.
“I was way out of my lane,” Sonia told the publication.
The TV series, which was based on the American program of the same name, also starred American comedian Rob Riggle.
Channel Seven was initially pleased with the premiere to almost a million viewers, but viewing figures quickly fell below expectations.
Channel Seven star Sonia Kruger has revealed the TV show she particularly regrets
Sonia admitted that the show aired four nights a week due to Covid, but the format was designed as a weekly show.
‘[It] wasn’t designed to be viewed that way. It got repetitive,” she explained.
Meanwhile, Sonia will next be seen hosting the new season of Big Brother.
The series is set to raise eyebrows this season, with the announcement of the return of Big Brother Uncut in October.
The Gold Logie winner, 58, told TV Week on Monday that joining Holey Moley was not the best career choice
The raunchy series, which previously aired on late-night TV from 2001 to 2006, only shares moments at home for adults.
It often depicted highly sexualized adult themes, with the network airing all the racy shenanigans that contestants get up to when they forget the cameras were rolling.
From showering naked together to participating in steamy hookups on camera, many of the participants spent their nights getting intimate and talking about sex.
Sonia will next be seen hosting the new season of Big Brother
Big Brother Uncut was canceled after mounting backlash against the explicit material saw even former Prime Minister John Howard weigh in on the issue.
“This is a great opportunity for Channel 10 to do a bit of self-regulation and get this stupid program off the air,” Howard said at the time.
Now, after 17 years off air, the series will return in 2024 alongside a new season of Big Brother.
The announcement was made during Channel Seven’s Upfronts.
The Big Brother series is set to raise eyebrows this season, with the announcement of the return of Big Brother Uncut in October