Published: January 30, 2019
Speaking ahead of the stage show Senior Moments, Collings talks about what it was like to be Australia’s TV mum
If you grew up with a TV in Australia, Benita Collings was very likely your on-screen mum.
Benita (we were on a first name basis) was my most reliable friend, confidant and role model, who would spend most mornings and afternoons with me, singing, dancing and making crafts. Bookending the day as one of Play School’s longest-serving cast members, her relationship with me – as with her stuffed-toy colleagues Big Ted, Little Ted, Jemima and Humpty Dumpty – felt very real.
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