Kerri-Anne Kennerley overwhelmed by Liza Minnelli appearance as guest on morning show

In town ... Liza Minnelli at the Opera House press conference. Picture: Alan Pryke Source: AAP

Herald Sun
Fri Oct 16 15:52:36 EST 2009 Fri Oct 16 15:52:36 EST 2009

QUEEN of morning TV Kerri-Anne Kennerley found herself face to face with her idol during the taping of the 1500th episode of her daytime chat show in Sydney this week.
Kennerley met stage legend Liza Minnelli in the hallway, backstage before the show got started.
Minnelli was one of the guests appearing on the milestone episode that will air on Nine this morning.
"We had a brief chat and I said, 'I have to tell you something, I wanted to be Liza Minnelli'. I told her I had worked in New York, I was a singer when I was there and she was very interested," Kennerley said.
Kennerley battled through the show after being struck down with a flu-type condition on the day of the taping.
"Can you believe it, it is Murphy's Law," she said.
"Why of all weeks - the 1500th show, Liza Minnelli as our guest, of all days why did it happen?"
Kennerley said it was a thrill to have reached 1500 shows with Mornings With Kerri-Anne, which started in October 2002.
"With a show like this you are on the treadmill. It is nice to look back, but you don't have time to stare," she said.
"We are already looking ahead to next week."