Lynne McGranger has claimed she was not invited to attend this year’s TV Week Logie Awards.The former Home and Away star, 73, said fellow Gold Logie recipient Larry Emdur was surprised when she told him she had apparently been left off the guest list.’I was talking to Larry the other day and he said, “What?” McGranger told The Sunday Telegraph.The actress said she believed the missing invitation was probably an oversight and insisted she was not upset about the situation.’Honestly, I’m not crying myself to sleep,’ she said.McGranger added that she would consider returning to the ceremony next year, potentially as a presenter. Lynne McGranger has claimed she was not invited to attend this year’s TV Week Logie Awards The former Home and Away star, 73, said fellow Gold Logie recipient Larry Emdur was surprised when she told him she had apparently been left off the guest listHowever, Logies representatives have disputed her version of events, maintaining that an invitation was sent to her agent in June.A spokesperson told TV Tonight that a subsequent reminder was confirmed as received before McGranger’s manager formally declined through the event’s online invitation portal.Organisers noted that previous Gold Logie winners are routinely invited back to the ceremony.McGranger is understood to be unavailable because of travel commitments.The TV Week Logie Awards will air on Seven on August 16.The apparent invitation mix-up comes as McGranger embraces a new phase of her career following her departure from Home and Away.The veteran performer played fan favourite Irene Roberts for 33 years before leaving the long-running Seven soap.McGranger recently told Daily Mail that one of the reasons she joined new television series Shark! was to demonstrate that getting older should not prevent people from taking on fresh challenges. However, Logies representatives have disputed her version of events, maintaining that an invitation was sent to her agent in June’Being a woman of a certain age, a lot of people start to feel invisible,’ she said.Rejecting that notion, McGranger said she wanted to show audiences that age was simply a number and should never determine what somebody was capable of achieving.She described Shark! as an opportunity to step outside her comfort zone after spending more than three decades portraying the same character.The series follows six Australian celebrities as they enter the ocean, confront their fears and learn more about sharks.While McGranger is best known to millions of viewers for her television work, she is also eager to return to her theatrical roots.’I just wanna do more theatre,’ she said, explaining that she had worked as a stage performer before finding fame on television.McGranger revealed that the desire to pursue more theatre was a significant factor in her decision to leave Summer Bay.Although she was occasionally able to take on outside projects during her time on Home and Away, the soap’s increasingly demanding production schedule required her full attention during her final years on the program.Now that she is no longer committed to year-round filming, McGranger said she appreciates having the freedom to speak more openly about her experiences.That includes discussing a difficult period of workplace bullying earlier in her career.The actress stressed that the incident occurred many years ago and was unrelated to Home and Away’s producers.Looking back, she believes she handled the situation well and was pleased to discuss it without unfairly implicating the show.McGranger also offered some characteristically direct advice to young performers attempting to establish themselves in the entertainment industry.’Put your head down and your bum up,’ she said. ‘Work hard. Do the best you can do and be kind.’She warned aspiring stars to treat others respectfully throughout their careers because the people encountered on the way to the top could reappear when fortunes changed.’There’s no place for egos in this industry,’ she added, calling for greater kindness and inclusion both in showbusiness and the wider world.Despite the intimidating premise of Shark!, McGranger said its celebrity cast quickly developed a strong bond.She was particularly impressed by Tammy Hembrow, admitting she had initially been unsure what to expect from the influencer.McGranger ultimately described the fitness entrepreneur as a warm, family-oriented young woman with a natural affinity for the ocean.’She’s a mermaid,’ she said. ‘She’s a real mermaid.’