Rove enjoying new freedom
Rove thanks NZ current affairs host John Campbell for giving him some advice prior to his decision to quit his TEN show and talks up his relaxed year.
- Published by David Knox
- on
- Filed under News
In an interview on current affairs programme Campbell Live, Rove McManus commented on his decision to end his long-running variety show on TEN.
More recently he has been spending time in the US and enjoying a more relaxed lifestyle.
“I just found I needed to get away,” says Rove.
He says the move put some space between his life and his creative projects.
“So that when you decide, ‘I don’t think I’m going to do this show anymore’ you’re not surrounded by all the things that make you go ‘Why did you do this?’
But he noted even in the US there are cameras ready to snap him.
McManus also thanked his friend NZ host John Campbell whom he consulted before deciding whether to give away Rove.
“I called you a couple of days before I was going to do that, because I wasn’t sure what I was going to do.
“And you gave me lots of advice and were very generous and very supportive and I just wanted to publicly say thankyou for that.
On his decision to quit he says, “I think, because having reached the ten years only a couple of months before, you become very retrospective, you become very introspective and I just got to the point where it was just coming up to what would have been another two years of a contract, and I thought ‘well, then what?’ Then it’s 12 years, then how long – 15, 20, how long does this show run?
“Every now and again you might have a day where you do wake up and you go ‘calendar’s a bit empty’, for the most part I really am just enjoying a creative breath of fresh air and it feels like a bit of a weight has been lifted.”
McManus is in the running for the Gold Logie to be awarded May 2nd.
You can see the clip here.
Share
- Tagged with Campbell Live, Logie Awards, Rove
10 Responses
What can you say about Darryn’s comment other than ‘How very true’
Australia can never do a late night style talk show like Letterman in the US.
As Rove said on the Jay Leno show in American. His show is only on once a week because if it was on every night like Letterman or Jay Leno his guests would be “this is my butcher” and “this is my hairdresser” as in Australia we have limited guests
In USA people from other networks can go on other network talk shows but in Australia, you would never see a channel 7 star on a channel 10 show talking about their channel 7 show…never.
Francis: What about Tonight Live with Steve Vizard? Plenty of ABC shows were plugged on Rove. Even Kerri-Anne and Lisa McCune have been on Talkin’ ‘Bout Your Generation.
over-rated, over-stated and thank god finally over-there
I miss Rove,hope he comes back real soon
Never really got into the show but respect him wholeheartedly and wish him well. I reckon in time he’s gonna come back with a blinder of a new project.
yes a late night rove style show would be good as long as it is a lot funnier than rove was
We are enjoying our freedom too…… from him!
All the best to Rove! 🙂 As a loyal fan I was disappointed with the last season of Rove, but he will definitely be greatly missed.
I want another rove style show fo late night