Ray Meagher pays emotional tribute to Cornelia Frances

Описание: Ray Meagher paid a heartfelt tribute to Cornelia Frances at the 2018 Logies on Sunday.The Home and Away star, who won the gong for Most Popular Male Actor, honoured the late actress during an emotional acceptance speech.Following Cornelia's tragic passing on May 28, Ray vowed to stop mourning her death and will instead 'celebrate her life.'  'Cornie. Cornelia Francis of course. We know you are up there looking down with the champagne,' he said. Share this article Share 'We are not going to mourn your passing anymore, we are going to celebrate your life. This is the start of it. This is for you.'During his emotional speech, the veteran actor also gave his best impression of the late actress.  'When she got up to the pearly gates, I hope St Peter didn't have the temerity to say you can't come in,' he said.'...Because I think she would have lowered the glasses, looked over the top of those horn-rimmed glasses and said 'Peter, you are the weakest link goodbye'.' Ray was up against Aaron Jeffery (Underbelly Files: Chopper),Erik Thomson (800 Words), Luke McGregor (Rosehaven), and Rodger Corser (Doctor Doctor) in the Most Popular Actor category. Ray Meagher's Logies tribute speech to Cornelia Frances'There is one lady a very important member of the cast for most of the 30 years, who left us. A lot of the young people go off to Hollywood to audition for bigger and better things, this lady decided to try to get into that studio in the sky. When she got up to the pearly gates, I hope St Peter didn't have the temerity to say you can't come in because I think she would have lowered the glasses, looked over the top of those horn-rimmed glasses and said 'Peter, you are the weakest link goodbye'. Cornie. Cornelia Francis of course. We know you are up there looking down with the champagne. We are not going to mourn your passing anymore, we are going to celebrate your life. This is the start of it. This is for you. Thank you.'  Last month, the 2010 Gold Logie winner revealed his heartbreak over Cornelia's passing from cancer.'I think it's a reminder that life is very fragile,' he tole TV Week.The pair spent close to three decades together filming Home and Away, beginning back in 1988. Cornelia played villainous Morag Bellingham, the sister of Ray's character Alf Stewart, in an on-and-off role up until 2017.'She was a delightful lady who lived life to the full and was a delight to be around. She's incredibly missed,' Ray told the publication. At 73, Ray said Cornelia's passing had prompted him to take stock of things around him. 'Life is very finite and you only have so much time on the planet,' he mused to the magazine. Cornelia lost her long battle with cancer at age 77 and was later farewelled in a private funeral in Sydney. The acting legend was diagnosed with bladder cancer in 2016, and although she underwent chemotherapy and radiation treatment, the cancer spread to her hip and spine. Following Cornelia's death, Lawrence shared a heartbreaking phot