‘I am so OVAH this lockdown!’ Magda Szubanski gets into character as Kath & Kim’s Sharon Strzelecki to send an important COVID-19 message
Magda Szubanski is pitching in to help the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.
On Saturday, the 59-year-old got into character as Sharon Strzelecki from Kath & Kim to send an important pandemic message aimed at Victorians.
Posting to her Instagram, the actress donned Sharon’s iconic netball uniform and urged people to do the right thing in a video for the Victorian Government.
Important: Magda Szubanski is pitching in to help the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic by getting into character as Sharon Strzelecki from Kath & Kim to send an important message aimed at Victorians
In the video, Sharon was shown trying to play netball without a team, before she ‘subbed’ herself out of the game and delivered her powerful message.
Addressing the camera she said: ‘I tell you what I am so OVAH this lockdown, playing netball against yourself is not all it’s cracked up to be, especially when you still can’t even win.
‘But it’s not the lockdown that’s the enemy, it’s this virus. The sooner we obey the rules the sooner this will be OVAH.’
Flashback: Magda donned Sharon’s iconic netball uniform from Kath & Kim and urged people to do the right thing in a video for the Victorian Government
Sharon was sporting her signature netball uniform with a centre position bib and a matching face mask.
Magda reinforced Sharon’s message captioning the video: ‘Sharon Strzelecki has asked me to pass on a message.
‘So here it is – “the sooner we obey the rules and get this Covid thing OVAH the sooner we can get back to the things that matter…like NETTY!!” #COVID19Victoria.’
Magda’s multiple mentions of ‘OVAH’ is a reference Kath & Kim fans will instantly recognise from the show.
Iconic: Magda’s multiple mentions of ‘OVAH’ is a reference Kath & Kim fans will instantly recognise from the show. Pictured: The stars of the series (L-R) Gina Riley, Peter Rowsthorn, Jane Turner, Glenn Robbins and Magda Szubanski
Back in April, the Aussie star showed her appreciation for frontline workers with a coronavirus dance video that featured staff from several Australian hospitals.
Once again Magda dressed up as Sharon and sang ‘COVID Bug’, a parody of Soft Cell’s Tainted Love with lyrics that reflect the current health crisis.
‘This COVID bug you’ve given, you took all my PP (personal protection) equipment, you even took my mask and that’s not all,’ Sharon sang at one point.
‘Noice, strong, courageous’: Back in April, the Aussie star showed her appreciation for frontline workers with a coronavirus dance video that featured staff from several Australian hospitals
The split screen video featured Sharon busting out some dance moves in her signature netball uniform.
Meanwhile, workers from Ambulance Victoria, Footscray Hospital and Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital all danced along to the ’80s tune.
‘Noice, strong, courageous. A special Sharon shout out to all our healthcare workers, on the frontline and behind the scenes,’ Magda captioned the post.
‘Noice, strong, courageous. A special Sharon shout out to all our healthcare workers, on the frontline and behind the scenes,’ Magda captioned the post