Sesame Street’s Grover reveals his favourite celebrity guest star

Sesame Street’s Grover has revealed his favourite celebrity guest star, and the honour goes to an Aussie.

Appearing on The Project on Thursday to mark the hit children’s show’s 50th anniversary, the beloved character was asked who his favourite guest star had been.

Host Peter Helliar rattled off a long list of A-list names, including Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Whoopi Goldberg and John Legend.

Initially hesitant to answer the question, Grover finally settled on Nicole, 53, who appeared on the show back in 2012.  

‘This interview is turning controversial. I’ll go with Nicole Kidman, because she’s probably watching right now. Hi, Nicole!’ he said.

The blue monster was also asked to offer a few words of comfort for young children in Victoria who were back in lockdown.  

‘There will be a lot of kids who are maybe nervous, anxious about going into lockdown. What would Grover’s special message be?’ asked Pete, 45.

Grover urged his young fans to try and stay positive, assuring them that everything would be okay in the end.  

‘It will all work out okay. This is a tough time for a lot of people right now. Just remember, we’re all going to get through this together. Stay strong. Stay healthy,’ he said. 

Melbourne was recently put back into stage three lockdown for six weeks, which started at midnight on Wednesday.   

On Thursday, Victoria recorded 165 new cases of coronavirus after recording 134 new cases the previous day. 

Meanwhile, the borders between New South Wales and Victoria were closed at midnight on Tuesday in an effort to contain the spread of the virus.