July 23, 2025 • 4 mins
Ahead of the second season of Austin, Clairsy & Lisa chatted with stars of the show Michael Theo and Natalie Abbott. They chatted about Michael’s fans, love interests on the show and what to expect from this season... without spoilers!
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Well.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
Season two of Austin starts on the ABC this Sunday
night at seven o'clock. Michael Their, returning in the lead role,
and new cast member Natalie Abbott both joined us this morning.
Speaker 3 (00:11):
Hello, welcome you too.
Speaker 4 (00:13):
Hello one, Joel.
Speaker 3 (00:16):
How have you been.
Speaker 4 (00:18):
I've been doing well. Thanks about you.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
I've been doing very well. Thank you. Now, what is
happening in Austin's world in season two?
Speaker 4 (00:26):
In season two, what's happening is Austin publishes a book.
He becomes a bad boy poor instructions of his new agent,
but he also gets caught in a love triangle. So
love is an important theme in this season.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
He's a bad boy at a love triangle that I
love it.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
That sounds like, yeah, that sounds like a movie.
Speaker 4 (00:45):
Not quite, it's show technically.
Speaker 3 (00:48):
Yeah, exactly.
Speaker 4 (00:49):
That's where Natalie comes in.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
That's right.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Tell us about your role, Nte.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
Hi, everyone, I'm very excited to have joined Austin season two.
I play Hailey, who is a production assistant and her
and Austin have a very quick and immediate bond. They
share a lot of similar interests and she kind of,
you know, is maybe a bit of an angel on
Austin's shoulder and sort of calls him out on a
(01:15):
few things.
Speaker 4 (01:16):
Which is exciting.
Speaker 3 (01:19):
See. I just need to know, Michael, there's some romantic
scenes in here. If you're in a love triangle, man,
how was that? How did that work for you?
Speaker 4 (01:27):
I don't recall there being many romantic scenes, but there
there least a couple where Austin was performing a romantic
gesture for Haley. But I can't reveal too much about
that because you'd see it for yourselves. Yes, but what's
a scene where Austin was yelling at Haley a lot
and inside I was dying?
Speaker 2 (01:49):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (01:50):
Yeah, of course abouts acting the truest. Yeah, that's true.
Even though it was just acting, it felt real because
I was required to yell at someone that I immensely adore.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
That's tough, Michael. Austin grapples with the sudden fame of
you know that comes from being a successful author. And
I guess in real life you had the same situation
after Love on the Spectrum made you very famous. So
were you able to, you know, use what you felt
(02:28):
in real life in the in the role.
Speaker 4 (02:31):
Can you ask me that again, please?
Speaker 2 (02:33):
When you were after Love on the spectrum, people would
recognize you. You do you sort of you dealt with
sudden fame and in the show in Austin you Grapple,
you have a similar situation where as a successful author,
you're suddenly a bit famous. So you did you use
the Love on the Spectrum experience in the show?
Speaker 4 (02:56):
I wouldn't say that I didn't because I get recognized
on the public a lot for Love and the Spectrum.
It's a very regular occurrence. But I'm flattered by people
coming up to me and all that. But I don't
go out out there looking for attention. I just rather
just let it come. Yeah, because people are going about
(03:17):
their lives and if they ever asked for a selfie,
I always allow it because it was smaller the face
that it makes their day, because giving you a moment
of their time is the least you can do for
their support.
Speaker 3 (03:29):
Yeah, there's a lot of styles could learn from me. Michael.
By the way, have you practiced a LOGI speech? Just
in case?
Speaker 4 (03:35):
My friend I actually have one prepared it. I don't know.
I don't know a word by word yet. It's only
two paragraphs. Will but I'm intending to thank my parents,
my siblings, their partners, my extended family, giant circle of
close friends and fan base. But also giving a special
(03:55):
mercy ball call to the cast and crew of Boston
that opportunity, Yeah, people at Northern Pictures. Because it wasn't
for them, I wouldn't even be in this position today.
Speaker 3 (04:07):
Right, Well you are just in case, all the best
of you.
Speaker 2 (04:10):
Have you chosen what you're going to wear because I
know you like to look nice.
Speaker 4 (04:15):
About that that's being worked on.
Speaker 2 (04:19):
Oh good, good, okay, Natal, He'll give you some some feedback,
I'm sure and help you out with that one.
Speaker 4 (04:27):
Oh well, he looks wonderful all the time.
Speaker 2 (04:29):
So you know, well, guys, we can't wait to see
Austin back on the screen on Sunday night. It was
such a beautiful series the first time round. Thank you
for joining us this morning.
Speaker 4 (04:41):
Pleasure, Thank you.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
That's what.
Speaker 4 (04:50):
We're going to go online.
Speaker 3 (04:51):
Vote you have two more coming from Perth, so all
the best
Well.
Speaker 2 (00:01):
Season two of Austin starts on the ABC this Sunday
night at seven o'clock. Michael Their, returning in the lead role,
and new cast member Natalie Abbott both joined us this morning.
Speaker 3 (00:11):
Hello, welcome you too.
Speaker 4 (00:13):
Hello one, Joel.
Speaker 3 (00:16):
How have you been.
Speaker 4 (00:18):
I've been doing well. Thanks about you.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
I've been doing very well. Thank you. Now, what is
happening in Austin's world in season two?
Speaker 4 (00:26):
In season two, what's happening is Austin publishes a book.
He becomes a bad boy poor instructions of his new agent,
but he also gets caught in a love triangle. So
love is an important theme in this season.
Speaker 2 (00:38):
He's a bad boy at a love triangle that I
love it.
Speaker 3 (00:41):
That sounds like, yeah, that sounds like a movie.
Speaker 4 (00:45):
Not quite, it's show technically.
Speaker 3 (00:48):
Yeah, exactly.
Speaker 4 (00:49):
That's where Natalie comes in.
Speaker 3 (00:51):
That's right.
Speaker 2 (00:52):
Tell us about your role, Nte.
Speaker 1 (00:55):
Hi, everyone, I'm very excited to have joined Austin season two.
I play Hailey, who is a production assistant and her
and Austin have a very quick and immediate bond. They
share a lot of similar interests and she kind of,
you know, is maybe a bit of an angel on
Austin's shoulder and sort of calls him out on a
(01:15):
few things.
Speaker 4 (01:16):
Which is exciting.
Speaker 3 (01:19):
See. I just need to know, Michael, there's some romantic
scenes in here. If you're in a love triangle, man,
how was that? How did that work for you?
Speaker 4 (01:27):
I don't recall there being many romantic scenes, but there
there least a couple where Austin was performing a romantic
gesture for Haley. But I can't reveal too much about
that because you'd see it for yourselves. Yes, but what's
a scene where Austin was yelling at Haley a lot
and inside I was dying?
Speaker 2 (01:49):
Yeah?
Speaker 4 (01:50):
Yeah, of course abouts acting the truest. Yeah, that's true.
Even though it was just acting, it felt real because
I was required to yell at someone that I immensely adore.
Speaker 2 (02:06):
That's tough, Michael. Austin grapples with the sudden fame of
you know that comes from being a successful author. And
I guess in real life you had the same situation
after Love on the Spectrum made you very famous. So
were you able to, you know, use what you felt
(02:28):
in real life in the in the role.
Speaker 4 (02:31):
Can you ask me that again, please?
Speaker 2 (02:33):
When you were after Love on the spectrum, people would
recognize you. You do you sort of you dealt with
sudden fame and in the show in Austin you Grapple,
you have a similar situation where as a successful author,
you're suddenly a bit famous. So you did you use
the Love on the Spectrum experience in the show?
Speaker 4 (02:56):
I wouldn't say that I didn't because I get recognized
on the public a lot for Love and the Spectrum.
It's a very regular occurrence. But I'm flattered by people
coming up to me and all that. But I don't
go out out there looking for attention. I just rather
just let it come. Yeah, because people are going about
(03:17):
their lives and if they ever asked for a selfie,
I always allow it because it was smaller the face
that it makes their day, because giving you a moment
of their time is the least you can do for
their support.
Speaker 3 (03:29):
Yeah, there's a lot of styles could learn from me. Michael.
By the way, have you practiced a LOGI speech? Just
in case?
Speaker 4 (03:35):
My friend I actually have one prepared it. I don't know.
I don't know a word by word yet. It's only
two paragraphs. Will but I'm intending to thank my parents,
my siblings, their partners, my extended family, giant circle of
close friends and fan base. But also giving a special
(03:55):
mercy ball call to the cast and crew of Boston
that opportunity, Yeah, people at Northern Pictures. Because it wasn't
for them, I wouldn't even be in this position today.
Speaker 3 (04:07):
Right, Well you are just in case, all the best
of you.
Speaker 2 (04:10):
Have you chosen what you're going to wear because I
know you like to look nice.
Speaker 4 (04:15):
About that that's being worked on.
Speaker 2 (04:19):
Oh good, good, okay, Natal, He'll give you some some feedback,
I'm sure and help you out with that one.
Speaker 4 (04:27):
Oh well, he looks wonderful all the time.
Speaker 2 (04:29):
So you know, well, guys, we can't wait to see
Austin back on the screen on Sunday night. It was
such a beautiful series the first time round. Thank you
for joining us this morning.
Speaker 4 (04:41):
Pleasure, Thank you.
Speaker 2 (04:48):
That's what.
Speaker 4 (04:50):
We're going to go online.
Speaker 3 (04:51):
Vote you have two more coming from Perth, so all
the best
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