Australian comedian Effie Stephanidis discusses lockdown life with her new husband

Mary Coustas is set to return to stage with her new show, ‘Hello Good Thanks – Better Out Than In’.

And on Tuesday, the 56-year-old comedian portrayed her character Effie Stephanidis as she discussed life with her new husband, Dr Shane Bradley Cooper.

During a hilarious interview on Channel Seven’s Sunrise, Effie said: ‘There have been benefits [in lockdown] for some, and certainly for a freshly married couple.’

‘I loved it, but Shane has unfortunately got quite the limp as a result,’ she joked.

‘As you know and the country knows, I was very reluctant to commit physically to anything – I am talking intimately – until my honeymoon.’

Sunrise co-host Samantha Armytage, who recently tied the knot with Richard Lavender, then asked: ‘Are you enjoying being a Mrs? I’m enjoying it.’

‘There are so many pluses. No offence to Sam or me, but we waited, we didn’t rush. We didn’t go with the first offer, you know what I mean? We waited and we did it well,’ Effie said.

The comedian is set to perform her new show ‘Hello Good Thanks – Better Out Than In’ at the Adelaide Fringe Festival in March.

The exciting stage show is about life in lockdown with her husband Dr Shane Bradley Cooper.

Meanwhile, Mary played Effie on popular television sitcom Acropolis Now from 1989 to 1992.

Since then, she has starred as Effie in commercials and other shows including Just Quietly in 2001 and Greeks on the Roof in 2003.

Mary married husband George Betsis in 2005, and the couple welcomed a daughter named Jamie in 2013.