We’re fast approaching Nickelodeon’s Australian Kids’ Choice Awards, which will be held on October 7. “iCarly” stars Nathan Kress and Jennette McCurdy will be hosting the event and musician Cody Simpson has confirmed that he will be performing!

So, who will be presenting awards at the slimetastic awards show? The list includes Mel B, Natalie Bassingthwaighte, Guy Sebastian, Luke Jacobs from The X Factor, Bindi and Robert Irwin, model Samantha Harris, Shannon Noll, Matt Preston, Erin McNaught, Amazing Race Australia winners Nathan Jolliffe and Tyler Atkins, Daniel MacPherson, Commando from The Biggest Loser, Josh Thomas, and Ellyse Perry.

Wow! Those are some huge stars! Are you planning on attending or watching the awards? Who do you hope wins a blimp award? Check out all of the nominees here.

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Today’s the big day: the Worldwide Day of Play! While Nickelodeon is off the air (from noon to 3), take the time to enjoy the day and get some friends together for some fun and games.

Not in Washington DC for the festivities? No worries – you can follow all of the updates here.

At 7:30 p.m., Nickelodeon will then kick off a night of premieres, including a half-hour special titled “Worldwide Day of Play: Washington, DC” – featuring highlights from the day and performances from Big Time Rush. Do you plan on tuning in?

Check out some of the recent pics from today’s Worldwide Day of Play below, featuring “iCarly” stars Nathan Kress and Jennette McCurdy, “Victorious” stars Victoria Justice and Liz Gillies, “Big Time Rush” star James Maslow, “How To Rock” star Cymphonique Miller, the Power Rangers, and tons and tons of slime.

Do you have any fun plans for today?

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Nathan Kress and Jennette McCurdy are every bit of that nauseating, but adorable high school couple in this new still from iCarly.

In the new episode “iLove You,” Spencer (Jerry Trainor) bumps into his old babysitter and asks her on a dinner date. After reverting to their old roles, will they stay together?

Meanwhile, Carly (Miranda Cosgrove) tells Sam (McCurdy) and Freddie (Kress) to try each other’s favorite hobbies.

“iLove You” premieres Saturday, September 24th @ 8PM ET/PT on Nickelodeon.

8:00p.m. ET/PT iCarly “iLove You” from Jessica Wilson on Vimeo.

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“iCarly” costars Jennette McCurdy and Nathan Kress have announced that they will be hosting this year’s Australian Kids’ Choice Awards, which will take place on Friday, October 7. Cody Simpson is set to perform and “iCarly,” Big Time Rush, and Jennette McCurdy are all up for awards.

In a recent interview with TV Tonight, Jennette spoke about how excited she is to visit Australia for the first time:

Nathan added:

Are you planning on watching or attending this year? If so, you’re in for a big treat!

This year, slime-lover Rove McManus will battle against all-time KCA Slime Celebs including Guy Sebastian, Natalie Bassingthwaighte, and Bindi and Robert Irwin for a place in the Hall Of Slime!

Who did you vote for to win a blimp award? You can vote for your favorites here. Voting ends September 25.

It’s been a month since Miranda Cosgrove’s unfortunate tour bus accident and even longer since she and her “Carly costar have hung out during their busy summer. This Monday, the two got together for an exciting night of eating and movies.

Miranda:

Jennette:

Aww. It’s good to see the girls reunited again and Miranda doing better on her broken ankle.

Do you plan on tuning in to Saturday’s premiere of iCan’t Take It?

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The wait is almost over! The sequel to the “iCarly” episode “iLost My Mind” called “iDate Sam and Freddie” will premiere on Nickelodeon at 8 on Saturday, September 10! Starring Miranda Cosgrove, Jennette McCurdy, and Nathan Kress, the episode continues with the Seddie relationship. Two more episodes (iCan’t Take It, iLove You) will follow “iDate Sam and Freddie’”s story, so watch out for the promos – possibly during Saturday’s premiere. According to TVGuide, “iCan’t Take It” will premiere September 17. Here’s the plot description: “Gibby wants to sabotage Sam and Freddie’s romance, and Carly is torn about whether to help him.” Right after “iDate Sam and Freddie” will be a brand new “Victorious” episode called “Helen Back Again.” Are you excited for the new premieres? Do you hope Sam and Freddie stay a couple, or do you think it won’t work out? Check out the promo and fun below and let us know what you think.

Are we embarrassed by the fact that we love a show that’s rated Y7 and airs on Nickelodeon? Well, the main character Carly produces her own webcasts, is funny as hell, is possibly one of the coolest teenage characters currently on TV (she’s played by Miranda Cosgrove, who’s definitely one of the coolest teenagers currently on TV). So no, actually, we’re not embarrassed at all – we love iCarly!

You’ve been doing this show for a while. Yeah, I’ve been doing it since I was 13, and I just turned 18. It’s a long time.

How was it originally pitched to you? When I was little, I was on another show on Nickelodeon called Drake & Josh, and the creator of that show ended up coming up with the idea for iCarly… He approached my mom and I when I was 12.

Will you be singing more on the show? I sing once on the show – actually twice, sorry! – and I sing the theme song, but really, the show isn’t a musical. It’s more just about a girl that’s sort of “underground famous” for making a web show.

Some of our readers aren’t iCarly fans… yet. Can you tell them what the show’s about? Yeah, sure. Basically, she lives in Seattle, and she lives with her older brother ‘cause her dad’s in the military. They never mention her mom—don’t really know what’s going on there. Kids always ask me that and I’m like, “I don’t know!” She lives with her brother and he’s kind of like a big kid in a way—I mean, he’s serious sometimes, but for the most part, he’s kind of like a big kid, and she’s sort of like his parent. She also has two best friends with her who always come over to her apartment all of the time.

So what’s the vibe like on set? Basically, we’ve all grown up together and we all know each other really well. At this point, it’s like being with your family. And I’ve worked at the studio where we film for such a long time, I just feel like it’s my home. We improv a lot, and we get to put a lot [of our improvs] into [the show]. We know the writers really well, so if we don’t think a line is really funny or we’re not doing it right, we can ask for help. We all work together.

Do you have a memorable episode or scene? It’s weird because we all kind of grew up on the show, and there’s a whole love triangle thing between my character and my friends Sam [a girl] and Freddie [a boy]. It’s kind of funny, because we both had to kiss Nathan [Kress], who plays Freddie, and that’s just kind of weird for us because we’ve all known each other for so long… but there’s an episode called I Saved Your Life where Freddie kind of saves Carly’s life, and she ends up liking him. That was a fun episode to do. That was probably the most memorable.

What TV shows do you watch? I love 30 Rock. I love Tina Fey. She’s really funny. What other shows do I watch? That’s really the main one. I do this thing where I go on iTunes and I download a season of something and I’ll watch it in a few days. So I like Freaks and Geeks and My So-Called Life.

If iCarly were to watch the show iCarly, how do you think she’d describe it? That’s a cool question. I think basically, she’s the kind of person that wants to be around her friends all of the time. She really is always with her brother and her two best friends—the four of them are always hanging out. And I like that because in real life, I’m with my family a lot. I’m on tour right now, and my mom came with me… I’ve got two best friends I’ve known since elementary school… I’m like her in that way. She seems like an overall happy person. She likes her life. She has some problems, but it’s mainly just teen stuff, and dating, and normal relationship stuff

How are you different from Carly? I think we’re different because I think she’s a little sweeter than me. She always tries to do the right thing and most of the time, it doesn’t end up going well for her. She goes in with the right intentions and it ends up being a disaster… I guess that actually isn’t that far from me. Maybe it is a little like me!

Tonight at 8/7c Nickelodeon will premiere the 2-hour, uncut version of the summer’s big hit “iPary With Victorious.” The “iCarly” “Victorious” crossover follows Carly (Miranda Cosgrove), Sam (Jennette McCurdy), Freddie (Nathan Kress), Spencer (Jerry Trainor), and Gibby (Noah Munck) as they investigate the possibility that Carly’s boyfriend is cheating on her – leading them to Los Angeles to a party Tori (Victoria Justice) and the gang of Hollywood Arts High are attending.

’90s Nickelodeon star Kenan Thompson guest stars as himself in the movie, full of rap battles, a crazy bear, and fun.

Are you excited to see what awesome new scenes were added to “iParty With Victorious?” We can’t wait!

Nickelodeon darlings Jennette McCurdy (iCarly) and Ariana Grande (Victorious) hammed it up for the cameras as they arrived at the 2011 Angel Awards.

The event honors the year’s top supporters of Project Angel Food, a Los Angeles nonprofit providing free, nutritious, home-delivered meals for those living with HIV, cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. This year’s awardees were Lisa Lillien of Hungry Girl, and Dante Di Loreto, Executive Producer of GLEE.

More photos of this dynamic duo after the jump.

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Rumors have been spreading that 19 year-old Jennette McCurdy and her 34 year-old “iCarly” costar Jerry Trainor are dating. Is it true?

According to a recent interview with Bop and Tiger Beat, Jennette and Jerry are not dating… but Jennette wishes they were:

Nope, but I wish. I have a crush on Jerry. He knows. My crush on Jerry is a “school girl” crush. The full first season I could not look at him without laughing, because he lit up my world. My mom told him one time, and I was mortified. I was fifteen, and having a crush on your thirty-two year old costar. … Jerry had a hay day with it. He would pick on me all the time. He would pick me up and hug me, and say, ‘do you love this part? Are you savoring this moment Jennette? Do you want to marry me?’ He’s hilarious.

Aww, how sweet. What do you think? Have you ever had a secret crush on someone?