Kate Ritchie
Kate Ritchie (born
August 14,
1978 in
Goulburn, New South Wales) is an
Australian
actress on the television
soap opera Home and Away. She has played the character
Sally Fletcher since the series began in
1988; with fellow original cast member
Ray Meagher, it is the longest continuous role in an Australian television series.
Ritchie also was the child lead Molly in the mini-series
Cyclone Tracy in 1986. She has done a number of
commercials and has also been involved with the Campbelltown Musical Society.
In 2000, a
sex tape, rumoured to feature Ritchie and her ex-boyfriend, was circulated on the Internet. Several tabloid newspapers, including the
Daily Sport, reported the story. Ritchie has never commented on the rumours.
She lives alone in the eastern suburbs of
Sydney after breaking up with her boyfriend, professional
rugby league player
Chris Walker in August 2006.
[http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,23663,20013749-10229,00.html]On
May 7,
2006, Ritchie won the Silver Logie for Most Popular Actress at the 2006 TV Week
Logie Awards. She is currently a contestant on the celebrity singing challenge
It Takes Two, and is partnered with
Troy Cassar-Daley.
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Kate Ritchie's character profile on Home & Away
