Kate Ritchie

Kate: (on moving from television to radio) For 20 years I've told someone else's story and been given a script every day. What I found the hardest at first (on radio) is in some ways exposing yourself a little bit and telling your own story.

Kate: I've finally started to embrace that I've been on Home & Away for such a long time rather than worry about what it's going to do to my career. I'm certainly not ashamed of that and I'm not going to try to bury that, but it's been nice for people to see a bit more of me. The network has been great - they gave me time off to do radio and now It Takes Two.

Kate: (on the Logie Awards) For the first few years (of Home & Away) I wasn't invited. I remember so clearly - you know when you remember traumatic times in your life? - checking my pigeonhole and missing out on an invitation and there being tears at home. One year - I think it was 1990 - some of the crew had a lunch and they made out that it was in honour of me. And you know how you can get those mock Oscars made up? They made one of those for me and it says, "The best actress in Summer Bay, Kate Ritchie". I still have it on my bookcase.