The shock reason why Kath & Kim star Gina Riley left the spotlight at the height of her fame
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The shock reason Kath & Kim star Gina Riley walked away from fame at the height of her career has been revealed. The Australian comedian, 63, told Nine in a resurfaced interview that she made the conscious decision to walk away from the spotlight so she could live a normal life.
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'As I get older, I really don't want to be a public person, which sounds ridiculous with what I do. I'm totally boring in everyday life ,' Gina began. Gina added she and her Kath & Kim co-star Jane Turner, 64, were never comfortable with fame as they felt they did not fit in with that lifestyle.
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'We are more observers. We are not people who super belong.'. The Melbourne-born performer worked consistently in film and television from 1983 - 2007, when the popular sitcom she created with Turner ended after four seasons. The shock reason Kath & Kim star Gina Riley (right) walked away from fame at the height of her career has been revealed. Pictured with co-star Jane Turner.
Since then, Gina has only made occasional media appearances, including reprising her role as Kim Day in the 2012 movie Kath and Kimderella. Gina is now focused on her family life and spends her time with her TV producer husband Rick McKenna. Kath & Kim, which ran on the ABC and Channel Seven from 2002 to 2007, also starred Jane Turner, Glenn Robbins, Magda Szubanski and Peter Rowsthorn.
