Is Kate Ritchie returning to Summer Bay? Actress hints she may star on Home and Away again after saying goodbye to her character Sally Fletcher
She is best known for her iconic role as Sally Fletcher on the Aussie soap opera Home and Away.
And in a new interview with WHO Magazine, actress-turned-radio star Kate Ritchie hinted she may return to Summer Bay.
The actress reflected on her time on the popular Channel 7 show, and said she will always be attached to Sally.
![Post-Summer Bay Blues: In a new interview with WHO Magazine , Kate Ritchie, 42, has reflected on her time on the popular Channel 7 show. 'Even now, with some distance from those days and having had the chance to develop into my own person without the security blanket of Sally, I still miss it desperately' she said.](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/03/03/23/40016396-9323247-Post_Summer_Bay_Blues_In_a_new_interview_with_WHO_Magazine_Kate_-a-8_1614812887259.jpg)
![Summer Bay legend: Her 20-year stint as Home and Away's Sally Fletcher carried Kate Ritchie from 1988 to 2008, before a brief return after five years in 2013](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/03/03/23/40016392-9323247-image-m-7_1614812882679.jpg)
Is Kate Ritchie returning to Summer Bay? Kate hinted she may star on Home and Away again in a new interview with Who magazine
'I will always feel attached to Home and Away,' she told the publication.
'How could I not? It trained and nurtured me. It offered me some of the most wonderful years of my life and, for a long time, defined who I was.'
The NOVA FM star added that she is often nostalgic about the memories she experienced on-set.
'Even now, with some distance from those days and having had the chance to develop into my own person without the security blanket of Sally, I still miss it desperately,' she said.
'But I also realise I'll never be able to recreate that time, nor do I need to.'
![Kate starred as Sally Fletcher on popular Aussie soap opera Home and Away alongside the late Heath Ledger (right). She was on the show between 1988 and 2013](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/03/03/23/40015632-9323247-image-a-9_1614813229678.jpg)
The hay days: Kate starred as Sally Fletcher on the Aussie soap opera Home and Away alongside the late Heath Ledger
Kate's admission comes less than a few weeks after he reunited with former co-star Isla Fischer.
Earlier this month, the pair, who launched their careers on the TV drama reunited at Isla's 45th birthday party in Sydney.
Kate thrilled fans on Instagram by sharing a selfie of the duo, which she captioned: 'Still making me giggle like a naughty teenager after all these years... Thank you, Isla.'
![Career: Isla, who has had huge success in Hollywood, joined the cast of Home and Away in 1994 at the age of 19. She left the show in 1997, then moved to America. Pictured Isla and Kate](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/02/04/03/38862532-9222129-image-a-47_1612410766417.jpg)
Unbreakable bond: Kate's admission comes less than a few weeks after he reunited with former co-star Isla Fischer. Earlier this month, the pair, who launched their careers on the TV drama reunited at Isla's 45th birthday party in Sydney
'You are one of the best,' she added, alongside cake and love-heart emojis.
Kate wore a white patterned blouse, while Isla opted for a pink floral mini dress.
Isla, who has had huge success in Hollywood, joined the cast of Home and Away in 1994 at the age of 19.
![Remember that? Kate (centre) and Hollywood star Isla Fisher (right) are both pictured on Home and Away. Earlier this year, Kate denied chatter that she might return to the show any time soon. 'I realise I'll never be able to recreate that time, nor do I need to,' she said](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/02/04/03/38862538-9222129-image-a-46_1612410763325.jpg)
Remember that? Kate (centre) and Hollywood star Isla Fisher (right) are both pictured on Home and Away
She left the show in 1997, then moved to America.
Her big break came in 2005 with the release of romantic comedy Wedding Crashers, also starring Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn.
Kate made her debut on Home and Away in 1987 at the tender age of eight, and officially left the soap in 2008.
![Former soap stars: Isla joined the cast of Home and Away in 1994 and left in 1997. Kate appeared on the soap from 1987 to 2008 and now hosts a popular radio show for Nova FM](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/02/04/04/38862542-9222129-image-a-49_1612411401015.jpg)
Former soap stars: Isla joined the cast of Home and Away in 1994 and left in 1997. Kate appeared on the soap from 1987 to 2008 and now hosts a popular radio show for Nova FM
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