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Family and schooling

Ritchie's parents are Heather and Steve, and she has three younger siblings - Rebecca, Stuart and Susan. Ritchie attended Campbelltown North Public School Ritchie also went to Hurlstone Agricultural High School - the latter a New South Wales agricultural and selective school.

Career

In addition to 20 years on Home and Away, Ritchie has appeared in commercials, a mini-series and an Australian film. She has also been involved with the Campbelltown Musical Society.1986 She was cast as Molly, the child lead in the 1986 Nine Network-PBL mini-series, Cyclone Tracy, starring Chris Haywood and Tracy Mann.1987 Ritchie started working with Home and Away in 1987, at age 8. Production began in July 1987 (shortly before her 9th birthday) and it premiered on the Seven Network on 17 January 1988.2006 Ritchie played "Nicole" in the ABC film Stepfather of the Bride.

Whilst in the United Kingdom with Mark Furze and Jodi Gordon, Ritchie appeared on The Friday Night Project and Loose Women, and appeared on interviews for Five and Five life.

She was also a contestant on the celebrity singing competition It Takes Two, partnered with Troy Cassar-Daley. The pair placed fourth in the competition.2007 Ritchie joined Nova radio to co-host the drive show with comedian Akmal Saleh, replacing Matthew Newton. She was replaced in May by New Zealand comedian Cal Wilson.

Ritchie co-hosted, with Grant Denyer, the second series of It Takes Two.

In September 2007, Ritchie announced that she would be leaving Home and Away in mid-December. Her final scenes were filmed on December 13 2007 and she last appeared on Australian screens as Sally Fletcher on April 3 2008. Her UK demise with the same episode, was not long after the Australian with her departure being screened on UK terrestrial television on May 12 2008 2008 On January 14 2008, Ritchie began work on the Nova 96.9 breakfast show with Merrick and Rosso.

Personal life

In 2000, an explicit sex tape widely reported as featuring Ritchie and an ex-boyfriend was published on the internet. She has never publicly discussed the matter.

For a time during 2007, Ritchie was dating pro-skateboarder Corbin Harris, who was 4 years her junior. They had met in February 2007 at castmate Ada Nicodemou's wedding to Chrys Xipolitas. She previously was involved in a long-term relationship with rugby league footballer Chris Walker. Ritchie is now dating rugby league player, Stuart Webb, who plays for the St George Illawara Dragons.

Television roles (synopsis)

Year	Title	Notes
1986	Cyclone Tracy	Mini-series
1988-2008	Home And Away	Played the role of Sally Fletcher for 20 years
2006	Stepfather of the Bride	TV Movie
2006-2007	It Takes Two	Contestant (2006); Host (2007)

Awards

Logie awards

In 2006, Ritchie won the Silver Logie for Most Popular Actress at the 2006 TV Week Logie Awards. She was also nominated for the Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television, but lost to Blue Heelers actor John Wood.

In 2007, Ritchie was nominated for and won the Gold Logie for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television as well as her second Silver Logie for Most Popular Actress.

In 2008, Ritchie again took the Gold Logie and the Silver for Most Popular Actress at the Logie Awards, achieving back-to-back Golds and three years in a row as Most Popular Actress.