Former Home and Away star Kate Ritchie has given her followers an replace after stepping again from work commitments late final yr.
The 44-year-old mom of 1 stepped back from her widespread Nova radio present in October, saying she was “drained” and wanted time to “re-energise.”
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“I am drained and I simply want a break for a short time (to) have extra time for me, and my household to re-energize,” she stated in an official assertion shared on the Nova web site in October.
Ritchie added that she was the kind of individual to “make investments plenty of emotional power into every little thing I do.”
“My work, and my household particularly, and the previous couple of months I’ve been engaged on radio, I have been returning to TV and in my spare time I even wrote a youngsters’s e book,” she stated.
“It is time to recharge the batteries and are available again contemporary subsequent yr.
“And though it is just for a short while, I’ll miss you all. I am going to see you within the New Yr.”
On Friday, Ritchie posted an image of the Nova studio to her Instagram, saying she was trying ahead to her return in “a number of extra weeks.”
“Hello all, I will be away for a number of extra weeks however within the meantime be sure you tune in to the guuuuys who will probably be again LIVE within the studio from 4pm Monday!” she wrote,
“By the way in which, I am doing effectively and excited for 2023.”
In December final yr, Ritchie was forced to release a statement after an Australian newspaper revealed pictures of her at a non-public psychological well being clinic in Sydney.
The Each day Mail Australia revealed pictures of Ritchie arriving at and leaving the power, an act the favored radio host and TV persona described as a “surprising invasion of my privateness.”
Hours after the Each day Mail splashed the pictures on its web site, Ritchie launched an announcement on Instagram.
“As introduced beforehand, I’m taking a break till subsequent yr,” she wrote.
“The final yr has been extremely emotionally difficult, in addition to a relentless schedule, stress, and a scarcity of sleep.
“I got here to understand that this had led to an unhealthy reliance on alcohol.
“So I made a decision to make use of this time to do one thing optimistic by getting the assistance I want from professionals who specialize on this space.
“As everybody would perceive, this can be a very massive step for me to take.
“I wish to sincerely thank everybody who’s supporting me.”
Her newest replace had followers ecstatic to listen to that she was “doing effectively.”
“Woohoo cannot wait! So glad you might be doing effectively,” one fan wrote.
“Cannot wait to listen to you while you’re prepared,” wrote one other.
“Glad to listen to you might be doing effectively, cannot wait to listen to you again within the studio when the time is correct,” stated a 3rd.
“So great to listen to you might be doing effectively Kate, keep effectively and protected and put money into you first,” added one other.
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