Kate Ritchie thanks Anh Do for giving her a ‘safe space’ to discuss her past on Brush with Fame

Kate Ritchie thanks Anh Do for giving her a ‘safe space’ to discuss her past on his Brush with Fame program – as she reveals how ‘lost’ she felt after leaving Home and Away

Kate Ritchie appeared on Tuesday’s episode of Anh’s Brush with Fame – and she has thanked the show’s host, Anh Do, for giving her a ‘safe space’ to discuss her feeling. 

In an Instagram tribute to the artist and comedian, 43, Kate, 42, shared three photos of herself on the show, one alongside Anh, alongside an emotive caption. 

She wrote: ‘Thank you for having me Anh. For providing a safe space for me to speak honestly. And for being so kind and warm and talented.’

Thanks: Kate Ritchie (right) appeared on Tuesday’s episode of Anh’s Brush with Fame – and she has thanked the show’s host, Anh Do (left), for giving her a ‘safe space’ to discuss her feeling

Discussing the artwork he created of her during their interview, she added: ‘Goodness knows where on earth I’m going hang it!’ 

During the interview, Kate admitted she felt ‘lost’ after her decision to leave Home and Away in 2008. 

‘It was just so frightening. What do I actually do when someone doesn’t hand me a schedule on a Friday afternoon and tell me where to be on a Monday? 

Sweet: In an Instagram tribute, Kate, 42, shared three photos of herself on the show, one alongside Anh, alongside an emotive caption. She wrote: 'Thank you for having me Anh. For providing a safe space for me to speak honestly. And for being so kind and warm and talented'

Sweet: In an Instagram tribute, Kate, 42, shared three photos of herself on the show, one alongside Anh, alongside an emotive caption. She wrote: ‘Thank you for having me Anh. For providing a safe space for me to speak honestly. And for being so kind and warm and talented’ 

Discussing the artwork he created of her during their interview, she added: 'Goodness knows where on earth I'm going hang it!'

Discussing the artwork he created of her during their interview, she added: ‘Goodness knows where on earth I’m going hang it!’

‘And they were just the logistics that I knew I’d miss. I think it was the other stuff about missing the character and trying to figure out my identity without this other person, that was the stuff I hadn’t really considered too much and that hit me quite hard,’ she said. 

As struggled to hold back tears, Kate added that leaving her character Sally Fletcher behind was like losing her ‘best friend’. 

‘She gave me purpose and a sense of achievement. I feel differently now, after loads of therapy. I thought the only thing I’d ever done of value in my life was when I was her,’ she said. 

Lost: During the interview, Kate admitted she felt 'lost' after her decision to leave Home and Away in 2008

 Lost: During the interview, Kate admitted she felt ‘lost’ after her decision to leave Home and Away in 2008

‘I was lost, and I wondered how I was going to survive without her. How were people going to react to me if I wasn’t Sally?’

She added: ‘Sally was a great person, a great friend and a great daughter. Did people only feel something for me because they liked her?’

Kate had spent two decades on Home and Away, and feared how she would cope without having a full-time job, but said quitting the soap ended up being the best decision she ever made.

Moves: Kate had spent two decades on Home and Away, and feared how she would cope without having a full-time job, but said quitting the soap ended up being the best decision she ever made. Pictured on Home and Away with Heath Ledger in 1996

 Moves: Kate had spent two decades on Home and Away, and feared how she would cope without having a full-time job, but said quitting the soap ended up being the best decision she ever made. Pictured on Home and Away with Heath Ledger in 1996