It’s hard to believe Australia’s favourite hornbags, Kath And Kim, were on our screens for just five years.
Providing us endless laughter and too many catch phrases to count (Kimmy, look at moiiiii), it’s safe to say the wild mother-daughter duo have left an undying mark on TV and pop culture.
The irreplaceable foxy ladies may have departed our screens in 2007 but a new wave of fans has emerged in recent years thanks to the show dropping on Netflix.
So where are the sassy and eccentric duo 20 years after the debut episode aired? And what about the rest of the beloved bogan characters? We investigate below.
Kath – Jane Turner
Jane is 61 and is looking fabulous.
(Image: Getty)Following the show, Jane continued working as a representative for the United Nations, where she travelled to refugee camps and supported charities in Africa.
Since playing the iconic divorcee Jane has also appeared in sketch show Open Slather alongside Kath & Kim costars Gina and Magda in 2015, in Rake where she played Senator Penny Evans in 2018 and most recently Parlement.
Outside of television, the now 61 year old actress performed in the 2010 Australian play, Holding the Man.
She’s said to still be close pals with Gina aka Kim.
“They still love catching up and talking about the skits they would do if they could still get away with them,” our source recently toldWoman’s Day.
She also shares three children with her husband, John Denton.
Kim – Gina Riley
Fans compared Gina to Trude rather than Kim.
(Image: Instagram)Aside for appearances in mini-series The Beautiful Lie , How To Life and Please Like Me, Gina has mostly stepped away from the spotlight.
”As I get older, I really don’t want to be a public person, which sounds ridiculous with what I do,” she told Domain Review in 2018.
She has however, in recent years landed roles in theatre, performing in plays Northwest, An Ideal Husband and even Sweeney Todd in 2021.
In 2013, she announced she had been diagnosed with breast cancer but thankfully due to early detection she made a full recovery.
In late December 2020, Gina appeared on social media in a photo shared by her daughter Maggie McKenna, 24, and hisband Rick McKenna (who also produced Kath & Kim) in which she showed off her new look, much to the delight of fans.
“Gina Riley is now rocking the grey/silver hair better than Trude,” one fan commented on the photo, comparing to Kath & Kim character Prude and Trude.
Maggie (who goes by they/them pronouns) now goes by Max, and has come out as trans non-binary. They have followed in their famous mums footsteps, landing leading queer roles in Jagged Little Pill and Fun Home.
Sharon – Magda Szubanski
Magda played a very special role on Neighbours.
(Image: Ten)The netball loving star has gone on to appear in a number of series including Sisters, My Life Is Murder and notably Neighbours where Magda played Karl’s half-sister Jemima, who officiated the show’s first same sex wedding.
She has also lent her vocie to the films Babe, Happy Feet and 100% Wolf.
Magda herself has also become an icon and spokesperson for the LGBTIQ community after coming out as a lesbian in 2012.
In recent years, the 61 year old has also reprised her role of Sharon in an Uber Eats commercial and in 2021, a Victorian government COVID-19 vaccination TV ad campaign.
In 2019, she was made an Officer of the Order of Australia for her work as an actor, comedian, writer and campaigner for marriage equality.
”To be acknowledged in this way, it’s absolutely one of the highlights of my lift,” she said at the time.
Kel – Glenn Robbins
Kel aka Glenn aka Russell is an icon.
(Image: Supplied)There’s one character, other than sweetheart Kel Knight, that Glenn Robbins is arguably known better for, and that’s Russell Coight. The hilarious Russell Coight’s All Aussie Adventures ran at the same time as Kath & Kim up until 2004 before returning in 2018.
Since then, the comedian and actor has appeared in shows such as Upper Middle Bogan, Have You Been Paying Attention?, The Living Room and True Story with Hamish and Andy.
Om 2020, Glenn told Hit FM’s Hughesy & Ed that he turned down the role of Fat Amy’s father in the 2017 film Pitch Perfect 3.
”If I’m not right for the role, I’m not right for the role. They wouldn’t show me the script, so I went, ‘oh well’, and I never heard from them again. They never got back to me,” Robbins said, adding that he was busy working on All Aussie Adventures at the time.
The role ended up going to John Lithgow but the 64 year old said he had no regrets.
”You’ve got to go in with passion,” he added.
Glenn, who lives in Melbourne with his wife Selena, also hosts his own podcast, Somehow Related with Dave O’Neil & Glenn Robbins.
Brett – Peter Rowsthorn
Peter can really pull off a wig.
(Image: Instagram)Since his days putting up with show wife Kim, Peter has gotten married to now wife Gabrielle Rowsthorn and had four kids to complete his family.
In recent years he has continued to grace our screens on shows such as Talkin’ Bout Your Generation, Hughesy, We Have A Problem and the 2018 season of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!, where he lasted five and a half weeks living in the South African jungle.
The now 57 year old told news.com.au that he was ”gutted” to leave the show in 2018.
”I’ve had a good time. I’ve met great people, I’ve done some amazing things I would never have done. It had its hard moments, but it was a really amazing opportunity,” he told the publication.
Peter has appeared in a number of small-scale shows and movies since his time on Kath & Kim, as well as a gig in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
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