Kate Ritchie responds to wild rumours about dating sports star

Kate Ritchie has responded to the wild rumours that she is dating Aussie F1 driver Daniel Ricciardo. The former Home and Away star addressed the speculation on Nova 96.9's Fitzy & Wippa with Kate Ritchie after her co-hosts Ryan 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald and Michael 'Wippa' Wipfli brought up the rumours.

Kate was baffled to learn she and Daniel had been linked and the rumours of their supposed "chemistry" between the pair, especially given he is dating Heidi Berger. Heidi is a model with her own connections to F1 - her dad, Gerhard Berger, is a former champion driver.

The presenter and actress joked that she didn't think Heidi would approve of the speculation.

"To be honest, I thought Daniel Ricciardo seemed a little distracted on the track and I thought I knew everything," Fitzy quipped.

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"We're a pretty tight team in here and you kept this from us. Fitz, I feel like we've been played for a fool," Wippa joked.

Kate joked that the photo that was used alongside the article would have Daniel "head over heels" for her after seeing it.

"Really, let’s be honest. I mean, if Daniel didn’t fancy me before, now, when he sees this article, and… he sees on the left hand side a photograph of me in head to toe white linen as if I’m Maggie Tabberer, you will be head over heels," she joked.

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Wippa read the New Idea article, which said Kate and Daniel would make a "great match", with Kate jokingly agreeing, "I mean, here here!"

Daniel revealed on Fitzy and Wippa in 2022 that he was "in love" with Heidi, telling the hosts, "Yeah mate, I'm in love. I've got a good thing going on, so yeah, I've got a good balance in life right now."

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