Rachel Amanda Friend (born 8 January 1970) is an Australian actress and journalist.

Career

Friend joined the cast of the soap opera '' Neighbours'' in 1988, when she was eighteen. Friend chose to postpone her university degree to join the show as Bronwyn Davies. Friend quit ''Neighbours'' in 1990. That same year saw her win the

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for "Most Popular Actress". Other roles include ''

Frog Dreaming ''Frog Dreaming'' is a 1986 Australian family adventure film written by Everett De Roche and directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith. It starred Henry Thomas, Tony Barry, Rachel Friend and Tamsin West. Plot An American boy, Cody (Thomas), whose pa ...

'' (1986) and ''Golden Fiddles'' (1991). She had a brief appearance in '' Round The Twist'' as a

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. Friend hosted the

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show ''Saturday Kitchen'' with her husband Stuart MacGill on Saturday afternoons. In 2003, Friend established her own PR company, Media Friendly, and as of July 2007, is producing and presenting the Seven Network's new parenting show, ''Mums and Bubs''. In 2009, Friend began hosting a television show on the Seven Network called ''New Idea TV'' alongside Barbara Northwood, Tom Williams and a variety of other presenters.

Personal life

In 1993, Friend married Australian actor-singer Craig McLachlan whom she had met on the set of '' Neighbours''. They divorced the following year. Friend married Australian cricketer Stuart MacGill in 2000 and they have two children together. The pair separated in 2013.

References

External links

MediaFriendly website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Friend, Rachel 1970 births Australian film actresses Australian soap opera actresses Living people Logie Award winners Place of birth missing (living people)