The residence of one of Australia’s most iconic TV duos, Kath & Kim, is being demolished.
Construction company Dig Dig Demolition confirmed to Guardian Australia that workers began knocking down the two-storey house in south-east Melbourne on Monday. Images and videos shot from inside the house show wood and debris strewn across the living room and roof tiles and bricks piled up in the back yard.
The four-bedroom house – located in the fictional suburb of Fountain Lakes on the show, but which actually sits at 4 Lagoon Place, Patterson Lakes – was made famous by the hit sitcom.
It's Noice, Different, Unusual... And It's Being Demolished!
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The Kath & Kim house is set to be torn down, with tradies cracking on with important demolition projects of theirs from today.
Reporter @brendancrew takes us through the spunky set for one last time. Full story @ 5pm. pic.twitter.com/Jxncqy1i5Y
It was last sold in November 2016 for $1.48m.
The series aired between 2002 and 2007 on ABC and Channel 7, and gained popularity in Australia – receiving three Logie awards – before an unsuccessful remake was launched in the US.
The series was created by Jane Turner and Gina Riley, who played the title characters. It also starred Magda Szubanski, Glenn Robbins and Peter Rowsthorn.
Kath & Kim reached a new audience in when it landed on Australian Netflix, with the character’s fashion choices and cheesy dialogue sparking another bout of popularity via social media.
News of the house’s demolition come amid rumours of a revival of the series. Woman’s Day reported that an announcement was imminent about a seasonal revival to be broadcast next year.
The magazine reported the reboot would air on a streaming platform.
But last year, Szubanski, who played Sharon Strzelecki, said a reunion should be “off the table” because the show “holds such a special place in people’s memories.”
“If we did a live show which was a best-of or something like that, that’s different, but to actually try and do a whole new series – you can never capture that magic again,” she told KIIS FM.
“I feel fine to go off and do Sharon stuff. We don’t know that world of Sharon’s world.”
