The iconic Aussie house once home to the foxy ladies from Kath and Kim is being demolished.
Work to destroy the house at Patterson Lakes in Melbourne’s outer suburbs began on Monday, with Dig Dig Demolition confirming on social media it was “knocking down” the recognisable home.
Homeowner Joanne Kelly told media the Kath and Kim house would be replaced with a new two-storey home for her family.
In 2019, Ms Kelly invited the public to tour the home as a way to raise money for charity and give fans a last look before radical renovations.
Property records show the four-bedroom home was last sold in 2016 for $1,485,000.
TV Tonight reported that the demolition would be completed within two weeks.
Just hours before photos first emerged of demolition work on the house, there were reports Kath and Kim was getting a reboot after 15 years off our screens.
The beloved Aussie sitcom, which follows a dysfunctional mother-daughter duo, had four seasons which aired between 2002 and 2007, first on the ABC and then on Channel 7.
However, the last time we saw the iconic characters, created and played by Jane Turner and Gina Riley, was in the film Kath and Kimderella in 2012.
The series and film is currently available to watch on Netflix, as well as the 2005 film Da Kath & Kim Code.
Woman’s Day first reported an official announcement of the rumoured reboot would be made later this month, with neighbours of the Patterson Lakes house telling the publication they had seen crew members visit in recent weeks.
“It was unimaginable neighbours could keep TV’s biggest secret under wraps much longer,” an unnamed source was quoted to have said.
It seems now that the “crew members” may have actually been workers for the planned demolition.
If the reboot rumours are true, the new series will not appear on free-to-air television but a streaming service next year.
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Comedian Magda Szubanski, who played Kim’s friend Sharon Strzelecki, told the Kyle and Jackie O Show last year she did not think there should be a reboot.
“I think it should be off the table … because it holds such a special place in people’s memories that you know, 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 said.
“I feel fine to go off and do Sharon stuff. We don’t know that world of Sharon’s world.”
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