Oh my gosh major news my fellow Hi-5 fans, although you will most likely heard of this disturbing news, i'm posting it here. thats right, you heard me. Here. Let us all cry together. |
HI-5 stars Nathan Foley and Kellie Hoggart are secret lovers with strict orders to keep their romance under wraps. |
Hoggart, 24, confirmed her off-camera affection for Foley has lasted two years, and endured concerns from both the kiddie show's producers and the broadcasting network, Channel 9, about the affair being exposed. |
"It is hard to go out because people involved with the show do not want it to be public," Hoggart told the Herald Sun. |
Foley, 22, said: "I love going home. Closing that door behind me and knowing we can relax." |
"It is about Hi-5, it is not about Nathan and myself, and that becomes difficult. |
"But even then, we are mature enough to go: 'Hey, work is work and business is business'." |
Hoggart and Foley revealed they are financial battlers, despite being ranked on BRW magazine's rich list two years in a row. Hi-5 made $6.9 million last year, according to BRW. |
Foley is still struggling to pay off his vehicle. "My dad rang me when the rich list came out and said: 'Isn't that a funny thing?' " Hoggart said. "I'm like: 'Yes, dad, it is funny. Now, can I borrow some petrol money?' " |
But cash-strapped Hoggart says she signed to a salary sacrifice scheme at Nine just to be able to afford a car. |
Hi-5 profits are shared between the show's producers, Posie Graeme-Evans and Helena Harris, their company Kids Like Us, and merchandising and record company interests.Nine, which owns the show, collects the most spoils. |
"I didn't used to think royalty cheques existed," she said. "I thought it was a myth. I thought it was s something they told you to get excited, and I started to expect nothing at all." |
Hoggart's history as a former pop star in Teen Queens has made her only too aware of the corporate money-go-round. |
When Hi-5 royalty cheques come -- "and we don't get many" -- Hoggart tells the others: "Praise the day! You should be excited! It's a royalty cheque! |
"The fact that they do come now and again reassures us. It's not that someone is cheating on us. It's the fact the money system has to go a long way around before it gets to us. |
"But, in the end, it's not up to us. It's whoever made the deal." Said Foley: "We are not rich at all. By no means." |
On camera and off, Hoggart saw the twinkle in Foley's eye two years ago. "We got on really well, we respected each other and it just went from there," she said. |
"Other partners I've had have never been able to understand my job or profession. |
"Nathan is different. He is very supportive, he encourages me and I do the same for him." |
Their relationship does not ruin the Hi-5 dynamic, she said. |
"At work, we are workmates and Hi-5 gets on like brothers and sisters anyway." |
Hi-5, a ratings, merchandise and music winner shown in 61 countries, is set for world domination next year. It will be screened in the UK and a US version will be shot soon. |
Hi-5 -- Foley, Hoggart, Tim Harding, Charli Robinson and Kathleen de Leon -- have a year left on their contracts. |
"We are taking each day as it comes," said Foley. |
How are you taking this devastating news? Do you feel ok? Do you need to lie down? Just breathe in, and out. Well we were all expecting it, its not a total suprise I guess, but I, personally, am way totally demoralized at the news. I mean SCREAM with me people! I'm just not liking the news right now. ok you got me, i hate it. Whats your opinion? Email |
me with your opinion and feelings on the matter and i'll post them up. If you want. |