Kids who grew up within the late ‘90s and early 2000s would likely recognise a familiar face on TV Wednesday morning when a former member of the children’s’s band Hi-5 appeared on Seven’s The Morning Show.
Kathleen De Leon Jones graced Aussie screens for the primary time in additional than 10 years after shifting again Down Under in not too long ago following a decade residing within the US along with her husband, former one half of Savage Garden Daniel Jones.
Speaking to hosts Larry Emdur and Kylie Gillies, Kathleen mentioned she and the musician have arrange roots on the Gold Coast with their daughters: Mikayla, 17, and Keira, 12 – fairly the sea-change from their residence in Las Vegas, Nevada, just some years in the past.
“We’re loving life at the moment. We’ve been here for a few years now, we were in the States for 10 years,” Kathleen mentioned on the present. “We just love it here. It feels like we’re on holiday.”
The former Hi-5 star mentioned she and her husband are excited to cross the baton on to their daughters as they transfer into present business, with Keira set to make her stage debut quickly within the Billy Elliot manufacturing at The Star Gold Coast.
“I didn’t know they were going to go down this path to be honest,” Kathleen mentioned.
“I mean, they always showed signs. It’s a fantastic medium to express yourself and it’s so fun.”
“So when my daughters are actually in the performing arts, it’s music to both our ears. We’re very proud that they’re kind of following in our footsteps and they found a love for performing.”
Kathleen was one of many unique members of Hi-5 alongside Kellie Hoggart, Nathan Foley, Tim Harding and Charli Robinson. The group was shaped in 1998 and the next yr, they made their mark on free-to-air tv, entertaining preschoolers throughout the nation with their vibrant ensembles and catch and academic tunes.
In 2005, Kathleen married Daniel and in 2007, she left the group to deal with elevating Mikayla. By 2008, all the unique members had departed and a new-look Hi-5 was shaped.
But their movies and legacy dwell on with a brand new technology of children discovering the youngsters’s group, together with Kathleen’s daughter Keira when she a youthful.
“I used to watch it every day,” Keira mentioned. “It was like my favourite TV show and I just loved watching my mum on TV.”
Just final week, Kathleen wished her husband a cheerful fiftieth birthday on Instagram.
“My love, wishing you more love, more happiness, more adventures,” she wrote.
“️Happy birthday to the original G.O.A.T. ️ we love you immeasurably. I couldn’t have dreamt of a better life and a greater love than I have with you. Happy birthday handsome xx.”
Source: www.news.com.au
