Kate Ritchie shocks as she reveals wild backyard nude confession: 'Oh god, I'm filthy!'

Kate Ritchie left her radio co-stars Ryan 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald and Michael 'Wippa' Wipfli in fits of laughter after they spilled the beans on her naked household habits.

The Nova show, known for its light-hearted banter, took a surprising turn on Tuesday when Ritchie's penchant for sunbaking in the nude came under the spotlight.

'On a sunny day, Ms Ritchie might actually take the kit off for a bit of sunbaking,' revealed Wippa on air. 

'You can't talk about this!' Kate hit back in horror. 

But as the conversation unfolded, it became clear that Ritchie's escapades went beyond just sunbathing. 

Kate Ritchie (pictured) left her radio co-stars Ryan 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald and Michael 'Wippa' Wipfli in fits of laughter after they spilled the beans on her naked household habits 

The Nova show, known for its light-hearted banter, took a surprising turn on Tuesday when Ritchie's penchant for sunbaking in the nude came under the spotlight 

'When you told me that you'd been in the backyard painting I went, 'You didn't do with the clothes off did you?' [It was] a throw away line as a joke. Matter of fact, she did!' Wippa continued.

'So Kate Ritchie painted the back fence completely nude!' he added, painting a vivid picture of Ritchie's adventurous streak.

Attempting to explain her unorthodox approach, Ritchie shared that it wasn't her initial plan to engage in domestic tasks au naturel.

'On a sunny day, Ms Ritchie might actually take the kit off for a bit of sunbaking,' revealed Wippa on air. 'You can't talk about this!' Kate hit back in horror 

But as the conversation unfolded, it became clear that Ritchie's escapades went beyond just sunbathing 

'I'd done some gardening,' she explained. 'I pulled out cactuses and things. And then I thought, ''Oh god, I'm filthy. But I want to finish the paint. I want to do the painting today.''

It comes amid reports the Nova FM breakfast show is facing an uncertain future amid reports Ryan 'Fitzy' Fitzerald is planning to move interstate. 

Fitzy, 47, is planning to relocate to Adelaide with his family early next year, but will continue to present the show remotely.

However, industry insiders say his co-host Kate, s worried that the move could spell disaster for the show, less than a year after she replaced Sarah McGilvray as Fitzy and Wippa's sidekick. 

Kate Ritchie 's Nova FM breakfast show is facing an uncertain future amid reports her co-host Ryan 'Fitzy' Fitzerald is planning to move interstate. (L-R: Ryan 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald, Kate Ritchie and Michael 'Wippa' Wipfli) 

'I'd say Kate's pretty worried how it will affect the show and the team,' a source told Woman's Day magazine on Tuesday. 

Kate jumped ship from Nova's drive time show in March, amid rumoured tensions between her co-hosts Tim Blackwell and Marty Sheargold.

'So I just thought, get your gear off. Get all this dirt off, the soil and stuff from the old succulents. 

'And then I thought, it's just me here. It's the holidays. I'm a grown up. This is my house, and I'm painting because I deserve it.' 

Fitzy, 47, is planning to relocate to Adelaide with his family early next year, but will continue to present the show remotely. (Fitzy pictured with wife Belinda and their sons Hewy and Lenny)  

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