Real Housewives star Gina Liano reveals her 'mixed' feelings at theatre debut

Updated July 7 2016 - 10:08am, first published June 26 2016 - 12:15am
Well supported: Kate Waterhouse with entertainer Gina Liano (right), who has been encouraged by the public's enthusiasm towards her TV appearances. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Well supported: Kate Waterhouse with entertainer Gina Liano (right), who has been encouraged by the public's enthusiasm towards her TV appearances. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Fun cast: The catfights are unscripted on The Real Housewives of Melbourne, but there is also a lot of laughter that gets cut out. Photo: Tamara Dean
Fun cast: The catfights are unscripted on The Real Housewives of Melbourne, but there is also a lot of laughter that gets cut out. Photo: Tamara Dean
Wicked role: Gina Liano (right) with Cinderella and the Prince. She turned down the fairy godmother part because it involved singing. Photo: Cedric Tourasse
Wicked role: Gina Liano (right) with Cinderella and the Prince. She turned down the fairy godmother part because it involved singing. Photo: Cedric Tourasse
Quick change artist: Gina Liano (right) has always dressed well, as befitting her European heritage, and has it down to a fine art. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Quick change artist: Gina Liano (right) has always dressed well, as befitting her European heritage, and has it down to a fine art. Photo: Kate Geraghty

Gina Liano is a barrister, TV personality, designer, author and actor who rose to national fame on the hit series Real Housewives of Melbourne. She also joined the cast of Neighbours and has featured on The Celebrity Apprentice Australia. She will make her first theatre appearance this week as the wicked stepmother in the pantomime Cinderella at the State Theatre in Sydney. Liano, 49, tells Kate Waterhouse about the challenges of being on reality television, the secrets to her beauty regime, and her first foray into theatre.

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