Interviews

Backpackerking.com.au caught up with Alan Fletcher (Dr Karl).

Q. HI FLETCH, THAT’S YOUR NICKNAME. DO YOU MIND ME CALLING YOU THAT?

A. NO, LOVE IT! I’VE BEEN FLETCH SINCE I WAS A LITTLE KID

Q. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN ON NEIGHBOURS AND IS IT STILL AS ENJOYBABLE NOW AS IT WAS WHEN YOU STARTED?

A. I’VE BEEN THERE 8 YEARS AND IT’S PROBABLY MORE FUN NOW THAN WHEN I STARTED. I’M VERY RELAXED AND HAPPY IN MY WORK

Q. WHAT’S IT LIKE WORKING WITH YUMMY MUMMY SUSAN KENNEDY (JACKIE WOODBURN)?

A. MY ON SCREEN RELATIONSHIP WITH SUSAN IS WHAT MAKES THE JOB SO ENJOYABLE – SHE’S THE BEST

Q. YOU ARE A HIT ON THE TRIVIA NIGHTS – DOES IT GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS?!!!

A. I LOVE MEETING THE FANS FROM THE UK AND IRELAND. THEY ARE ALWAYS SO ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE SHOW AND MY ROLE

Q. YOU AND DARCY (MARK RAFFERTY) HAVE BEEN UNOFFICIALLY APPOINTED AS THE LOVE DOCTORS. WHAT’S YOUR VIEW ON THAT?

A. PERFECTLY COMFORTABLE SINCE I GET ALL THE GOOD LOVIN’ AND HE GET’S ALL THE BAD!

Q. YOUR OTHER HALF IS ALSO IN TELEVISION AND WE’VE HEARD RUMOURS THAT YOU ARE ALSO A QUALIFIED PHOTOGRAPHER – IS THAT TRUE?

A. BOTH TRUE. MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE IS CHANNEL TEN NEWSREADER JENNIFER HANSEN, AND I’VE BEEN TAKING PHOTOS PROFESSIONALLY FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS

Q. WHAT IS IT THAT YOU LIKE ABOUT YOUR FANS?

A. THEY NEVER FORGET ANYTHING WHICH KEEPS YOU HONEST! – AND THEY KEEP ME IN THE JOB!