'Jonny Bridges dove in and added a little teeny, tiny fan motor to the bottom of the boat.'

'We’ve all shown a bit of vulnerability to put ourselves back out into that public eye to be scrutinised.'

'We would educate by way of osmosis, without kids even realising that they were being taught anything. They were there to have fun.'

'I don't know whether I like it, or I just like yelling at the TV.'

'We’d have to learn the dance moves, learn our harmonies and record it, all in the space of a week.'

'We thought it was going to be an angry scene, but the first time we read it together we were crying for two and a half hours on set.'

Chef, author and TV reality judge Colin Fassnidge takes us through his life in television. 

'It's given me such a profound gratitude for just what the power of community can do.'

The local star of Prime Video's fantasy epic takes us through her life in television.

'It must have been a bit flirty, and you just don't want to see that play out...'

She once eliminated The Bachelor on Celebrity Treasure Island. Now Brynley Stent is the one on a televised quest for love.

'How many other poor people’s days did we ruin?'

'We were earning almost no money. It was all the excitement of TV without any of the pressure.'

'The silliness of that show, and how it broke boundaries with comedy and absurdity, completely inspired me to to become a comedian.'

'Shortland Street fans still come up and are like ‘Desi! Where's Damo?’ and I’m like ‘I don't know… Christchurch?’'