Ritchie's birthday the works

[Heathsgirl]

KATE Ritchie celebrated her 29th birthday yesterday - and yet again it was spent on the Home and Away set.

For the small-screen favourite it was another milestone, toasting her birthday for the 21st time alongside her fellow Summer Bay cast members.

The past year has been a big one for Ritchie, who won a gold and silver Logie, branched out to co-host It Takes Two with Grant Denyer and briefly co-hosted Nova's drive show with funnyman Akmal Saleh until her TV commitments forced her to quit.

She revealed her boyfriend, skate star Corbin Harris, had helped plan her "beautiful'' birthday weekend, which included a Harbour cruise, dinner at Potts Point restaurant Jimmi Liks with surprise guest Troy Cassar-Daley, and a trip to Taronga Zoo on Sunday.

It was back to the daily grind this week though, spending her birthday at Channel Seven's Epping studios before heading to her mum's for a home-cooked meal.