1. The character in the American version was initially to have the name Debbie Cox and work with animals, but Szubanski, who had created Sharon Strzelecki, refused to permit adaptation for the show.
29 Facts About Sharon Strzelecki
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Sharon Strzelecki is characterized by her lack of confidence, often appearing with her head down and showing signs of low self-esteem or depression.
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Sharon Strzelecki is portrayed as a kind and caring individual, consistently placing the needs of others above her own, despite often receiving little love or care in return.
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Sharon Strzelecki is particularly active in netball, where she serves as team captain of the Sapphires and, in one instance, the Unicorns.
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Sharon Strzelecki is skilled in indoor cricket and has played the sport in four different Australian states.
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Beyond participating in sports, Sharon Strzelecki enjoys watching football, cricket, and rugby.
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Sharon Strzelecki's love of food is a recurring theme, often leading her to raid the snack supply at the Day household.
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In one episode, Sharon Strzelecki becomes distraught when the snacks Kim wins in a competition are eaten.
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Sharon Strzelecki's unwavering loyalty to her friends is a central element of the character.
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Sharon Strzelecki is notable for her tumultuous and often unsuccessful love life.
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Sharon Strzelecki has a complicated history with Kim's husband, Brett, having had brief romantic entanglements with him both before and after his marriage to Kim.
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Mark, another of Sharon Strzelecki's romantic interests, is an ex-boyfriend with whom she has an inconsistent relationship.
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Sharon Strzelecki has had a romantic connection with a hospital co-worker, Alan, though this relationship never becomes serious Sharon Strzelecki enlists Kim to give her a makeover for her coffee date with Alan.
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Sharon Strzelecki has a short lived romance with a jokey, Damien, whom she met while at the Melbourne Cup.
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Sharon Strzelecki is shown to have "pashed" and "married" cricketeer Shane Warne.
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Additionally, in character as Sharon Strzelecki, she shared a "pash" with Heath Ledger on the red carpet at the AFI Awards in 2006 while performing as an assistant stage manager.
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Kim frequently belittles Sharon Strzelecki, mocking her for being "good-for-nothing" and pointing out her lack of success in love.
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Sharon Strzelecki consistently looks up to Kim as a person in personality and looks, and often agrees with her when she says that she is pretty and stylish.
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Sharon Strzelecki often asks Kim for advice on how to get a boyfriend, and says "I wish I could be just like you".
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Brett Craig, often called "Bretty" by Sharon Strzelecki, is Kim's husband and a close friend of Sharon Strzelecki.
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In one episode, Sharon Strzelecki expresses a desire to have a child on her own using a donor.
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Kim's tantrums directed at Sharon Strzelecki frequently revolve around trivial matters, such as disputes over food, and Kath typically steps in to defend Sharon Strzelecki during these episodes.
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Sharon Strzelecki reveals the existence of a younger half-sister, Karen, who was born to her mother after remarrying in Britain.
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Sharon Strzelecki appears in two episodes, most notably in the episode "Roots," where Sharon embarks on a mission to reconnect with her birth mother but instead discovers the existence of Karen.
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Sharon Strzelecki often enters the Day-Knight residence through the sliding door and immediately raids the fridge, eating whatever she finds, typically frankfurts.
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Sharon Strzelecki has a penchant for finishing Kim's snacks, such as Dippity Bix or fat-free Fruche.
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Sharon Strzelecki is frequently depicted with various injuries and physical ailments.
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Sharon Strzelecki is often seen wearing a cast, splint, neck brace, or eye patch, or showing signs of "pash rash", boils, or carbuncles.
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Sharon Strzelecki has a band aid on her face, claiming to be an injury of a cat scratch.