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FREN FAMILY SPIN-OFF SHOW revealed!
New Idea
|May 12, 2025
THEY'VE GOT A ONEWAY TICKET TO SOLO STARDOM
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For years, Travel Guides' Fren family - parents Mark and Cathy, daughter Victoria and son Jono - have been turning their holidays, and mishaps, into must-watch television for Channel Nine.
Now, whispers are swirling that the tight-knit clan are in secret talks for their biggest adventure yet ... a solo show that'll air in 2026!
While each of the Travel Guides groups bring their own unique charm to the smash-hit show, the down-to-earth Fren family, from Newcastle in NSW, have become "absolute gold" for Nine, says one insider. Not just for ratings, but for the all-important advertisers.
This story is from the May 12, 2025 edition of New Idea.
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