E Street's Scotty McRae'IT WAS A WILD Time!

THE TV SOAP MADE HIMA HEART-THROB, BUT LIFE IS CALMER NOW

- By Phillip Koch

Larrikin actor Scott McRae bursts out laughing when asked what it was like to be a teen idol on E Street, the saucy Australian TV soap that also helped kickstart the careers of Bruce Samazan, Marcus Graham and Simon Baker.

“I definitely know I was well behind Bruce and Simon, but whatever ... I'll take it,” Scotty declares in an exclusive interview with New Idea, reflecting on those heady days in the early '90s when the show exploded on our screens.

“I remember years later taking [my daughter] Maddie to school and her teacher went, ‘Oh my God, I had you on the back of my door as a pinup.’ Moments like that are quite funny.

“I was never into that side of it. Some people are and good luck to them. It was nice to be liked, but it wasn’t why I was in the business. I enjoyed the craft and the whole camaraderie among the cast and crew.”