'KETUT & RHONDA HAVE NOTHING ON US!'

AAMI AD STAR KADEK AND WIFE LAURA ARE SAYING "I DO" AGAIN

- By Jenny Brown

After a decade of marriage, charming Kadek Mahardika – who shot to fame in AAMI’s cheeky ‘Rhonda and Ketut’ TV commercials – still reckons the love of his life is “hot ... like a sunrise”.

That flirty catchphrase quickly made Kadek a household favourite back in 2012, as he romanced sunburnt ‘safe driver’ Rhonda (played by award-winning actress Mandy McElhinney) on a make-believe Balinese holiday advertising car insurance. It’s a line, and character, that Kadek can’t shake – but his wife, Laura, isn’t 100 per cent convinced that he means the compliment in real life.

“Oh my God, did you hear that long pause before he said it to me,” the funny, confident nurse tells New Idea with an infectious laugh. “You're in trouble, Kadek!”

Kadek and Laura have invited us into their suburban Melbourne home to celebrate their milestone 10th wedding anniversary alongside their children Mila, 12, and Lenny, nine. The happy couple officially tied the knot on May 30, 2015, and hope to relive their wedding with an overseas celebration sometime soon. It could possibly even turn into a vow renewal!

“Getting together with everyone in Bali, all our family and friends, I like that,” says a smiling Kadek, who works in the mining and resources industry.