Rebecca Gibney was inducted into the TV Week Logies Hall of Fame in August 2024.
And during her acceptance speech, she sweetly thanked her husband.
“Richard Bell, thank you for always asking the question every time a job comes up, ‘Will it make you happy? Will it bring you joy? Well, then, you have to do it.’ And for sacrificing his own work on so many occasions so that I could,” Rebecca said.
“You have been my rock and my love for nearly a quarter of and my love for nearly a quarter of a century and I’m so grateful for that.”
Rebecca first met Richard on the set of Halifax f.p. in 1999, four years after her divorce from Jack Jones, the former lead singer of Southern Sons.
“I met [Richard] when I was 35,” Rebecca shared with the Sydney Morning Herald in 2017.
“I had dealt with my past and in walks this beautiful, tall New Zealander who happened to live on the same street as me when I was five.
“We met in 1999, got together in 2000 and married in 2001 and have been happy ever since.”
Is Rebecca Gibney still married?
Yes, as of August 2024, Rebecca Gibney and her husband Richard Bell are still married.
What does Richard Bell do for a living?
Richard works as a Production Designer, Writer and Producer.
Who is Rebecca Gibney’s son?
Rebecca and Richard share one son: Zachary Edison Bell, born on April 7, 2004.
Zac is following in his mother’s footsteps; he’s pursuing acting.
The 20-year-old studies at Toi Whakaari New Zealand Drama School and, so far, has appeared in the television shows Wanted (which was co-created by his parents and starred Rebecca) and Winter.
Zac was also in a 2021 production of Romeo & Juliet.
