Kate Ritchie dotes on daughter Mae after the youngster's dance class in Sydney

Kate Ritchie shares seven-year-old daughter Mae with estranged husband, retired NRL player Stuart Webb.   

And on Sunday, the former Home and Away star was a hands-on mum as she picked up Mae from dance class in Sydney’s Randwick. 

The 43-year-old cut a casual figure in a pink sweater and light blue jeans, and nestled in close to Mae as they headed home.   

Hands-on mum! Kate Ritchie, 48, cut a casual figure as she doted on daughter Mae, seven, after the youngster’s dance class in Sydney on Sunday (both pictured) 

Kate teamed the laidback ensemble with white sneakers and a blue cap, and swept her brunette locks back off her face into a ponytail. 

The Nova radio star also wore an orange face mask and had her hands full with several tote bags.

Kate wrapped one arm around Mae following her dance class, with the youngster donning black dance attire and ballet shoes.   

Laidback style: The former Home and Away star covered up her petite figure in a pink sweater and light blue jeans, teamed with a blue cap and white sneakers 

On the go: Kate had her hands full, carrying several tote bags as she made her way back to her car 

Health conscious: The Nova radio star swept her brunette locks back off her face into a ponytail and also wore an orange face mask on the outing 

Dance mum: Kate engaged in conversation with what looked to be other dance mums 

The sighting comes after Kate, who is best known for her iconic role as Sally Fletcher on Aussie soap Home and Away, hinted she may return to Summer Bay.  

In an interview with WHO Magazine, Kate reflected on her time on the popular Channel Seven show, and said she will always be attached to Sally.  

‘I will always feel attached to Home and Away,’ she told the publication. 

‘How could I not? It trained and nurtured me. It offered me some of the most wonderful years of my life and, for a long time, defined who I was.’

Juggling act: Kate, who shares Mae with her estranged husband Stuart Webb, balances motherhood with her career as a popular radio host 

Set to return? In an interview with WHO Magazine earlier this year, Kate reflected on her time on Channel Seven soap Home and Away, and said she will always be attached to her character Sally Fletcher 

The hay days: Kate starred as Sally on the Aussie soap opera alongside the late Heath Ledger (right). She was on the show between 1988 and 2013

The NOVA FM star added that she is often nostalgic about the memories she experienced on-set. 

‘Even now, with some distance from those days and having had the chance to develop into my own person without the security blanket of Sally, I still miss it  desperately,’ she said. 

However, at the time, Kate, who appeared on the show between 1988 and 2013, denied chatter that she might return to the show any time soon.  

‘But I also realise I’ll never be able to recreate that time, nor do I need to,’ she added. 

Remember that?  Kate (centre) and Hollywood star Isla Fisher (right) are both pictured on Home and Away. Earlier this year, Kate denied chatter that she might return to the show any time soon. ‘I realise I’ll never be able to recreate that time, nor do I need to,’ she said