Rachel Amanda Friend (born 8 January 1970) is an Australian actress and journalist. She was previously married to her Neighbours co-star Craig McLachlan and former Australian cricketer Stuart MacGill. Friend began her screen career with roles in Zoo Family, Prime Time and The Bartons. She also starred in the 1986 family adventure film Frog Dreaming. Friend joined the cast of the soap opera Neighbours in 1988, when she was eighteen. Friend chose to postpone her university degree to join the sho ...