Sharon Strzelecki

Sharon Karen Strzelecki
Kath & Kim character
Magda Szubanski as Sharon at the Kath & Kimderella film premiere
First appearance	Big Girl's Blouse
Last appearance	Kath & Kim 14 October 2007 Episode 32
Created by	Magda Szubanski
Portrayed by	Magda Szubanski
Information
Nickname(s)	Shazza (Brett)
Species	Human
Occupation	Netball player Nurse
Family	Karen (sister) Caroline (mother)
Spouse(s)	Wayne Shaun 2007-2007 Brett Craig (future)
Children	Triplets (in the future with Brett)

Sharon Karen Strzelecki is a fictional character on the Australian comedy series Kath & Kim, and is portrayed by Australian actress Magda Szubanski. The character first appeared in "Big Girls Blouse" in 1994 alongside the other two central characters, Kath Day-Knight (Jane Turner) and Kim Craig (Gina Riley). Sharon is sports-obsessed, and unlucky in love.

In the American version of Kath & Kim, Sharon has no equivalent. The character in the American version was initially to have the name Debbie Cox and work with animals, however Szubanski put her foot down as the character was created by her and stated that she didn't want it to be ruined.

Sharon is obsessed with sports. Although she is overweight and short in stature, she demonstrates skill in netball and cricket. Her hair is Orange/Brown, and is worn in a bob haircut. Sharon has a lack of pride when it comes to her confidence, she is always looking down and seems depressed at times. Other times, she is cheerful and happy especially when she is playing netball. For a majority of the series, Sharon is seen in many episodes wearing her netball dull-blue cardigan with a light shade of white T-shirt. For special occasions, (such as Christmas or her wedding) she dresses up. Despite weight issues and her lack of luck in finding love, Sharon doesn't have self-conscious issues in the mirror (the opposite to fellow character Kim, who is either loving herself sick or self-conscious). Sharon appears as a great person on the inside, always caring for others despite the lack of love and care (for her) in her own life. In Kath & Kimderella, Sharon goes on the Orlando Bloom diet and after going to the toilet loses a large amount of weight. This is because during the show's hiatus, Magda Szubanski went on a diet with Jenny Craig and lost a lot of weight. However Sharon is still fat (as told to by Kim Craig) and can't sing the Australian national anthem. She likes eating KFC as seen in Da Kath & Kim Code. Sharon may be bisexual in Kath & Kimderella as she makes many comments that have to do with homosexuality like “Get me out of the closet!”. She is also seen reading biographies of famous lesbians like Jane Lynch and politician Penny Wong. In an Italian clothes store she is seen asking Kath if a rainbow T-shirt looks good on her. In the film she is asked what team she plays on by an unknown female to whom she replies “The Sapphires” (her netball team) and in the conclusion of the film she is seen with a younger female playing golf and gyrating against each other. She is oblivious to the homosexual references however and has a crush on the paige, Elain who turns out to be gay. The references are because Magda Szubanski is gay and came out a few months before the film's official release.