In 1975, Ritchie joined Ray Davies and The Kinks on their album, Soap Opera, having played the same role in the 1974 single drama, Starmaker, on which the album was based. She sang the role of "Andrea" ("Norman"'s wife).
Her first part on leaving drama school was the film 'A Kind of Loving'.
Lived with her second husband David Drew in Little Venice in London.
Married businessman Marcus Turnbull soon after becoming a star. They divorced in 1976.