Diarmid Heidenreich’s secret job to pay mortgage

He was one of Australia’s biggest ‘90s TV icons as Dougie the Pizza Boy, but Diarmid Heidenreich now spends his days installing elevators to keep a roof over his family’s head.The former commercial star, who played the character from 1993 to 1996, has spent nearly 30 years working as a mechanical fitter, trading showbiz for hard manual labour.While Heidenreich earned good money from Pizza Hut commercials, acting quickly became a side gig.“As soon as I finished school my parents both made it very clear that if I was going to live under their roof I was going to work in a real-world job,” he told The Daily Mail Australia.“Going to work on elevators and building something for a living made sense. I did it from the get-go and I still do it now.”MORE: Rick Moranis’ shock new life now at 73‘S**t’: Broke American Pie star’s shock fortuneVanished *NSYNC star’s shock life at 49Diarmid Heidenreich as Dougie the Pizza Boy.Diarmid Heidenreich now spends his days installing elevators. Picture: Instagram/diarmidhAlongside his full-time trade repairing lifts and escalators, Heidenreich continued to land acting roles in Water Rats, Underbelly: The Golden Mile, and Home and Away.He also reprised hi...