Claim: Gina  Liano,  a director of The Real Housewives of Melbourne,  went into business with her sisters in 1985, but later pursue careers related to films in 1999.
Evidence: In 1985, Liano went into business with her sisters running a chain of boutiques. Liano was admitted as a lawyer in 1997, and joined the Victorian Bar in 1999. She currently practices in criminal law, intentional torts, commercial law, family law and employment law. Since 2014, Liano has appeared on the Australian reality television series The Real Housewives of Melbourne. Her autobiography, Fearless, was published in April 2015. In the same month, Liano joined the cast of Neighbours as Mary Smith. Liano was hired after she impressed casting directors during a screen test. She began filming on 14 April 2015. In 2015, Liano was a contestant in the fourth season of The Celebrity Apprentice Australia. She withdrew from the competition in the fourth week on medical advice. In January 2016, it was announced Liano would make her theatre debut, in July 2016, as the wicked stepmother in the pantomime adaptation of Cinderella at The State Theatre in Sydney.