'It wasn't my decision': TV legend axed from iconic role 37 years after debut

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'It wasn't my decision': TV legend axed from iconic role 37 years after debut
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A legendary Neighbours star has confirmed they will leave the iconic Australian soap next month, 37 years since their first episode aired.

Melanie Pearson is leaving Neighbours Neighbours legend Lucinda Cowden is set to depart her Melanie Pearson role next month, Metro can confirm. The Australian actress, 59, filmed her final scenes on the Amazon Prime Video soap earlier in the summer, prior to a number of personal appearances in the UK. With her head in the clouds and a collection of pig ornaments permanently on display wherever she lived, Melanie has cemented herself as a real fan-favourite.

To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Melanie’s ex-husband Toadie left in December ‘I got a little bit longer. I found out in December last year, a couple of days before the Neighbours Christmas party.’ She continued: ‘I rang Ryan to say “Sorry babe, I’m off” and got the shock of my life when he said “Me too”,’ ‘You could’ve blown me over with a feather. But it made a little bit more sense.

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