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16-05-2005, 08:41
the actress who plays haylie is leaving next month she will be on austrailian screens for a few more months but they are r ecasting her part.
"Popular Home and Away star Bec Cartwright has confirmed she will
leave the soapie next month as she prepares for another role -
motherhood.
News of her exit comes one week after Cartwright, who has played
Hayley Lawson on the show since 1998, announced that she was
expecting a baby later this year with her tennis star fiancee
Lleyton Hewitt.
The 21-year-old star, who recently picked up her first Logie for
most popular actress, had hinted in a magazine interview earlier
this week that she would leave Summer Bay.
On Friday in a statement, she announced she was leaving the series
for personal reasons, and would film her final scenes with the top-
rating show at the end of June.
Cartwright, whose character on the show is also pregnant, said it
was a hard decision to make.
"It's going to be so hard to leave all my friends at Home and Away,"
she said.
"The last six and a half years have been amazing."
While she had enjoyed her time on the show, Cartwright said it was
not possible for her to continue with Home and Away at this stage.
"I've had such a great time and learnt so much," said the actress,
who became engaged to Hewitt earlier this year after a six-week
romance.
"I will always remember my days on Home and Away as the best of my
life.
"But at such an important time of my life, I need more time and
flexibility away from the day to day demands of the production
schedule."
Cartwright will be seen on-air until September and the role of
Hayley will be recast.
"I'm so pleased that the character of Hayley will live on and I wish
the girl who takes on the role all the best," Cartwright said.
Seven's Head Of Drama, John Holmes, said the actress would be
greatly missed.
"She has been an important part of the Home and Away team," he said.
"Her work in creating the character of Hayley was fittingly rewarded
by the winning of the Silver Logie for most popular actress at this
year's Logies."
He said Hayley was "an integral part of our story telling" and it
was for this reason that the character would be recast.
"In the best of show business traditions we will recast the
character of Hayley, as we have done a number of times during the 18
years of Home And Away's life," Holmes said.
Former star Vanessa Downing was replaced by Debra Lawrence in the
role of Pippa, and more recently, Joel McIlroy replaced Martin
Dingle-Wall as Flynn.
The news of her pregnancy last week capped off a big year for
Cartwright.
As well as becoming engaged to Hewitt, 23 she also won last year's
season of Dancing With the Stars, topped FHM magazine's poll of the
100 Sexiest Women for 2005 and announced plans to build an AIDS
orphanage in Thailand.
"Popular Home and Away star Bec Cartwright has confirmed she will
leave the soapie next month as she prepares for another role -
motherhood.
News of her exit comes one week after Cartwright, who has played
Hayley Lawson on the show since 1998, announced that she was
expecting a baby later this year with her tennis star fiancee
Lleyton Hewitt.
The 21-year-old star, who recently picked up her first Logie for
most popular actress, had hinted in a magazine interview earlier
this week that she would leave Summer Bay.
On Friday in a statement, she announced she was leaving the series
for personal reasons, and would film her final scenes with the top-
rating show at the end of June.
Cartwright, whose character on the show is also pregnant, said it
was a hard decision to make.
"It's going to be so hard to leave all my friends at Home and Away,"
she said.
"The last six and a half years have been amazing."
While she had enjoyed her time on the show, Cartwright said it was
not possible for her to continue with Home and Away at this stage.
"I've had such a great time and learnt so much," said the actress,
who became engaged to Hewitt earlier this year after a six-week
romance.
"I will always remember my days on Home and Away as the best of my
life.
"But at such an important time of my life, I need more time and
flexibility away from the day to day demands of the production
schedule."
Cartwright will be seen on-air until September and the role of
Hayley will be recast.
"I'm so pleased that the character of Hayley will live on and I wish
the girl who takes on the role all the best," Cartwright said.
Seven's Head Of Drama, John Holmes, said the actress would be
greatly missed.
"She has been an important part of the Home and Away team," he said.
"Her work in creating the character of Hayley was fittingly rewarded
by the winning of the Silver Logie for most popular actress at this
year's Logies."
He said Hayley was "an integral part of our story telling" and it
was for this reason that the character would be recast.
"In the best of show business traditions we will recast the
character of Hayley, as we have done a number of times during the 18
years of Home And Away's life," Holmes said.
Former star Vanessa Downing was replaced by Debra Lawrence in the
role of Pippa, and more recently, Joel McIlroy replaced Martin
Dingle-Wall as Flynn.
The news of her pregnancy last week capped off a big year for
Cartwright.
As well as becoming engaged to Hewitt, 23 she also won last year's
season of Dancing With the Stars, topped FHM magazine's poll of the
100 Sexiest Women for 2005 and announced plans to build an AIDS
orphanage in Thailand.