Paige Novak (Olympia Valance)

[kayuqtuq]

I've never liked Paige so I'm more than happy to see her go!

[Aussiebob]

Well the final episodes this year and start of next year “will end with a bang” with her at the centre of it apparently, according to this http://metro.co.uk/2017/10/23/neighb...break-7021736/

[tammyy2j]

I prefer Paige now that Lauren is gone

I do not like Jack since he left the priesthood so him leaving I would be fine with

[Pantherboy]

The Daily Telegraph posted this article in today's newspaper. It says that Olympia Valance's stepdad, Aussie rock legend Ross Wilson (who remembers the song 'Eagle Rock'?) will be making a cameo appearance on Neighbours. The article also mentions that Olympia has finished filming on Neighbours. This has spawned a couple of other articles on other sites saying that she is leaving:


Daily Telegraph article:


Rocking Into Ramsay Street.

Rock legend Ross Wilson has made a cameo appearance in Neighbours alongside Ramsay Street favourite and real life stepdaughter Olympia Valance.

"My acting was better than expected, apparently," Wilson told Confidential. "I've been in a few Z-grade movies with some mind-numbing lines, but Neighbours was a lot of fun."

Wilson, of Daddy Cool, Mondo Rock and solo career fame, plays himself in the popular Ten Soap. The episode, filmed this week, will air in March 2018.

It also marked Valance's last week of filming on Ramsay St. She is leaving the show to pursue overseas opportunities.

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This led to these articles:

cetusnews.com/dailymail.co.uk


Olympia Valance finishes filming on Neighbours

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She's made no secret of her desire to forge an acting career overseas.

And after months of speculation Olympia Valance has finally left Neighbours, with News Corp reporting she has wrapped up filming on the soap this week.

The 24-year-old, who is the younger half sister of Neighbours star Holly Valance, has appeared on the soap for three years.

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The newspaper reported that Olympia, who plays Paige Smith, had finished filming on Ramsay Street this week.

The lingerie model was 'leaving the show to pursue overseas opportunities', the publication claimed.

Olympia has made no secret of her ambitions to work in Tinseltown, signing to Chris and Liam Hemsworth's Hollywood agents, Roar Management, in 2015.

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'I am very, very, very, very lucky, because people go over there and work their asses off to find an agent, but these guys came to me. I was very lucky,' she told Fairfax Media in 2016.

'We work closely already and they know that I am on a TV show here, but they just want to keep the relationship going until we can do other things.'

*Meanwhile also this week rock legend Ross Wilson is making history, joining the long list of celebrity singer cameos on Neighbours.

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The 70-year-old is making a cameo appearance on the soap alongside his real life stepdaughter Olympia.*

'My acting was better than expected, apparently,' Ross told News Corp.

'I've been in a few Z-grade movies with some mind-numbing lines, but Neighbours was a lot of fun.'

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http://www.cetusnews.com/life/Olympi...JWgvDJRgf.html

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...eighbours.html

[Pantherboy]

Follow up article in the Daily Telegraph on Olympia Valance leaving Neighbours:


Olympia Valance jets off to Hollywood after leaving Neighbours

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NEIGHBOURS star Olympia Valance is relocating to Los Angeles for Hollywood’s so-called pilot season.

Valance, who played Ramsay St resident Paige Smith, filmed her last scenes in the popular Channel 10 soap last week.

Her stepfather, legendary rocker Ross Wilson, made a cameo appearance in one of her final scenes.

Wilson said Valance was leaving the show to pursue television and film opportunities, with her first stop in LA in late January.

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“It’s an emotional week for her,” Wilson said. “I know there will be a few speeches and a lot of tears.”

Wilson said it was a “big move” for Valance to move her career abroad, but added she felt it was “time to move on.”

“Olympia, and my wife Tania, her mother, are going to LA in January, with management waiting with open arms,” Wilson said. “I know she will do really well.”

Pilot season is when US networks commission new shows, which are either picked up or shelved.

Valance is signed to US management agency, Roar, which also represents Chris, Liam and Luke Hemsworth.

“I feel very lucky and very blessed to have been given this chance,” Valance said.

Meanwhile, she pleaded with Neighbours producers not to kill off Paige Smith, so she can make a return visit to Erinsborough in future.

Valance also filmed a gritty new drama Ghetto Heaven in Britain earlier this year.

[lizann]

is her exit on screen soon with jack or without?

[kaz21]

Let’s hope with jack.

[Pantherboy]

Let’s hope with jack.

Agreed. But I get the feeling it will only be her leaving (with Gabe?).

[Sparklydee]

I think it will only be her and Gabe leaving as well. Andrew Morley said Jack and Paige don’t get a happy ending. I don’t think they’d have them leave as just friends, if Andrew was leaving surely they’d want to give “Jaige” shippers what they want. Andrew describes Paige’s exit as a very sad and emotional moment for a lot of people. The picture I’ve seen of it shows Paige, Elly, Amy, Piper and Jack (can’t tell whether he’s leaving or just saying goodbye). Can’t see Gabe. None of them look that emotional to me 😀

[Aussieguy]

I'll be happy to see her go,lately she's been more annoying than usual. But it's the nature of a soap that it's rare to see a happy ending as actors leave at different times. One exception was Imogen and Daniel and that was because they booted off the actor who plays Daniel lol