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    Elly Conway (Jodi Anasta )

    'I am thrilled to be working!' Former Home And Away star Jodi Anasta lands role in Neighbours after splitting from husband Braith amid plans to focus on career

    She has previously expressed her desire to return to acting.

    And it seems Jodi Anasta's dream has finally become a reality.

    The 31-year-old former Home And Away star announced on Thursday she will join the cast of long-running Australian soap Neighbours just a few months after announcing her split NRL star Braith.

    'I am thrilled to be working!': Former Home And Away star Jodi Anasta announced on Thursday that she will be joining the cast of long-running Australian soap, Neighbours'As an actor in Australia, I am thrilled to be working,' Jodi told The Daily Telegraph as she revealed her new role.

    'The biggest hurdle for me right now is "will my brain fit all these scripts in and will I deliver?"'

    It is believed that the popular actress has signed a three year contract with the popular TV drama.

    Jodi will be a regular fixture on the Channel Ten show and will make her debut in July as English schoolteacher Elly Conway - the unpredictable niece of Susan and Karl Kennedy.

    'She is a little bit wild and has an unconventional way of teaching so all these great layers of naughtiness but with a heart of gold,' she said of her character.

    'She is a little bit wild': The 31-year-old will be a regular fixture on the Channel Ten show and will make her debut in July as English schoolteacher Elly Conway - the unpredictable niece of Susan and Karl Kennedy

    Moving on: The announcement comes just a few months after announcing her split from husband retired NRL star Braith Anasta, who said he felt Jodi had put her career on hold for him

    The mother-of-one also revealed she will split her time between Sydney and Melbourne in order to juggle the gig with taking care of her two-year-old daughter Aleeia, whom she shares with Braith.

    'They pretty much pack a whole week of work into a few days for me,' she explained.

    'They understand that Aleeia is my priority - I find it so incredible that they are allowing me to fulfill a dream but they're also letting me be the best mum I can,' she gushed excitedly.

    'They understand that Aleeia is my priority': The mother-of-one also revealed she will split her time between Sydney and Melbourne in order to juggle the gig with taking care of her two-year-old daughter Aleeia

    Jodi's new role comes six years after she quit Australian soap drama Home And Away.

    Jodi found fame on the much-loved TV show in 2005 in the role of Martha MacKenzie, for which she won a Logie for Most Popular Actress in 2009.The popular media personality broke into film in 2010, playing the role of jockey Damien Oliver's partner Trish in the film based on Media Puzzle's win in the 2002 Melbourne Cup.

    Back to her acting roots! Jodi's new role comes six years after she quit Australian soap drama Home And Away during which she played*Martha MacKenzie

    Destined for stardom: Jodi found fame on the much-loved TV show for which she won a Logie for Most Popular Actress in 2009In an interview with The Fix, Jodi previously said she planned to remain in Australia to pursue her silver screen dreams rather than relocate to Hollywood.

    The brunette beauty admitted her decision to stay in her home country was mostly due to her daughter.

    'You can have a career in Australia,' she said. 'With Aleeia, I don't want to be away from her too much, so doing the LA thing is not something I'm actively pursuing.

    'Staying in Australia is somewhat of a bold move, considering so many of her Home And Away contemporaries have found such success having relocated to Los Angeles.

    Jodi started on the show in the same year Hollywood heartthrob and People's Choice winner Chris Hemsworth debuted, while Isla Fisher and Heath Ledger both found their starts in the late 90s.

    'You can have a career in Australia': In an interview with The Fix , Jodi previously said she planned to remain in Australia to pursue her silver screen dreams rather than relocate to Hollywood

    Jodi and Braith announced a 'trial separation' in December in a statement from the two saying they would continue to co-parent their little girl.

    Following news of the split, the 34-year-old former Roosters captain said he felt Jodi had put her acting career on hold to have children.*'I think Jodi did sacrifice her career for me when we got married and I'm very grateful for that,' he told The Daily Telegraph in January.

    'I wanted more kids and it wasn't for her at that time in her life.'I still want a big family, although there's nobody on the horizon at the moment,' the sportsman added.

    The couple married in October, 2012, and welcomed Aleeia a year later.

    'I wanted more kids and it wasn't for her at that time': Jodi and Braith announced a 'trial separation' in December, and following news of the split, Braith said he felt Jodi had put her acting career on hold for him.

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