Hmm! Is someone maybe telling fibs here?? Who knows! DailyMail article after last nights AACTA Awards in Sydney:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...TA-awards.html
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Hmm! Is someone maybe telling fibs here?? Who knows! DailyMail article after last nights AACTA Awards in Sydney:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...TA-awards.html
she's lying. both rebecca breeds and rhiannon fish did the same thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pantherboy
she's lying. both rebecca breeds and rhiannon fish did the same thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Pantherboy
I don't watch Home and Away but I just noticed Daily Mail and fibs in the same sentence. Surely not! :p
More from the Daily Wail, sorry, Mail :p
She was recently seen wiping tears from her eyes while filming her final scenes on set.
And now it has been claimed actress Bonnie Sveen will depart Home and Away in a dramatic massacre plot-line which will kill off six of the show's newest faces.
Bonnie, who plays Ricky Sharpe in the Seven Network soap, is among several younger characters who will be axed as producers attempt to revive ratings, Woman's Day reports.
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On her way out: Bonnie Sveen has confirmed she will be leaving Home and Away and is among six characters rumoured to be facing the chop
Confirming that she was leaving the show, 27-year-old Bonnie told the magazine that the forthcoming seasons would involve 'lots of drama.'
It comes after she was seen crying on set while bidding farewell to co-stars.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz...#ixzz3vgXYhxum
Wow, 6 characters are being killed off? Home & away is a family show, right?
So sad, I actually liked Bonnie and I sure hope they aren't going to kill her off. Let her have a decent departure...
Is it only me but the outfit shes wearing when she was seen crying filming her last scenes is also the outfit she is wearing when brax returns so maybe shes off with him?
Rumours have it they leave together :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sandyjayde
I hope so! I dont really want to see either go but much rather the family happy ending for them :)
I'd be very surprised if Ricky's killed off after building her up as Brax's one true love over the last couple of years. The writers would be mad not to have them leave together!
yes if she dies and brax gone what about baby casey, let ricky go off with brax and casey
Not saying Daily Wail is always wrong but then they are not always right either ... Lets hope somebody had too much Christmas cheer when they wrote that article :p
Home and Away series script executive Dan Bennett has denied reports that six characters are to be killed off in an upcoming storyline.
Viewers were concerned after Woman's Day ran a story that claimed an upcoming massacre would take place on the soap, but Bennett has called the reports 'complete bull****'.
The article claimed that Bonnie Sveen's character Ricky Sharpe would be amongst the Summer Bay residents to be killed off.
However, Bennett denied the reports, writing: "This Woman's Day story is complete B.S. on every level. Not a word of truth in it. How can they just make crap up?!!"
Meanwhile, it was announced earlier this year that Home and Away's Ricky Sharpe will flee from Summer Bay in the aftermath of her partner Brax's exit from the soap.
Home and Away star Johnny Ruffo has recently signed a new contract to stay with the show.
I have just been reading all about this here & elsewhere & the first thing I have to say is that Woman's Day have been well known for "making up" these type of BS stories in the past, so I wouldn't be putting too much cred into the article. Having said that, I see people have been questioning why Dan Bennett came out so quickly to deny it i.e. is it to quash a false rumour quickly, or is it because there is some truth to it? Personally I think the "massacre" story is complete rubbish. However, more likely is that there will just be quite a few cast departures/turnovers next year (I think there are a number of them with contracts expiring sometime during the year & we have all read about them wanting to "rejuvenate" the show - or as some have said "get rid of the deadwood"!). We know that Ricky will be leaving & of course Brax will be gone for good after his brief re-appearance (& presumably they will eventually leave together). It has all but been officially confirmed that Nic Westaway (Kyle) will also be leaving. As for who else will/could be going, we will have to wait & see. There are also the unconfirmed rumours floating around from a while back that Hannah & Oscar will die in a car crash & that Maddy loses part of her arm in this crash (& that she will also leave the show soon after this). This seemed a bit far fetched at the time, but you never know now. Whether they leave the show this way or via different storylines (or even leave at all) remains to be seen. There have been some suggestions that instead of a massacre there may be some kind of stalker type storyline i.e. people are killed off 1 by 1 - I really can't see this happening either.
I read the following in the Daily Telegraph a few weeks ago (I think it was even before the finale aired on Dec 9), where they were speculating on the scheduling for 2016: "Gossip in TV drama circles says some young cast members of Seven's Home and Away are about to be written out of the show in the usual way soapies go - you know, buried under a mudslide, or something awful like that. Meanwhile, older characters such as the iconic Alf Stewart, played by Ray Meagher, are entirely safe. Stone the flamin' crows! Is this a prelude to a well-speculated move of Home and Away to Ch 7TWO to clear the way for a revamped Today Tonight? Insiders say a firm "no"." They were of course being tongue-in-cheek with the "under a mudslide" reference, but maybe the gossip they were referring to was the upcoming Woman's Day article?
(With the news that Johnny Ruffo has signed a new contract, Charlie Clausen (Zac) also announced on morning TV a day or so before the finale aired that he had also signed a new contract).
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Originally Posted by Perdita
Interesting stuff, Pantherboy. I like the sound of clearing out some of the deadwood. I actually quite like Oscar but he feels like a bit of a spare part at the moment. I wouldn't be at all sorry to see Hannah or Maddy go.
This is another story with Dan Bennett's denial:
"Home and Away Denies Shock Storyline Claims
Home and Away’s Script Executive Dan Bennett today denied claims that a number of main characters will be killed off in an attempt to aid flailing ratings.
Australian magazine Woman’s Day claimed that an insider on the show told them several characters may be facing the axe, as a massacre looked set to take place in the peaceful bayside town.
The magazine stated that “The New Year looks set to kick off with a major culling of the younger and newer cast members.” Among the possible casualties are music teacher Phoebe Nicholson, bad boy Martin “Ash” Ashford, copper Kat Chapman and doctor Nate Cooper. The insider added, “Up to six characters could go in the massacre.”
The supposed insider continued and talked about how if the ratings boost doesn’t work, the show itself may face the axe. “After a soft year with ratings, they panicked and ended up spending a loot of money on research. It showed that die-hard Home and Away viewers only love the older established characters like Alf, Irene and Marilyn. That’s why they decided to kill off the younger cast.” When asked about the fate of the series, the insider said, “It’s do or die. If they get this wrong, it could mean the end of one of the longest-running series on TV.”
Bonnie Sveen, who has played Ricky Sharpe since 2013, was recently spotted filming what appeared to be her final scenes, fuelling speculation that she will leave the bay with lover Darryl ‘Brax’ Braxton. She was also seen receiving a paper bouquet from crew members, in what seemed like an emotional goodbye. Though she has denied the claims, Bonnie apparently talked to Woman’s Day about her rumoured departure, stating, “Next year, there’s going to be a lot of drama. It’s going to be a big shake-up because quite a few people are leaving. I think it will give the show a much-needed revamp – it’s what the future need. That’s why Home and Away is so successful, because it continues to adapt – when one season ends, a new one begins with a new flavour.“
Stephen Peacocke‘s return as the much-loved Darryl “Brax” Braxton is also mentioned as the insider states, “Steve’s return to the Bay was a big favour to the network, and it may just save the show.” This comes after news Stephen told Yahoo! Australia that his return storyline involves substance that hasn’t been tackled in the history of the series. “It is something that has never been done in the 27 years of the show. The producers put that to me and I went, ‘Yeah right! What hasn’t been done?’ But I read it and it hasn’t!” he stated. “It was good fun to do. It is not some big explosion or anything. It’s just a really cool episode.”
However it would seem that series script executive, Dan Bennett has discredited the article as completely untrue.
@DanBennett
This Woman's Day story is complete B.S. on every level. Not a word of truth in it. How can they just make crap up?!!
As for whether the rumour has any substance whatsoever, including Ricky Sharpe’s departure and the exit of others, remains to be seen."
Another article re speculation about Ricky's "departure", including references to previous articles we have seen (ie Daily Mail & Woman's Day etc):
"2016 Spoilers: Another Favourite to Depart Summer Bay?
Ricky Sharpe set to leave Summer Bay with Brax?
After mounting speculation of an imminent departure, a nullified magazine article and the all but confirmed rumours of the departure of her close friend, it would seem that Ricky Sharpe is set to leave Summer Bay in 2016, departing with lover Darryl “Brax” Braxton, who she discovered was still alive in 2015’s dramatic final episode. We look over the evidence both supporting and opposing the rumours.
As we previously reported, Steve Peacocke (Darryl Braxton) made a brief return to set earlier in 2015, to film a series of “top secret episodes”. While back on set, he filmed alongside Bonnie Sveen, who plays Ricky. The pair filmed scenes that saw them drive off together, beginning speculation that Ricky and Brax would leave the bay together early in 2016.
Now, many months later, Bonnie appears to have been photographed filming her final scenes, and receiving an emotional send off from the show’s production team. Last week, she was filmed wearing the same yellow and black number that she was wearing while filming the car scenes with Steve Peacocke earlier this year, whilst baby Casey was also wearing the same clothes as when Steve was on set. It seems likely that some of Ricky’s departure scenes were filmed when Steve was available, whilst the remaining scenes that didn’t require Steve were filmed during the normal production schedule.
Matrix AU’s Instagram account shows her being presented with a paper bouquet, while the Daily Mail reports that she was also photographed looking teary-eyed while talking to colleagues, fuelling speculation that it was her final day on set.
However, eagle eyed forum members have noticed that Ricky is wearing her engagement ring in the photos, suggesting that she may still be engaged to Nate Cooper, thus has not reunited with Brax after all. The 2015 season finale saw Nate ask Ricky to marry him, and her accept his proposal, so whether or not Bonnie leaves for good, it seems sparks are set to fly over the first few months of the year as Ricky battles with the news that her ex-flame Brax is still alive and well.
Further, a second Daily Mail article has potentially quashed the claims that Bonnie has filmed her final scenes. The UK newspaper spoke to the actress at the AACTA Awards in Sydney, where she told them she’s “still comfortable in the bay”.
However, in a recent article by Woman’s Day, Bonnie apparently talked to Woman’s Day about her rumoured departure, stating, “Next year, there’s going to be a lot of drama. It’s going to be a big shake-up because quite a few people are leaving. I think it will give the show a much-needed revamp – it’s what the future need. That’s why Home and Away is so successful, because it continues to adapt – when one season ends, a new one begins with a new flavour.” Series script executive, Dan Bennett later quashed the article as nothing but lies.
Despite all these reports, the show’s producers are always keen to keep departures under wraps, so it wouldn’t be the first time actors have denied departures, only to leave a few months later. As for the final word on whether Ricky is leaving, we will just have to wait until 2016."
This should probably go under General News, but I have put it here given the previous posts/discussion under this thread (please move it if deemed appropriate. Thanks).
It has been posted by someone elsewhere that script executive Dan Bennett may have/has resigned from H&A, after he reportedly posted the following tweet:
"@DanMBennett.... Happy new year. For me, 2016 is about new challenges. I've quit my job, intend to travel the world...Wishing everyone YOUR joy. Peace."
People are understandably questioning the timing of this given Dan's quick denial of the supposed "massacre" storyline just a couple of days ago, & that he only re-joined the show earlier this year. Is he leaving so soon due to the future direction of the show etc.........??? All a bit of a worry!
There hasn't been any official confirmation that this is true & he is definitely leaving, from the show as yet.
Well, the tweet really exists and appears to be from Dan Bennett's genuine account:
https://twitter.com/DanMBennett/stat...22940618555393
Thanks Dazzle. It will be interesting to see what the Show says if/when an official statement is made!
An article on Dan Bennett's resignation:
"Dan Bennett Quits
Just a mere six months after returning to the long-running series, Dan Bennett has announced that he has quit his job as Series Script Executive of Home and Away.
The writer, who has been responsible for the Summer Bay Stalker and Charlotte King storylines during his tenures, took to Twitter on New Years Day to confirm that he has left his executive post on the Channel 7 soap.
"@DanMBennett. Happy new year. For me, 2016 is about new challenges. I've quit my job, intend to travel the world... Wishing everyone YOUR joy. Peace.
11:40 AM - 1 Jan 2016"
The news comes just days after rumours emerged of a shock storyline that would see up to 6 main characters written out of the series. The claims, made by Australian magazine Woman’s Day, were quickly dismissed by Mr Bennett as “lies” and “complete bullsh*t”.
It is currently unknown as to who will fill the capacity of Series Script Executive.
BTTB would like to wish Dan Bennett good luck with everything the future holds."
It's a shame Dan's quit because I've been enjoying H&A more recently than since the Braxtons arrived. I wonder if this means the storyline which will reportedly kill off up to six residents of Summer Bay is happening after all?
Please no.... :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Dazzle
I hope not. I still think it will just be a big turnover of personnel during the year, rather than a one-off mass exodus, but you have to wonder now with his sudden & unexpected departure. Even though he will be long gone by then, Dan will look a bit of a goose if it does turn out to be true, given his staunch denials! It will be interesting over the next few months looking at the spoilers/articles/pictures for signs of what is really coming up! I have read some people say they think a massacre storyline would be good i.e. for the suspense & as a clean out to basically start afresh. Personally, I think it would be excessive & would smack of desperation.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dazzle
I don't understand this logic "one of my biggest storylines got spoiled, brb gonna rage quit my job" 10/10Quote:
Originally Posted by Dazzle
I don't understand this logic "one of my biggest storylines got spoiled, brb gonna rage quit my job" 10/10Quote:
Originally Posted by Dazzle
If he was responsible for the constant partner swapping and everyone sleeping around with everyone else storylines, then good riddance...
6 characters fired...hopefully starting with Ash, Josh, Andy, Maddy...
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Originally Posted by Pantherboy
If he was responsible for the constant partner swapping and everyone sleeping around with everyone else storylines, then good riddance...
6 characters fired...hopefully starting with Ash, Josh, Andy, Maddy...
Quote:
Originally Posted by Pantherboy
Hope it is with Brax
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Also ahead on Summer Bay, Ricky Sharpe will get the shock of her life when she comes face-to-face with Brax.
Ricky (Bonnie Sveen) hasn't seen Brax since last year, when she was led to believe that he had died following a failed escape from prison.
Having got wind of the fact that Brax is more than likely alive, Ricky will be thrown into a new nightmare after deciding to search with him.
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Ricky arrives home to find Brax
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Having left her baby Casey with an unwell Josh, Ricky will be horrified when she returns home to find out that her son was neglected.
After a worrying hospital visit, Ricky is grateful when she later finds Nate looking after Casey. Swept up in the emotion of the day, she asks him to marry her.
Nate happily accepts the offer, but when Ricky arrives home that night, she finds Brax waiting for her. Where do they go from here? And what does it mean for Nate?
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Brax is waiting for Ricky when she gets home
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Home and Away airs these scenes on Friday April 1 at 1.15pm and 6pm on Channel 5.
Digital Spy
The moment that Home and Away fans have been waiting for finally arrives on screen in the UK next month, as Ricky Sharpe comes face-to-face with her old flame Brax.
The Aussie soap will be airing a special two-hander episode, which fully explores Ricky's reaction to seeing Brax for the first time in months.
Never one to shy away from speaking her mind, Ricky (Bonnie Sveen) is full of rage when Brax finally reappears in front of her - and she demands to know why on earth he let her believe he was dead.
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Brax tries to deal with Ricky's anger towards him.
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Brax explains his reason for disappearing.
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Brax looks at photos in Ricky's flat.
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As ever, Brax (Steve Peacocke) had his reasons for the drastic course of action and desperately tries to explain himself - but it's clear that he has his work cut out when Ricky refuses to forgive him this time.
When the pair continue their candid conversation, Ricky explains that she's engaged to Nate Cooper now and is optimistic about their future, as he always puts her first and treats her with respect.
A heartbroken but persistent Brax responds by making a move on Ricky and inviting her to come on the run with him. Now torn between two men, how will Ricky react?
Home and Away airs these scenes on Monday, April 4 at 1.15pm and 6pm on Channel 5.
An article in today's Daily Telegraph re Bonnie/Ricky leaving H&A: "Jessica Mauboy lures best friend Bonnie Sveen from Summer Bay to The Secret Daughter". The printed version also said "In one of TV's worst kept secrets, Bonnie Sveen has confirmed her departure from Home & Away. But fans will be pleased to hear the soap star has a new job on television, joining Seven's new drama series, The Secret Daughter."
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ent...5cd0ba5677cf2a
I enjoyed the two-hander episode with Ricky and Brax, something I didn't really expect given neither are favourite characters of mine. There's no denying their natural chemistry though, and the script was well written.
Article in today's Sunday Telegraph. Unfortunately I cannot access the online story which has a (promo) photo of Ricky & Nate together in wedding attire + another of Ricky by herself in her wedding dress (& also photos of some previous H&A weddings). Apologies for any typing errors!
" Runaway Bride. Can Bonnie Sveen's big day survive the ghost of her lost love?
Has Ricky finally found her happily ever after? Bonnie Sveen is poised to say 'I do', writes Holly Byrnes.
It's the Summer Bay wedding Bonnie Sveen fans have been wishing for - if not quite the groom most of them wanted her to marry.
But in the tradition of Seven's long-running soap, H&A, Sveen's tortured character Ricky Sharpe is poised to get her"happily ever after", finally tying the knot with on-screen love Dr Nate Cooper (Kyle Pryor) next week.
The hotly-anticipated nuptials - seen here in Insider's exclusive sneak peek - appears to mark the end of one of the most tumultuous romances to ever blossom in the Bay, between Ricky (Sveen) and her former flame, Darryl 'Brax' Braxton (played until recently by the show's latest celebrity export, Stephen Peacocke).
Their roller-coaster relationship is almost single-handedly credited with sending the 28-year-old soap's ratings sky-high; until viewers - mostly young blokes - went the way of their favourite River Boy. Out the door.
But since his departure, back in 2014 to chase his Hollywood ambitions, the show's producers have walked no less than 5 couples down the aisle in a tried-and-tested way of wooing back audiances.
The show's current series producer Lucy Addario confessed the writing team did consider marrying off Ricky & Brax, sending them away together as the ex-con went on the run but felt Sveen's character was too popular & too strong a woman "to live a life like that".
Instead, they reunited the battling single mum with Nate, "the polar opposite of Brax."
Addario said, "who on paper, is perfect husband material." The couple are set to marry in a ceremony overlooking the fictional beachside village, which averages a wedding every 6 months.
As expected though, the ghost of Brax plays a part in the lead-up, as second thoughts creep in for both the bride & groom.
Sveen, who announced last week she was leaving the series after 4 years for a role in Seven's new prime-time drama, The Secret Daughter, hints there are still hurdles for the couple to overcome before - and after - they wed.
"Obviously Nate is going to assume that if anything is holding Ricky back from arriving it's going to be Brax, when some other drama has happened," Sveen revealed.
"There's an element of their relationship that is still tender & she's very aware that (Nate) would assume the worst if she's late."
Such plots are familiar to each wedding episode & as always all eyes are on the bride's dress.
Shelley Murray, the show's costume designer for the past 16 years is given about 12 week's notice to prepare the wardrobe for each wedding (she's worked on 30 weddings so far & let slip there's a new one to plan on her drawing board).
"Ricky is a surfer & sporty so her dress has to be more practical than a lot of the more fashionable girls," Murray said.
The Grace Love Lace design was bought online from a Brisbane-based label for $1600 & suited the wedding day action Ricky gets up to.
"We needed a bigger skirt, just for practical reasons, so Bonnie could pick it up & run in it without being too soft & flouncy."
Whether it's dodging bullets or surviving unexpected explosions, getting to the chapel in one piece - let alone in style - is all part of the challenge for a H&A bride.
"These are not normal weddings in that respect," Murray said.
"There's usually some stunt. Someone's falling out of a car, or giving birth. It never goes smoothly, so when we're getting the gowns together whether it's the bride or bridesmaids, we have to take that into account."
In last year's cliffhanger finale it was Ada Nicodemou as Leah Patterson-Baker on her third trip to the altar - this time marrying Zac MacGuire (Charlie Clausen) in a stunning Paolo Sebastian gown; her big day marred, in dramatic fashion, by the shooting murder of resident villain Charlotte King (Erika Heynatz).,
Rewind to the early years & eash bride's battle to get that ring on her finger has made for many a memorable moment.
Who could forget back in 1995, the Lazarus-like moment when Angel (Melissa George) rose from her wheelchair to walk toward her beloved Shane (Dieter Brummer) only for him to die soon after?
Or when serial bride Sally Fletcher (Kate Ritchie) was marrying for the second time in 2003 to Flynn (Joel MCIlroy), only making it to the church after performing a daring jump & roll from a runaway horse & carriage?
That, Murray explained, required four versions of the same bridal gown, to fit both Ritchie & her stunt double.":
I was able to get the link to the Sunday Telegraph article I mentioned in my last post (hopefully it can be opened). It has the photos of Bonnie Sveen & Kyle Pryor, but it doesn't have the photos from the print/newspaper article of some of the old H&A weddings.
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ent...1b782b?login=1
Home and Away's Ricky Sharpe will find her wedding day running into disaster when she fails to make it to the ceremony in time.
A host of unfortunate incidents will leave her devastated fiancé Nate Cooper believing that she has well and truly jilted him as he waits anxiously at the altar.
The pair have had their fair share of ups and downs over the last few months and viewers will be left wondering if they will get the happy ending they so desperately want as their big day looks set to end in heartbreak.
Ricky will be overcome with doubts in the lead-up to the nuptials when her former partner Brax makes contact to wish her luck.
Although Ricky (Bonnie Sveen) does ultimately decide that her heart lies with Nate, his insecurities will naturally creep up once again when she fails to show at the wedding.
Unbeknownst to Nate, Ricky has been waylaid by her transport after the car that he and Kyle were arriving in breaks down.
A determined Ricky will decide to make her way to the ceremony on foot, but not before Nate resigns himself to the fact that she isn't going to show up and breaks the news to the wedding guests. Could this finally spell the end for the doomed duo?
Kyle Pryor, who plays Nate, told TV Week: "When the wedding day rolls around, he is a bit anxious and hoping it all plays out the way he wants.
"He is looking forward to sharing the moment with Ricky and having it turn out to be the perfect day. He truly believes she is going to be there. He refuses to even consider the worst-case scenario.
"But as time rolls on, he starts to worry that she might not turn up. It takes a fairly extreme situation to rock Nate. Matters of the heart have the ability to shake him."
Home and Away star Bonnie Sveen has finally confirmed that she has left the Australian soap.
The actress, who is known for her role as Summer Bay's Ricky Sharpe, recently sparked further rumours about her show exit when it was confirmed that she had landed a role in new TV drama The Secret Daughter.
Rumours have been circulating for many months over Sveen's future in the show, but she has now confirmed the news via her Instagram account.
"And so it is with a sad but proud heart I announce the end of my Home & Away journey", she said. "If someone had told me 10 years ago that I'd be playing a staunch, surfy chick in Summer Bay (and that it would bring me more joy than I could imagine) I wouldn't have believed them.
"A magical place to shoot scenes all colours of the rainbow, with a tireless crew and production team. And a cast that I have learnt from and grown amongst.
"Thank you for the banter, the laughs and the lessons. Playing Ricky has shaped me forever. I carry every bond that was forged and so many fond memories, into the new beginning."
Sveen went on to say that she was looking forward to playing the role of Layla in The Secret Daughter, alongside Jessica Mauboy, who is taking the lead role as Billie. The drama is due to start filming later this month.
Sveen is thought to have filmed her final scenes a few months ago, meaning Ricky's exit should hit Australian screens soon. She has played Ricky since 2013.
Digital Spy
Does she leave to be with Brax?
I think she will, just occasionally there is a happy ending in soaplife ... I hope so anyway :)Quote:
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