Libby Kennedy (Kym Valentine)

Neighbours star Kym Valentine has been rushed to hospital.

The 33-year-old actress, who plays Libby Kennedy in the Australian soap, was on a two week break from filming when she was taken to a Melbourne hospital and found to have a serious blood clot on her lung.

Executive producer of the show Susan Bower told The Daily Telegraph: "Unfortunately it is that time of year when people are prone to illness. We wish Kym a speedy recovery and look forward to seeing her next week when we return from a production break."

In 2008, Valentine was temporarily replaced on the show by actress Michala Banas when she suffered a collapsed lung on a flight from the US to Australia.


I wish her a speedy recovery :(

Neighbours star Kym Valentine has returned to work following her recent health scare.

The actress, who plays Ramsay Street favourite Libby Kennedy, was last week found to have a blood clot on her lung after being rushed to hospital.

However, a Neighbours spokesperson has now told Holy Soap that the 33-year-old is recovering well and is filming scenes again.

The representative said: "She's improving and feeling a lot better than she did - she is back at work."

Reports suggest that Valentine is likely to be on a restricted filming schedule for the time being.

Good news :)

Great to hear she's feeling better. :)

She always seems to be sick she must have a low immune system {Dr. Tammy :p } - anyways glad she is back at work and feeling better

Neighbours star Kym Valentine has revealed that her character Libby Kennedy feels "nothing but hate" for Steph Scully after the truth about the mechanic's unborn baby is revealed.

Earlier this year, Steph (Carla Bonner) staged a sham reunion with Jarrod 'Toadie' Rebecchi (Ryan Moloney) in a bid to prevent anyone from finding out that Libby's ex-husband Dan Fitzgerald is the father of her child.

However, on Australian screens next week, Steph and Toadie's deception will finally be revealed to Libby and the rest of Ramsay Street in dramatic circumstances.

Teasing the plot climax, Valentine told TV Week: "Libby is numb at first, almost beyond feeling anything. She's trying to digest what she's actually heard. Now that the secret's out, there will be a whole different range of issues for everyone to deal with."

The actress added that Libby will later unleash her fury when Steph begs for forgiveness. She explained: "In that instant, Libby feels nothing but hate for Steph. How could she have done this to her - the one thing she could never do for Dan, have a baby? She's seething."

Valentine's screen father Alan Fletcher (Karl Kennedy) recently said that Ramsay Street will be "torn apart" in the aftermath of the revelation.

i feel like libby might have taken it better if she had known from the start but instead she's lied for so long and got so many people involved.

Kym Valentine has confirmed that her Neighbours character Libby Kennedy will have a new attitude when she returns to Ramsay Street.

Libby has been absent from screens in recent weeks, reflecting the time that Valentine spent away from the show during a stint in hospital. Upon her return to filming earlier this year, the actress explained that she had experienced "a series of private emotional and physical issues" but was feeling much better.

In a new interview with TV Week, Valentine revealed that Libby returns to the street following a stint in a health retreat, where she has been learning the "art of Zen".

Valentine told the magazine: "She's now refusing to judge anyone, and wants to detach from negativity. Susan thinks it's just another phase."

Discussing what is to come from Libby this year, she added: "She looks at her situation - single mum, still living with her parents - and starts to focus on her career at the school."

The actress also refused to rule out a return for Libby's son Ben, who departed Ramsay Street last year.

She said: "He's still in the script, so never say never."


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Ben will be back with a new head as a teenager any time soon!

Kym Valentine has taken indefinite leave from Neighbours.

The actress is said to be recovering from a depressive illness following a series of health issues.

Executive producer Susan Bower explained that the soap star has the full support of the production team.

She said: "Kym is a much-loved member of the Ramsay St family and her health is our paramount concern.

"We wish her all the best with her recovery and we'll continue to provide support where appropriate."

Valentine, who plays Libby Kennedy in the drama, came down with pneumonia in 2008 and a collapsed lung on a flight from the US to Melbourne.

After taking a month off, she returned to the show in July last year but was admitted to hospital with a blood clot in her lungs. In December she checked herself into a private hospital suffering from exhaustion.

Valentine returned to Neighbours in January but has had health problems once again.

The character of Libby has been written out of the show in what a source described as a "nice and neat way".

The insider explained: "It has been done so when she is ready to return she can walk straight back into the show."


Hope she gets better again real quick

Poor Kym :( , hope she gets well soon. I've been missing her in Neighbours.

She is having a really awful time of it

Neighbours star Kym Valentine is reportedly suing the producers of the long-running soap, alleging that they subjected her to sex and disability discrimination.

Valentine, who played Libby Kennedy on and off from 1994 until 2011 has suffered a number of health problems and has not appeared on the show since taking sick leave two years ago.

However, the actress is now seeking compensation for lost wages and "pain, hurt, suffering and humiliation", as well as an acknowledgement that she suffered unlawful discrimination and an apology, The Agereports. It is thought that she also wants to be rehired as Libby.

She argues that production company FremantleMedia Australia, legal director Steven Rosser and former Neighbours producers Susan Bower and Neal Kingston engaged in unlawful discrimination.

Valentine claims that FremantleMedia failed to provide "a working environment that was safe" and that it breached "the relationship of trust and confidence".

In 2008, she contracted pneumonia, then suffered a collapsed lung on a flight from the US to Melbourne.

Bower then forced her to take a one-month break, casting Michala Banas to temporarily play Libby.

Valentine said at the time: "I went into the bathroom and just sobbed myself stupid. Libby is like my partner. She's been with me for 14 years.

"It was like being told your boyfriend was going to be intimate with someone else and you not only had to deal with it, but be happy about it."

A spokesperson for FremantleMedia said: "We don't comment on matters before the courts."

Former Neighbours star Kym Valentine has taken to Twitter to round up support for her character Libby Kennedy's return.

The actress has not appeared on the soap since 2011, when she took sick leave after suffering a number of health problems.

She has since attempted to sue the producers of the long-running soap, alleging that they subjected her to sex and disability discrimination.

Valentine previously claimed on Twitter that she had asked her followers whether Libby should return to Neighbours but that her tweet and the replies were deleted.

The actress has since written to a follower: "If I was wanted the show's producers would ask me if I was available. But who they want back can be who you guys want back!"

She later told another user: "It was reported that I'm demanding my job back! Which would be hilarious but pointless. Its not my call, that's up to all of you."

In another tweet, Valentine added: "Once a Kennedy always a Kennedy."

Valentine played Libby intermittently for 17 years after joining the show in 1994.

Former Neighbours star Kym Valentine is set to become a mum again.

The 38-year-old, who shot to stardom playing Libby Kennedy on the iconic Aussie TV show, revealed her happy news to Woman’s Day this week, telling us that she and her former AFL-playing fiance Trent Croad feel “blessed beyond belief”.

Jetting off on a secret tropical holiday to Hayman Island, 35-year-old Trent – who played for Hawthorn and Fremantle - is clearly over the moon at the news of his impending arrival, planting a tender kiss on Kym’s belly.

Kym is revelling in the exciting news that she's about to be a mum again.Kym is revelling in the exciting news that she's about to be a mum again.

"To be here with each other at this point in our lives is everything that happiness looks and feels like to us," Kym tells us.

The baby, who is due in April, will be a little brother or sister to 11-year-old Millana, Kym’s daughter from a former marriage to Fabio Tolli, and Kiera, eight, and Sierra, six, who are Trent’s children with ex-wife Tanya Stewart.


I met her on a Neighbours tour, she is lovely, would love for her to make a return but excited at these news :cheer:

Congrats to ex-Neighbours star Kym Valentine and hubby Trent on the birth of their baby boy Phoenix!

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Love the name :D

Where is Ben's mother Libby at now?

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Where is Ben's mother Libby at now?

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I think she moved to another country

She's in China...teaching there i think