Home and Away's Roo Stewart star Georgie Parker's real reason for leaving soap
ok.co.ukGeorgie Parker, who portrays Roo Stewart in the Austrilian soap Home and Away, is set to leave the soap for some time and will be off our screens from some point this month.
Talking to Yahoo Lifestyle, Georgie, 58, explained that she will be taking an extended break to go and star in Rhinestone Rex and Miss Monica. “I’m lucky that with or any other TV productions I’ve been involved with, I’ve been very fortunate that I kind of put it out there — if it’s going to be long term, that I need time out for plays.” The actress continued that she has it written into her contracts that she often needs time away from TV to go and perform in stage productions. “Channel Seven has always been very generous with letting me do that, and ask for (time off). “I just get it written into my contract.” She told the publication that it’s easy for scriptwriters to explain her absences as the programme often focuses on the younger characters so it doesn’t disrupt any of her storylines.
Georgie’s absence is usually explained through Roo jetting off on holiday or going to visit her mother, Martha Stewart, in Merimbula.
Georgie’s brief exit follows the permanent one of two of the soap's stars, Sophie Dillman, who played Ziggy Astoni, and Patrick O’Connor, who played Dean Thompson.
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