Home And Away this week.Ari was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, and scenes airing this week will see the character make a heartbreaking exit from the soap.Throughout this time in Summer Bay, Ari has been involved in some huge storylines, including being held on remand for making a false police confession following Matthew Montgomery's murder, in order to protect his partner Mia Anderson.As Summer Bay prepares to say goodbye to Ari, Daily Star takes a look at actor Rob Kipa-Williams' life - from his link to Jason Statham to the star nearly quitting acting all together.
Rob Kipa-Williams has been a huge part of Summer Bay life ever since joining the Australian soap in 2019.However fans in Australia were left devastated in March when his character Ari Parata died after diagnosing a rare form of cancer, bidding an emotional farewell to his loved ones as he died surrounded by his family.The scenes are now due to air in the UK this week.The actor later took to social media to thank his fellow Home And Away stars and fans for their love and support throughout his time on the soap, saying in a heartfelt Instagram post: "Thank you to the fans, for all the love and crazy amounts of messages and support.
Thank you to all the cast, crew, camera, directors, production, writing, makeup, art department and everyone else in between, that make the wheels spin."This Iconic Ozzie TV show took risks.
I'm honoured to have co-created Maori cultural storylines and will forever be proud of those scenes that made it to screen..
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