Johnny Ruffo: Last News

Johnny Ruffo, an Australian singer and actor, has tragically passed away at the young age of 35.

Home And Away actress Ada Nicodemou, who plays Leah Patterson-Baker in the soap, has shared a heartbreaking tribute to her co-star Johnny Ruffo following his shock death. Ada shared a throwback snap of the pair, as she called 35 year old Johnny a “beautiful friend.” On Instagram, she started her post by saying: “Farewell our beautiful friend, fly free and rest in peace.”, before adding: “We will always remember your energy and your massive heart and of course the dance moves.” Johnny passed away earlier this month at a hospital in Sydney, surrounded by his family and his partner, Tahnee Sims. Since the news of the actor's death emerged, stars have been paying tribute to him on social media.

Australian actor and singer Johnny Ruffo, famed for playing Chris Harrington in Home and Away, has sadly passed away aged 35 following a lengthy battle with brain cancer. The former Home and Away actor and X Factor contestant tragically passed away on Friday 10 November at a hospital in Sydney surrounded by his family and partner Tahnee Sims. News of Johnny's passing was shared on his Instagram account and his heartbroken celeb pals have flooded the comment section with their emotional tributes.

Australian actor and singer Johnny Ruffo, famed for playing Chris Harrington in Home and Away, has sadly passed away aged 35 following a lengthy battle with brain cancer. Now a resurfaced interview has circulated, showing the heartbreaking moment the actor vowed to stay alive until Christmas 2022. The Australian star, who was also an X Factor Finalist, tragically passed away on Friday 10 November at a hospital in Sydney surrounded by his family and partner Tahnee Sims.

Johnny Ruffo shared an emotional final post on Instagram one month before he lost his battle with brain cancer at just 35 years old.The Australian actor and singer, who was best known for playing Chris Harrington in Home and Away, tragically passed away on Friday 10 November at a hospital in Sydney surrounded by his family and partner Tahnee Sims. His family members broke the tragic news to his fans as they updated his Instagram account and shared in a statement: “It is with a heavy heart that today we had to farewell our beloved Johnny.” Johnny’s last post before this was a shared post with his girlfriend in August, who penned: “6 years on from diagnosis. What a fighter!”.The shared post showed an emotional video montage of moments during his brave battle with cancer.

Actor and singer Johnny Ruffo has died aged 35 following a long brain cancer battle. The Australian star, famed for playing Chris Harrington in Home and Away, tragically passed away on Friday 10 November at a hospital in Sydney surrounded by his family and partner Tahnee Sims. News of Johnny's passing was shared on his Instagram account on Friday morning.The announcement read: "It is with a heavy heart that today we had to farewell our beloved Johnny.

Former Home And Away star Johnny Ruffo has sadly passed away after a long battle with brain cancer. The Australian actor and singer, who was 35, first appeared as Chris Harrington in the popular soap Home And Away in 2013, two years after he reached the final of The X Factor in Australia.

Johnny Ruffo, an Australian television star and singer, has died at age 35 from brain cancer, the BBC reports. He died Nov. 3 surrounded by loved ones, his family said in a statement on his Instagram page.

Home and Away star Johnny Ruffo has shared an update with fans this week, revealing that he is undergoing further treatment after being diagnosed with terminal brain cancer.The 34 year old actor, best known for his role as Chris Harrington in the Australian soap, began another round of chemotherapy this week, after having chemo for a few years. In his latest social media post, Johnny took to Instagram to share the latest on his journey as he revealed he was back in hospital. Johnny, who has undergone rounds of chemotherapy over the last few years, appeared to be preparing to have another round of the treatment in the photo.

Home and Away have been thrilled by the addition of new band Lyrik, which has brought some new sounds and fantastic new characters to Summer Bay.One of those characters is Aussie actor Adam Rowland, who plays the role of guitarist Remi Carter.Along with Angelina Thomson (Kirby Aramoana), Eden Fowler (Stephanie Ponazzo) and Matt Evans (Theo Poulos) the handsome star immediately won over viewers with his dashing good looks and impressive guitar skills as the foursome bring a series of dramas to the popular soap.READ MORE: Home and Away's Johnny Ruffo opens up about terminal brain cancer diagnosisLet’s take a look at Adam’s journey from amateur musician to screen star and the nerves he tackled long the way…Having already appeared on a slew of other TV show, including former soap rivals Neighbours, Adam admits he was nervous when he landed the role of Remi in Home and Away.In an interview with Yahoo Lifestyle, Adam recalls how he landed the part and why is so “grateful” to be a part of the hit show.Adam recalls: “I got an audition come through in about December I sent through a tape.“About three weeks later, they gave me a call and flew me up to Sydney. I was quite nervous coming into the studio here in Sydney.“Everyone I auditioned with were fantastic.

Home and Away fans are sure they know a secret or two about the Australian soap’s band, Lyrik.The four-piece band was recently introduced to audiences with a connection to Felicity, and though some fans are begging for full tracks of their music to be released, others aren’t so sure about the latest arrivals to Summer Bay.Some might not know, however, that some of Lyrik’s music is actually performed live on the show, with other tracks pre-recorded by the stars.READ MORE: Home and Away's Johnny Ruffo opens up about terminal brain cancer diagnosis Remi Carter star Adam Rowland told Yahoo! Lifestyle: “We do a mixture of both [pre-recorded and live] actually. Every song we play, we learn, we work together with our team that runs all the music.

Home and Away star Johnny Ruffo has opened up about his terminal brain cancer diagnosis in an emotional interview.The actor, 34, portrayed Chris Harrington on the Australian soap from 2013 to 2016.He also briefly appeared as Owen Campbell in Neighbours in 2020.READ MORE: Home and Away star Johnny Ruffo 'exhausted' but 'still fighting' brain cancer battleJohnny was first diagnosed with brain cancer in 2017 at the age of 29 and, following a second battle with the disease, confirmed his prognosis was terminal earlier this month.He recently appeared on Australian breakfast programme Sunrise where he gave a heartbreaking insight into his health battle.Speaking to presenters David Koch and Natalie Barr, Johnny revealed that his "world came crumbling down" when he was diagnosed with brain cancer.He also revealed that he was struggling with memory loss amid aggressive chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatment for the disease.Johnny said: "A lot of it you don't remember because you go through such trauma, especially with the brain cancer."My memory is nothing [compared] to what it used to be, so you forget a lot of things."So, you forget a lot of where you've been and what you've been through. So you start to remember things and I suppose [writing the book] brings these things up, whether it be happy or sad memories."So sometimes, you have to relive this and it's hard.

Home and Away has produced some of Australia's biggest stars, including Chris Hemsworth and Isla Fisher. The much-loved Aussie soap opera - which initially aired on ITV - first came to the UK in 1989 and has grown in popularity ever since.But it appears the hit Channel 5 soap has also featured a string of talented musicians.READ MORE: Neighbours stars who were in Home And Away as Toadie actor 'could consider' soap moveAs well as their acting careers, a number of the show's stars have gone on to make a name for themselves in the world of music.Here, we take a look at Home and Away biggest musical success stories over the years - plus some pretty disastrous flops!Last year, The Voice singer Matt Evans made his acting debut on Home and Away - despite having no acting experience.

Prior to his diagnosis five years ago, Johnny discussed his primary focuses in life on Instagram.He explained these were his music performances and his girlfriend, Tahnee Sims, who has supported the star through his battle.Johnny said “in no particular order” that his priorities in life before the diagnosis were “performing, recording music, acting, Tahnee, family and partying with friends”. The talented singer and actor is well-known for portraying Chris Harrington in Australian soap Home and Away.Johnny was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2017 following a visit to the hospital with a bad migraine.He was aged 29 at the time, and was rushed to emergency surgery to remove the 7cm tumour.At the time, he took to Instagram to share a snap of himself with his 250,000 followers.The singer could be seen recovering in the hospital bed following the incision on his head.“Some things in life really put things into perspective, hoping for a positive result,” he said.“Keep me in your thoughts.”He added he had a “battle ahead” as he prepared to undergo more treatment for the cancer.“It [the diagnosis] was a bit of a shock and I’ve got an interesting journey ahead of me and a bit of a battle,” he wrote on Instagram.“I am starting aggressive treatment for the next few months to fight the diagnosis of brain cancer,” he continued.“Please stay positive for me and I’ll try to update you guys on my progress.”In addition to his role on Home and Away, Johnny competed on The X Factor Australia back in 2011.After making it to the final, he secured a recording contract and his debut single, On Top, reached number 14 in the ARIA Singles Chart in 2012. 

Neighbours star Johnny Ruffo has taken to social media to share an update with his fans as he battles brain cancer for a second time.The 32-year-old is currently undergoing chemotherapy and has been open about sharing this journey on Instagram with his followers.While on a scenic walk with his girlfriend Tahnee he decided to check in with his fans and revealed that he was “exhausted” but was still fighting on.He wrote: “Cracking day for a walk. Just thought I’d jump on and give an update…“I’m still kicking along with my chemotherapy treatment, feeling pretty exhausted but I’m doing great otherwise and not giving up the fight.

Sharing a photo of him with one of the nurses at the hospital, Johnny put the spotlight on his 'heroes'.

The former Home and Away star and talented singer has been battling cancer since 2017, after it returned in 2020 when he was given the all clear after multiple rounds of chemotherapy in 2019.

As well as his friends, family and former co-stars, the nation has thrown their support behind the33-year-old and now, the actor is set to share a public update on his condition.

In a sweet new Instagram post, Johnny shared a photo of him standing with his girlfriend and grandmother as they smile widely at the camera.

Taking to Instagram, Johnny's girlfriend Tahnee Sims uploaded a photo of him in the hospital as he receives treatment.

Taking to Instagram, the former Home and Away star shared a photo of himself giving the thumbs-up while receiving treatment.