Lynne Macgranger: Last News

In a recent Instagram post, Lynne shared a fun BTS selfie of herself and Nicholas Cartwright (Cash Newman). Smiling into the camera, another person is seen in the picture with a large kissy-face emoji covering their identity.

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.

Home and Away star Lynne McGranger - best known for her loveable character Irene Roberts - suffered a nasty fall on Tuesday evening that left her with a bloodied and bruised face.The star, who has been on the Australian show since 1993, shocked fans with a picture of her injuries that included sore red scrapes across her cheek, nose and chin and deep cuts on both her upper and lower lip. Lynne, 70, explained that it all happened quite suddenly as one minute she was just fine. "One minute walking your daughter and son-in-law's dog with your MOG (mother of the groom) Nek minit you’ve face planted the road," the soap star wrote.

Australian soaps have undeniably produced some international superstars over the years.Two of the biggest successes are clearly Neighbours alumni Kylie Minogue (who played Charlene) – the highest-selling Australian recording artist of all time, with more than 80 million albums sold worldwide – and Margot Robbie (Donna), star of the runaway movie success Barbie, that's broken 17 box office records to date. But other notable stars who've gone from Aussie soapland to bigger things include Home and Away's Ryan Kwanten (who played Vinnie), Isla Fisher (Shannon) and Chris Hemsworth (Kim) as well as Neighbours' Jason Donovan (Scott), Guy Pearce (Mike) and Jesse Spencer (Billy).

Home and Away spoilers follow from Thursday's Australian episodes (May 18), which some UK viewers may prefer to avoid. Home and Away has aired a dark twist in Marilyn Chambers' ongoing storyline, with dodgy skincare company Stunning Organics seemingly sending sinister threats to her. Marilyn has been left fearing for her life after her brave decision to give a press interview about the corrupt firm had worrying consequences.

Home and Away actress Sam Frost has welcomed a baby son with her fiancé Jordie Hansen as the star shared a beautiful first photo to mark the news.The Australian TV star also shared her choice for a classic and traditional baby name for her little boy, deciding on Ted, which is short for Theodore.The 33 year old, who played Jasmine Delaney on the soap, posted a gorgeous black-and-white snap of herself cuddled up to her newborn tot on Instagram. Sam lay down with a blanket swaddled over her and her son, who was also dressed in a tiny knitted beanie hat.The actress gazed at her little one in wonder and began her caption: "This is Ted [love heart emoji]. "Theodore Paul Frost-Hansen.There’s no words to describe how much we love you...

Home And Away could be next.The Australian soap, which has been broadcast in the UK for over 37 years, follows the lives of characters living in Summer Bay and has kept viewers on the edge of their seats throughout the decades.However in recent years, Home And Away axe rumours have circulated - long before the news about Neighbours was confirmed.READ NEXT: Neighbours stars who were in Home And Away as Toadie actor 'could consider' soap moveNow fans have taken to social media to ask the soap's stars if the show could be next.After both Channel 5 and Australian broadcasters recently confirmed the future of the soap, Daily Star has taken a look at the Home And Away axe fears.Following the axe of Neighbours, many fans have been worried that Home And Away could be next.It was reported that viewers had been asking for the soap's stars to confirm the future of the show on social media - with Summer Bay icon Lynne McGranger speaking out about the axe rumours.Lynne, who has played Irene Roberts for over 25 years, took to Twitter following a report shared by a fan that Home And Away could be axed.She tweeted: "First I’ve heard of it," followed by a shrugging emoji.Lynne continued in a further tweet: "I'm seeing all this stuff but I honestly have heard nothing. It may be true....

Home And Away this week, after she reveals the apartment above the diner is available for lease.However, Cash's lack of enthusiasm for Xander and Rose moving into the property makes Irene suspicious.Will Rose's feelings for Cash resurface? And will Irene sense the weird atmosphere between the two? Viewers will have to wait and see.READ NEXT: Home and Away's Sam Barrett's life – dual nationality, failed auditions and beach babeSince joining Home And Away in 1993, Irene Roberts has become a fan favourite on the soap - and a familiar face to all the characters in Summer Bay.Away from the soap, actress Lynne McGregor has also led a very interesting life too.Lynne McGranger became a Home And Away icon after taking on the role of Irene Roberts in 1993 from original actress Jacquy Phillips.However, her career began in stage productions including West Side Story and Bye Bye Birdy, before landing her debut TV role in an episode of Australian drama The Flying Doctors.Although she is best known for appearing in Home And Away and it's numerous spin-offs, Lynne has also more recently appeared in TV series including Equivocal Resolve.That's not all, as Lynne has also returned to her stage roots by regularly appearing in pantomimes in the UK.However, Irene Roberts will always be Lynne's first love, telling Now To Love: "I'm still on the show after 29 years, so people must either love Irene or they can't stand her because we all love someone to hate on a TV show.

Home and Away star Lynne McGranger has revealed the strict Covid measures the soap has taken to be able to keep the cameras rolling during Australia's strict lockdown. Most of the country is now back under restrictions to control the spread of coronavirus, including Sydney where Lynne lives, but the Irene Roberts star explained how she and the cast were managing to stay at work.

The Summer Bay stalwart is known best for taking in lost souls than looking for a soul mate.

And as actress Lynne McGranger rung in her 68th birthday on Friday, her beloved Home And Away family were making sure the star was feeling the love.

Some  fans were on the edge of their seats as they watched the fallout from Witness X’s confession that Colby (Tim Franklin) was a murderer – leading to the character ending up behind bars.

"Finally got @lynnemcgranger to my favourite local restaurant @jensensrestaurant to celebrate our very late birthdays," the Home and Away actor captioned her photo. Since Lynne's birthday was in January and Ada's was back in May, it certainly is a late one!

Home and Away star Lynne McGranger has been playing the role of Irene Roberts for a whopping 27 years, making her the longest serving female cast member of the iconic soap.She has currently been in the centre of Jasmine Delaney's drama, as she has been helping her to recover following her recent exit from Summer Bay.Jasmine had a breakdown after becoming too attached to baby Grace, and was horrified when Tori took out an AVO against her to keep her away from her daughter, worrying about her erratic behaviour.Next week, Irene steps up her attempts to help Jasmine by tracking her down on the Shaw family farm and urging her to come home.Jasmine will then be convinced to get therapy as she builds bridges with Tori, but will she be able to let