Neighbours legend Ryan Moloney quits iconic Toadie role after 30 years for new career

Ryan Moloney, who has been a staple on TV soap Neighbours, has announced his departure from the show. The actor, best known for his role as Toadie, is leaving the drama after 30 years.

However, according to the Mirror, Ryan has said that despite the news it might not be the total end for Toadie. He said: "After 30 years playing Toadie, I will be leaving Ramsay Street. I can't tell you what is happening to the character maybe I could be the next Jim Robinson."

"Or maybe I'll be the next Harold Bishop and keep popping back over the years. Although I won't be bringing you our fantastic storylines from in front of the camera, I will be bringing them to you from the other side, behind the camera. I've just started director training and have just finished filming my first episode as director so I really hope that you enjoy that."

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Speaking previously, Ryan shared his strategy for remaining on the show, which involved providing the bosses with numerous ideas for his character's storyline. He said: "I worked out in the very early days that the main reason people were given for being fired, nine times out of 10, was: 'We just don't see any more kind of story arc for your character'.

"So roughly three or four months before the end of my contract I would go to the story team and dump like 15 or 20 story ideas on their desk so they never run out of ideas for me. "Apparently there was [a day when they'd had enough of Toadie] - I had someone tell me: 'We had a see-you-later storyline for you but you did such a good job we decided to keep you on'!"

Neighbours now airs on Amazon Freevee after it initially came to an end the other year. For Ryan, the channel switch has seen him partner with Amazon's doorbell firm, Ring. He said: "It's quite nice that I have become so well known that Amazon wants to use me as their first Australian person to do the Amazon Ring voices with Quick Replies, but I've only ever treated my contracts as the contract, so when they're up, that's when I'm out of work as far as I'm concerned."

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