Yahoo News Neighbours star Olivia Junkeer confirms exit for Yashvi Rebecchi
Neighbours spoilers follow for UK and Australian viewers.
Neighbours' Olivia Junkeer has confirmed she's leaving as Yashvi Rebecchi after more than four years on the show.
The star's final scenes will air next week on 10 Peach in Australia in the aftermath of the dramatic car crash that put her in hospital. Former regular Sharon Johal recently returned as Yashvi's mother Dipi as part of the exit storyline.
Yashvi's departure comes just a few months after Dipi and Shane left for Sydney.
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"I needed a change!" Olivia told TV Week magazine. "My family on the show had left, and I think it was time for me too.
"I've been working on Neighbours since I left school, so I think I need to experience something different. Four and a half years seemed like a good time to experience something new."
Olivia added that she was happy with Yashvi's "open-ended" exit.
"Yashvi has had such a journey," she said. "She came to Ramsay Street as a rebellious teen, but walked away a mature, self-assured young woman, similar to my own experience walking onto the set for the first time."
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And when asked whether she would consider returning one day, the star replied: "Of course! I don't think I can ever properly say goodbye to Ramsay Street."
At the time of Dipi and Shane's exit, Yashvi seriously considered following her parents to Sydney, but stayed in Erinsborough to remain with her boyfriend Ned Willis.
But Yashvi and Ned recently broke up, and with Ned now getting close to Amy Greenwood, it looks like Yashvi will decide to move on as well.
Yashvi's exit airs in the UK in five weeks' time.
Neighbours airs weekdays at 1.45pm and 5.30pm on Channel 5 (UK) and weekdays at 6.30pm on 10 Peach (Australia).
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