Neighbours actor Ryan Moloney has revealed that the decision to leave Ramsay Street wasn’t his choice.
Ryan, who plays long-standing character Jarrod ‘Toadfish’ Rebecchi on the popular soap, announced back in June that he would be calling time on the iconic character.
Speaking with Aussie soap opera website Back to the Bay, Ryan, 44, said that he was grateful that the choice had been made for him.
‘Well, it actually wasn’t my choice. It was their choice,’ he told the publication.
He admitted that he had been wanting to leave the soap for ‘some time’ but its lure had proved too great to resist.
‘I’ve been wanting to leave for quite a long time, but Neighbours is one of those jobs that you work with awesome people. You get paid really well. And if you had a mate who had one of these jobs, you’d be saying, “oh, mate, what are you doing? You’ve got to stay there. See it out for as long as you can”,’ he said.
Ryan added that while he had wanted to move on for some time, he had always found it hard to say ‘no’.
‘So I’m quite grateful that they actually made that decision for me because I don’t think that I could ever say no to a contract.’
Neighbours actor Ryan Moloney has revealed that the decision to leave Ramsay Street wasn’t his choice
‘I think I’d always be kind of like, “oh, yes, okay, I’ll do another one”.’
Ryan officially announced he was leaving the show in June while hinting at what his future plans would be.
‘Hi there it’s Ryan Moloney, formerly Jarrod ‘Toadfish’ Rebecchi from Neighbours. That’s right I did say formerly because after 30 years of playing Toadie I will be leaving Ramsay Street,’ Ryan said in the clip shared to the Neighbours Instagram page.
‘Now, I can’t tell you what is going to happen to the character, whether or not we are going to see him again or not.
‘Well, it actually wasn’t my choice. It was their choice,’ he told Aussie soap opera website Back to the Bay
‘Maybe I could be the next Jim Robinson, or maybe I’ll be the next Harold Bishop and just keep popping back over the years.’
Ryan added that while Toadie was planning on saying goodbye to Ramsay Street, he would still be very much a part of the Neighbours family.
‘Although I wont be bringing you our fantastic storylines from in front of the camera, I do hope to be bringing them to you from the other side – behind the camera,’ he said.
‘I’ve just started director training and have just finished filming my first episode as a director so I really hope you enjoy that.’
Finishing the clip with a heartfelt thanks to fans, Ryan added: ‘I’m going to miss you and I’m going to miss him and I’m going to miss Erinsborough, but whatever you do, make sure you do not miss what is going to happen on Ramsay Street.’
Ryan has become one of the most recognisable faces on Neighbours since first appearing on Ramsay Street as Toadie back in 1995.
He has been at the centre of a string of dramatic and heartbreaking storylines, including his tragic love story with Dee Bliss (Madeleine West).
‘So, I’m quite grateful that they actually made that decision for me because I don’t think that I could ever say no to a contract,’ he added
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