Soap star Ryan Moloney has been announced in his first project since leaving Neighbours. Known to fans of the Aussie soap for the role of Toadie Rebecchi, the actor will be joining the cast of a special edition of reality TV show SAS.
The quasi-military training show for celebs will air a special version called SAS: Australia vs England.
Moloney is set to represent Australia alongside his Neighbours co-star Natalie Bassingthwaighte, ex Home and Away star Axle Whitehead, retired swimmers and Olympic medallists Emily Seebohm and Mack Horton, MAFS’s Jessika Power and cricket star Brad Hodge.
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The English contestants are yet to be announced.
These famous faces will undergo a tough training in the Moroccan desert determined to raise funds for their chosen charity.
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Last year, Moloney shared that it hadn’t been his decision to leave Neighbours behind.
The star bowed out after nearly 30 years in the role in an emotional mental health storyline for Toadie, though he explained he had wanted to exit the soap before the revival.
“In terms of shock, I wanted to leave the show before Neighbours got axed from Channel 5. I thought it was going to finish at that point, so I wanted to stick around for the finale. Then when that finished, I thought: ‘Okay, cool. I’m moving on from that’,” Moloney told Digital Spy.
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He continued: “Then obviously when [executive producer] Jason Herbison asked me to come back for the revival, I just thought you don’t get that opportunity – shows don’t usually come back like this.
“So I came back, but I probably got the feeling this was part of the plan, because Jason knew that I’d been looking to leave anyway.”
Neighbours has since been cancelled again – and this time, it looks like there won’t be a last-minute save.
Neighbours releases new episodes from Mondays to Thursdays for free on Prime Video in the UK and US. In Australia, the show airs from Mondays to Thursdays at 4pm on Channel 10, with a 6.30pm repeat screening on 10 Peach Comedy.
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