Home and Away star praises shock death storyline after show exit
Note: This article contains spoilers from Home and Away's Australian-pace episodes, which UK viewers may wish to avoid.
Home and Away star Jake Ryan has become the latest to exit the Australian soap, and the actor has now opened up about the shock death storyline that served as his exit plot.
In scenes that aired in Australia this week, Robbo Shaw (Jake Ryan) was caught up in a huge car crash in the 2020 premiere and later succumbed to his injuries in hospital when he went into cardiac arrest.
Jake, who joined the soap in 2017, has now reflected on the end of Robbo's journey in Summer Bay, and also praised his character's last scenes.
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"Robbo knows he's dying in that moment and asks [his wife] Jasmine to go home, which is somewhat selfish to not say goodbye, but that's him isn't it?" Jake told TV WEEK.
"Robbo has been a protective guy from the beginning, which is what made him so great to play. The last scene I shot was extra emotional because Robbo was saying goodbye to Grace and Tori [Penny McNamee], and once they called cut, I was saying goodbye to the cast.
"Everyone bands together on those big, emotional days. It was a nice mood around the set. We all respect those storylines."
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While he admits it was emotional to say goodbye to his Home and Away family, Jake also shared that he's ready to move on and get stuck into some new projects.
"It's sad to leave but my time was done there," he explained. "They did such a great storyline with Robbo and there wasn't much else to do with him. You want to go out on a high while you can.
"I'll miss them all so much. It's been an incredible ride. But you have to know when to call it with characters and I've been so fortunate with the storylines I had."
And it seems the actor is clearly jumping straight into the next stage of his career, as he has already landed roles in two movies: Streamline and Dishonest Bunch.
"As long as the character and story is right, I'm open to both film and TV," Jake added about future work opportunities. "There's so much quality content being made right now. If it challenges me, I'm open to it. I just want to do roles I'm proud of."
Home and Away airs weekdays at 1.15pm and 6pm on Channel 5 (UK) and Mondays to Thursdays at 7pm on Channel 7 (Australia).
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