Kate Ritchie Films Her Last Scenes For Home & Away

Two and a half months after originally announcing she was leaving the television show which has employed her since she was but a pup, Kate Ritchie has filmed her final scenes as Home & Away’s Sally Fletcher. Sure, she’ll soon be joining the breakfast team of Merrick and Rosso on Nova (one of the many new breakfast radio combinations we’ll be keeping our eye ear on – AND JUDGING HARSHLY IF NEED BE – during 2008), but the fact remains… however will Home & Away survive without Sally? Huh? Why not get rid of Alf Stewart too, and totally fuck up our life?!

(cries hysterically)

(composes self)

Michael Idato isn’t fearing change and sooking like a child, so let’s hear from him now, shall we?

Since announcing her intention to quit the top-rating soap in September, Ritchie said preparations for her departure had almost overwhelmed her. “I’ve been trying to gather my thoughts and reflect on a few things. I feel such an intense, deep sadness.

“It’s so hard to explain because on the other hand there is this overwhelming sense of excitement as well. A lot of people are joking about whether I will enjoy retirement, but I really feel like it’s the beginning of something.”

But here’s something which has us unreasonably excited about the 2008 series of Home & Away.

The final episode for 2007, which aired last week, featured the arrival of a stranger, played by Josh Quong Tart, the word “Milco” (the name of Sally’s childhood imaginary friend) written in the sand and an on-air promotion campaign which promises to solve “a 20-year-old mystery”.

MILCO! MOTHERFUCKING MILCO!

Your move, Neighbours.