Who is leaving shortland street

It felt like a funeral, but Kylie didn't die! Working through her trials and tribulations, her successes and losses have all shaped my perspective. I got schooled two-fold! The blonde beauty first appeared on Shortland Street in and was quickly entangled in a tumultuous love life with many boyfriends, dates and even a marriage or two while enjoying popularity with fellow nurses.

Things took a darker turn in for the resident 'it girl' when the show tackled the controversial topic of euthanasia, with Kylie assisting her mother to die after she was diagnosed with terminal breast cancer. At the Shortland Street carwash! And while her storyline became lighter for a time, by the end of , the nurse was sent careening down a destructive path and barely came up for air.

Then there's a wedding, a crash, a fire where Dylan is burnt and then, and only then, the true fun ensues. It was a lot! I often refer to it as the green side — good-natured, loyal, caring and empathetic — and then the red side, when she was damaged and believed no evil should exist in the world, assuming an 'avenging angel' role, making it her responsibility to rid the world of it.

There was a whole moral shift. It made for compelling viewing, but the talented actress admits it began to take its toll on her. And few fans of the show could forget the heart-wrenching scenes of the nurse spiralling out of control.

There was an attempted suicide, two murders and a bomb. Kylie and Dan Ryan O'Kane on their wedding day. Her commitment to the role is obvious as she admits of Kylie, "I hold her close to my heart and protect her and that place fiercely. It's one minute scene but for me to get to that place, to conjure up what's required, isn't instant.

Understandably, my adrenals were firing and even if I had the ability to put it all aside, it wouldn't be too far because the next week I'd need to go there again. A former NRL player, To'a has made his way to Ferndale for a fresh start and is a character who follows his impulses. The year-old says Marvel movies are to be credited for why he has chipped away at his acting dream. However, I'm a theatre kid at heart. I do it for the love of acting.

She has even switched to ordering her groceries online to avoid the supermarket. When Summer joined Shortland Street in April , she hoped the character of Zara — a cardiologist who left her domineering husband in India to make an independent life for herself and her daughter in New Zealand — would prove inspirational for Indian women here.

Nivi Summer shares delight at returning to Shortland Street. Kerry Harvey , Sep 09