Another actor set to leave Summer Bay

Sharni Vinson, otherwise known as Cassie, is set to leave Home and Away screens mid next year in favour of making the trip to Hollywood where she already has “great contacts” according to Sydney newspaper The Daily Telegraph.

The Daily Telegraph reports she has quit the show to make a move to the US to be with her boyfriend -CSI:NY star A.J. Buckley – who she met during a trip to LA earlier this year.

Seven is yet to make an official comment but it is understood Sharni will still be seen on screens until mid-2008. Her departure will follow the farewells of popular colleagues Rhys Wakefiled, Tim Campbell and Kate Ritchie who have also decided not to renew their contracts.

Network Script Execuitive Bevan Lee spoke earlier this year to BTTB about the high number of long-term actors choosing to leave the show at the same time. You can read his statement here