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Soap legend axed after 37 years in role as she says 'It wasn't my decision'


Neighbours legend Lucinda Cowden has been playing the role of Melanie Pearson in the long-running Australian soap opera since 1985, but she has now been axed

Her character, Melanie, is currently tangled in a love triangle with Annie Jones' Jane Harris and Craig Hall's Vic Stone. When quizzed by the YouTube channel host about what's been happening in the show, Lucinda shared that it was a "year of a lot of goodbyes." Fans were left devastated by the news and flooded the comment section to voice their thoughts on the bosses decisions.

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