Ryan Moloney, the Australian actor best known for his role as Toadie Rebecchi on the long-running soap opera “Neighbours,” has generally kept a low profile regarding his personal health.

As Toadie’s final scenes on Neighbours grow ever closer, Ryan Moloney reveals why he left and what it was like to film the dramatic ‘Death in the Outback’ week.

We caught up with Ryan Moloney for a chat last week, as he revealed more about what’s in store in his final few weeks on the show.

Ryan Moloney’s Toadie has been a familiar face on Ramsay Street since 1995. Ryan first made a guest appearance on Neighbours as ‘Cyborg’ in 1994, but returned for a full-time role as Jarred ‘Toadfish’ Rebecchi in 1995, and has stuck around ever since.

Now, he’s filmed his final scenes, and his departure is just weeks away. Thankfully he isn’t leaving the Neighbours family for good, as he’s moved behind the camera and taken a seat in the director’s chair.

A month ago, in a surprise video released on the show’s social media, Ryan announced himself as “formerly Jarrod ‘Toadfish’ Rebecchi from Neighbours”, before explaining, “that’s right, I did say formerly, because after 30 years of playing Toadie, I will be leaving Ramsay Street.”

“I can’t tell you what is going to happen to the character, whether or not we are going to see him again. Maybe I could be the next Jim Robinson and just…” Ryan continued, clutching his chest to imitate the heart attack Jim’s character suffered back in 1993. “Or maybe I’ll be the next Harold Bishop and just keep popping back over the years.”

Jason Herbison, the show’s Executive Producer, added that “there’s every chance [Toadie] will pop back in the future,” but as a little thing like death has never stopped a character from making a reappearance on Ramsay Street, that doesn’t take anything off the table.