How will she be killed off? Home and Away star Lynne McGranger discusses Irene’s ‘tear jerking’ death as she approaches 30 years on the long-running soap
She has played Irene Roberts for almost three decades on the long-running soap, Home and Away.
And now Lynne McGranger has revealed she wants her character to have a ‘tear jerking’ exit.
The actress, 67, told Perth Now that there is no plan for Irene to be killed-off in the near future, but when they time comes, she wants an emotional ending.
How will she be killed off? Home and Away star Lynne McGranger has discussed her character Irene’s ‘tear jerking’ death as she approaches 30 years on the long-running soap
‘As far as I know there is no death planned for her yet, but when I go I want her (Irene) to die what I call a Molly death, like in A Country Practice,’ she said.
‘She closed her eyes and it faded to black. The whole country was in therapy afterwards… I would love a tear-jerker like that,’ Lynne said.
The death of Molly Jones (played by Anne Tenney) after battling leukaemia on A Country Practice was one of Australian TV most memorable moments back in the eighties.
Poignant last scene: The actress, 67, told Perth Now that there is no plan for Irene to be killed-off in the near future, but when they time comes, she wants an emotional ending
‘I would love a tear-jerker’: Lynne said, ‘I want her (Irene) to die what I call a Molly death,’ she said, referring to the death of Molly Jones on A Country Practice. Molly’s final moments were shown from her point of view, watching her husband flying a kite with their daughter (pictured)
Molly’s final moments were shown from her point of view, watching her husband flying a kite with their daughter.
But Lynne noted that she would not get that final say on how Irene is killed off.
‘That is my plan but we shall see. I am sure they have lots of things planned for Irene before she is shuffled off in a box,’ she added.
‘That is my plan’: Lynne noted that she would not get that final say on how Irene is killed off. She added, ‘I am sure they have lots of things planned for Irene before she is shuffled off in a box’
This is not the first time Lynne has spoken about how she wants Irene’s story to end.
She once told News.com.au: ‘I want viewers to be hysterical with sadness. I want people weeping for weeks afterwards.’
In 2018, she revealed to Daily Mail Australia that she expected to be on Home and Away for a maximum of 12 months when she began the role in 1993.
‘To be honest, I thought it was three months, maybe six months to a year. But it just kept going and going,’ she said.
Still going strong! In 2018, she revealed to Daily Mail Australia that she expected to be on Home and Away for a maximum of 12 months when she began the role in 1993. ‘I thought it was three months, maybe six months to a year. But it just kept going and going,’ she said