Why is libby not in neighbours

She is alleging that production company FremantleMedia Australia, legal director Steven Rosser and former Neighbours producers Susan Bower and Neal Kingston engaged in unlawful discrimination. Valentine, 36, claims FremantleMedia failed to provide "a working environment that was safe" and that it breached "the relationship of trust and confidence".

Previous reports suggest the problems may go back to the late s when Valentine first took a break from filming. In , she contracted pneumonia, then suffered a collapsed lung on a flight from the US to Melbourne.

She said she might have died on the plane had the crew not given her oxygen. Bower then forced her to take a one-month break, casting Michala Banas to temporarily play her character, Libby. Valentine was devastated. She's been with me for 14 years. Yet Bower insisted her hands were tied. Valentine later praised Banas' portrayal of Libby and invited the actor to her house for dinner. Her old on-screen partner Jesse Spencer who played Billy Kennedy has also continued to pursue his acting career and is now a Hollywood star who has kept his handsome good looks.

Libby Kennedy, formally Kennedy- Fitzgerald was the daughter of Karl and Susan Kennedy, who were introduced to the show back in Libby was involved in many story lines through her run on the show. She was involved in a motorbike accident, the loss of her husband Drew , and the birth of her son Ben. Libby also married Daniel Fitzgerald, and later separated from him.

The role of Libby was temporarily recast in , as Kym Valentine was taken ill. The actress was diagnosed with pneumonia and a collapsed lung and needed time to recover. She was originally meant to be written out of the show for a week, but the character was involved with too many storylines to be written out.

Kym Valentine is now 39 years old, and has a daughter with her ex husband Vince Colosimo, and a son with her current fiance Trent Croad. Soz not Soz!! Drew Kirk first appeared on Neighbours back in , and he soon found work as a mechanic in the local garage.

Now she has a one-and-a-half inch scar on her stomach, she promises: "You won't see me in a bikini on Neighbours! Her husband, Drew, met an untimely death caused after falling from a horse, and the young mum was devastated by his sudden demise. She later became involved with a Year 12 student while teaching at Erinsborough High, which placed a heavy strain on her relationship with her mother. Kym's return comes in the middle of a ratings war among soaps Down Under.

A number of Neighbours cast members have not had their contracts renewed, including Nell Feeney, who plays Janelle, and Sianoa Smit-McPhee, better known as her screen daughter Bree. What to Watch.