BREAKING: Jessica Marais pulls out of Packed to the Rafters
She stepped back for 'personal reasons'
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Mark Brook
Fans were thrilled to hear that Jessica Marais had signed on to the new series of Packed to the Rafters, after putting her career on hold to focus on her mental health in 2018.
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But on Tuesday, it was revealed the 35-year-old has officially pulled out of the project due to “personal reasons” and will no longer be filming the series.
RGM Artists confirmed the news in a statement, saying: “Jessica Marais has decided to step away from the new series Back to the Rafters for personal reasons.
Fans were thrilled to hear that Jessica Marais had signed on to the new series of Packed to the Rafters, after putting her career on hold to focus on her mental health in 2018.
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“She thanks everyone involved on the show for their ongoing support and love, especially her ‘Rafter’s family’, and sends them her very best wishes for the production.”
The announcement comes after Jess' former cast mate, and TV mum, Rebecca Gibney took to Instagram to share two sweet photos of the two of them together, along with the caption: "Reunited".
Rebecca and Jess appeared as mother and daughter in the popular Channel Seven series for five seasons, and the snaps show that their bond is still strong, as they cosy up next to each other.
The news of Jess' stepping down will no doubt come as a shock to her fans, who were keen to see her back on out screens, given that she has pulled out of several other projects in recent years.
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The news of Jess' stepping down will no doubt come as a shock to her fans, given that she's pulled out of several other projects in recent years.
While fans were thrilled to hear she was reportedly making a comeback with the drama Halifax: Retribution, they were disappointed to hear that she had pulled out of filming in 2019.
The announcement comes after Jess' former cast mate, and TV mum, Rebecca Gibney took to Instagram to share two sweet photos of the two of them together, along with the caption: "Reunited".
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At the time, a Nine spokesperson said: “Unfortunately the shooting time-frame just did not work with Jessica’s schedule and personal commitments.”
Prior to that, Jess also pulled out of Nine’s Bad Mothersjust one month before it began filming in October, 2018, “to focus on her health and spend time with her family”.
Jess also pulled out of Nine’s Bad Mothers just one month before it began filming in October, 2018, “to focus on her health and spend time with her family”.
