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According to a report in TV Week, the actress - who plays dippy blonde Pepper Steiger - told producers that she wants to pursue acting roles in the US. She will film her final scenes on July 20.
Whelan joined Ramsay Street in 2006 after executives recruited four new twenty-something actors to spice up the show. There are currently no plans to recast her role.
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