Gina Liano QUITS Real Housewives of Melbourne leaving producers scrambling for a new lead star
She’s delivered some of the best one-liners and fights in Australian reality TV history.
But it appears as if Gina Liano has called it quits and won’t be returning for a sixth season.
According to New Idea, despite producers managing to convince the barrister to return for season five, she’s made it clear it’ll be her last.
End of an era! Gina Liano, 55, (pictured) has reportedly QUIT Real Housewives of Melbourne and won’t be returning for a sixth season – leaving producers scrambling to find a new lead
‘This season is [her] swan song,’ a television insider revealed.
It’s understood Matchbox Pictures have been tasked with a secret mission of finding a new ‘leading woman’ to front the show.
According to the publication, who appeared on the show since it premiered in 2014, will depart the series to make room for its new additions.
Her swan song! According to New Idea , despite producers managing to convince the barrister to return for season five, she’s made it clear it’ll be her last
In February 2020, it was announced Cherry Dipietrantonio, Kyla Kirkpatrick and Anjali Rao would be joining the reality show.
Despite signing on for season five, the outspoken reality star explained she didn’t want to leave her ‘peaceful’ home life.
‘It’s a big responsibility having a public profile, even though I swear and carry on and maybe act a bit irresponsible,’ the barrister previously told NewsCorp.
Real deal: Gina and Lydia will be joined by three new cast members and other fan favourites. Pictured from left to right: Anjali Rao, Gamble Breaux, Janet Roach, Gina Liano, Lydia Schiavello, Cherry Dipietrantonio and Kyla Kirkpatrick
She added: ‘I got back into my own life, it was peaceful and I quite enjoyed it and I was hesitant to come back only for that reason.
‘I think there might be a time where I don’t come back just because my life will keep moving.’
Gina had previously told Foxtel showrunners she wouldn’t return to RHOM if her rival Sally Bloomfield remained a cast member.
Foxtel’s executive director of television Brian Walsh told The Kyle and Jackie O Show back in September last year that Gina has demanded her on-screen nemesis be axed.
‘Where we left it last season is that Gina said she would not come back to the show if Sally was on the series, and that has taken us some time to resolve how we move forward,’ Brian said at the time.
Back in June, it was announced season five would be resumed filming in January 2021.
Gone: Gina had previously told Foxtel showrunners she wouldn’t return to RHOM if her rival Sally Bloomfield (pictured) remained a cast member