Students. Brace yourselves. This Morning are setting up help-lines just like it was the Take That split all over again. Yessir, your post-modern ironic world is about to be blown apart. (Have I built this up enough? I know, but it’s not that big news-wise y’know? Okay! Okay! I’m getting on with it Stop shoving me maan!) Legendary Neighbours actor Ian Smith, who plays Harold Bishop, is about to disappear from our screens. For a bit. But it was nearly forever! Anyway, Smith told producers that he wanted to quit at the end of last year, but was convinced to return for regular guest appearances.

“When they originally said they wanted me to stay, I said, ‘I just don’t think it’s going to happen’. I’m awfully glad they did [talk me into coming back]. It would be very emotional if I was walking away for good,” Smith told the Herald Sun. “I’ll have four lovely months to myself, then come back for six weeks, then go away for another four months and it will go on and on like that. So I’m not retiring, but I am walking away from having to work 13-hour days, day after day.” He’s set to leave in March over in Australia… so I don’t know if he’ll make it to the switch over to Five.