O ator Ian Smith, que interpreta Harold Bishop em Neighbours, anuncia que tem câncer terminal e está deixando o show. Actor Ian Smith, who plays Harold Bishop on Neighbours, announces he has terminal cancer and is leaving the show.

Ian Smith, o ator de 86 anos que interpreta Harold Bishop na novela australiana Neighbours, anunciou que tem câncer terminal e está deixando o show. Ian Smith, the 86-year-old actor who plays Harold Bishop on the Australian soap opera Neighbours, has announced he has terminal cancer and is leaving the show. Diagnosticado com carcinoma pleomórfico pulmonar, uma forma rara e agressiva de câncer de pulmão, Smith passou por várias rodadas de tratamento. Diagnosed with pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma, a rare and aggressive form of lung cancer, Smith has undergone several rounds of treatment. Neighbours planeja dar a seu personagem uma despedida adequada, com a atriz Anne Charleston, que interpretou Madge, retornando para algumas de suas cenas finais. Neighbours plans to give his character a fitting farewell, with actress Anne Charleston, who played Madge, returning for some of his final scenes. Smith faz parte do show desde 1987. Smith has been part of the show since 1987.