Home and Away's Lynne McGranger launches new acting project away from the soap

Home and Away's Lynne McGranger has started a new acting project outside of the soap. The actor is best known for her role as Irene Roberts, with her first appearance being in 1993.

In 32 years, Roberts has had plenty of big storylines, but in 2025, the star officially departed the show after her character's Alzheimer's disease diagnosis, which was a suggestion from McGranger.

Outside of Home and Away, she has starred in a few other TV shows, including the reality TV show Shark!, and she is set to star in a new comedy-drama titled The Second Act.

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Created by Aware Super, the series, which is 30 episodes-long, focuses on famous Australian TV actors playing heightened versions of themselves as they move to a fictional, ultra-exclusive resorts for celebs as they enter into retirement.

Alongside McGranger, The Second Act also stars John Wood, Matt Day, Denise Scott, Jay Laga'aia, Pia Miranda and Greg Evans.

Each celebrity has their own dilemma as they are faced with retirement, with McGranger having a beauty side hustle in the show.

Outside of her film and TV appearances, McGranger has also starred in numerous theatre productions, and when chatting about her Home and Away exit with Radio Times, she revealed that her decision to leave was partially inspired by her desire to return to the stage.

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"I’d been thinking about it for a year or two. Maybe it was time to change direction, do a bit of theatre, not to get up at four in the morning and film in the rain!" she said.

"I had taken some time off to tour a play called The Grandparents Club and realised how much I’d missed theatre, which is where I started my career, and that’s where I wanted to be."

The Second Act premieres today (12 November), and is available to watch on Aware's website.

Home and Away drops new episodes on weekdays at 6am on 5’s streaming service with a 6.30pm screening on 5STAR.

In Australia, the show airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7pm on Channel 7 and streams on 7Plus.

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