Neighbours spoilers: Xanthe Canning leaves Ramsay Street!

Neighbours, Xanthe Canning, Piper Willis

Xanthe's mind is made up, her bags are packed and she's off to study medicine at university in Queensland! Time for another Ramsay Street farewell...

Xanthe Canning was undecided about her future when she found out her exam results weren't good enough to get her into the university of her choice.

But after plenty of persuasion from her friends, family and ex-boyfriend Ben Kirk, Xanthe's decided to pack her bags and leave Erinsborough to go and study medicine at university in far away Queensland.

The future medical student shares a bittersweet goodbye with her dad Gary and grandmother Sheila before waving goodbye to her Ramsay Street neighbours. Bye Xanthe... and good luck!

Neighbours, Xanthe Canning

Xanthe says goodbye to grandma Sheila and her dad Gary (Picture: Channel 5)

Neighbours, Lilly Van der Meer

Lilly Van der Meer with Neighbours co-stars Colette Mann (Sheila), Damien Richardson (Gary), Mavournee Hazel (Piper), Olivia Junkeer (Yashvi), Zoe Cramond (Amy) (Picture: Channel 5)

Meanwhile, it's not Gary's lucky day. Not only does his daughter move miles away but his girlfriend Amy Williams decides to break up with him!

Neighbours, Gary Canning, Amy Williams

Gary and Amy in happier times at the Christmas concert (Picture: Channel 5)

Amy has been unsure if she can forgive Gary's dishonesty and dodgy dealings, which saw him steal from the building site she's in charge of.

But when Gary's former boss turns up and demands to know where some of the stolen goods Gary was shifting have gone, Amy snaps and sends the thug packing with a piece of her mind. But unfortunately for Gary, she decides to send him packing too!

Elsewhere, after rocking the mic at the Christmas concert, Bea Nilsson gets ready to perform her first gig at The Waterhole.

Neighbours, Bea Nilsson

(Picture: Channel 5)

Neighbours, Bea Nilsson

Bea wowed the crowds at the Christmas concert (Picture: Channel 5)

But when pub manager Sheila echoes Bea's selfish mum Liz Conway and has doubts Bea can pull off the performance, will Bea's stage-fright get the better of her again?

Neighbours continues weekdays at 1:45pm and 5:30pm on Channel 5

Simon Timblick
Writer

Simon has long been a fan of soap operas, and especially loves OVER-THE-TOP plots involving evil twins, hair-pulling catfights and natural disasters. Anyone remember the Sunset Beach earthquake/tidal wave? Or when Krystle Carrington got locked in the attic and replaced by look-a-like Rita in Dynasty?!

Simon has written for a variety of TV and childrens’ magazines/websites including Inside Soap, Nickelodeon, What’s On TV, Radio Times, Metro, Girl Talk, Disney Girl, Toxic! and Digital Spy. He has reported LIVE from the red carpet at The British Soap Awards interviewing glammed-up stars from soapland, and hosted a Facebook LIVE session for Metro with Home and Away legend Ray Meagher (Alf "Stone the flamin' crows!" Stewart) to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Aussie soap.

Simon is also co-author of The Treasures Of Coronation Street (Carlton Books)

And the writer and director of (very!) low budget fright flick, Midsummer Night's EVIL and the sequel webisodes series, The Hatchet Woods HORROR.