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ITV viewers stunned as late soap legend spotted on TV – eight months after she passed away

Published on May 13, 2025 at 10:30 PM

ITV viewers were completely stunned as a late soap legend was spotted on TV, eight months after she passed away.

The actress sadly died in her at the age of 72 last year in her home city of , .

Headshot of Janet Andrewartha.
Janet Andrewartha was best known for her role as Lyn Scully in Neighbours
Screenshot of an older woman smiling.
Viewers were shocked to see her appear in the ITV drama, Fake

Janet Andrewartha was best known for her role as in the hit soap, .

She first made her debut on the former serial drama back in 1999.

She had a number of on and off stints on , before departing for the final time in 2019.

But less than three months after she received a cancer diagnosis, .

At the time, her friend – and Neighbours co-star – Jackie Woodburne paid a heartfelt tribute to her pal.

She said: “[Janet] was one of the finest actors of a generation. I will miss her every day.”;;

However, viewers were shocked to see her appear on-screen once again in the ITV drama, Fake.

The show focuses on a smart magazine writer named Birdie (Asher Keddie) who seems to have found her ideal match.

On a app, she meets a successful farmer, but she later discovers that all is not as it seems.

Viewers were pleasantly surprised to see that Janet popped up on screen in scenes that were filmed before her death.

She starred in the gritty series as, Kath Tovey, which is a supporting role.

Her Neighbours co-star , 82, is known for playing the beloved on the soap for decades from 1986.

She also appears in Fake in a supporting role as the character, Shirley Burt alongside Janet.

in a new role as part of Harold’s departure storyline.

This was after Ian Smith revealed that he was

Screenshot of people arranging flowers in a garden.
The star filmed scenes for the drama in 2023, just months before she passed away
Screenshot of a woman in a blue cardigan talking to an older woman in a garden.
The drama focusses on a magazine writer who meets her ideal man
Promotional image of Asher Keddie and David Wenham for the TV show SR1.
However, the farmer is not exactly who he has led her to believe
Two elderly women sitting outside, talking.
The actress passed away in 2024 less than months after receiving a cancer diagnosis

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