Bec/Ella swap

[Bungle]

Does anyone know why they have left it so long between Bec Cartwright leaving and Ella starting as Hayley. Leaving it a week isn't going to make us forget that its a different actress playing her so it seems a bit pointless especially as it is a quite important storyline they are in the middle of.

Are they just going to keep saying Hayley is in hospital and we won't see her?

[Furze-Forever]

I know what you mean but think about it. We don't want to watch Hayley recovering all week do we, we'd get really bored of Kim and Reney going to see her asking how she is.

[Tulip]

So Hayley doesn't actually leave?

Oooh, now I understand. I thought Hayley had left to go somewhere, then return with Ella playing her.

I geddit now.

Looking forward to seeing if Ella's portrayel of Hayley is different from Bec's.

[ste]

Oh nooooooooooooooooo it's starting again!

[Nats]

I can't wait to see Ella as Hayley but boy won't it be weird ! All these years with Bec as her

[Jack Holden]

Its going to be weird seeing another actress play Hayley after so many years

[buffygirl]

Yes it's going to be weird, but let us whom hav'nt seen her yet give her a chance before judging her, from some people she's really good.

[Ryan]

Leaving it a week isn't going to make us forget that its a different actress playing her so it seems a bit pointless especially as it is a quite important storyline they are in the middle of.

Remember that Hayley decided to leave because of the pregnancy at pretty short notice. The casting directors then had to find a suitable replacement, have her learn her lines and integrate with the rest of the cash.

It is noticable that other short term replacements such as Mitch and Ailsa, both which were brought on by medical conditions of a sort did not immediately bring in a replacement.

Flynn it could be argued was another example of this.

[The True MacKenzie]

Even though Haley left at short notice the directors could have killed her off - due to her heart condition - or at least had the pregancy story finished - possibly by her having a miss-carriage and then have her leave. However I will still have an open mind when Ella comes on our screens.

[Ryan]

However with scripts done up to six months in advance they would have had to have rewritten the scripts for both Kim and Scott for at least Scott's remaining contract, unless they got him to leave early.