Home And Away favourite Harley Bonner departs soap over vaccine

Just weeks after Sam Frost departed Home And Away, popular actor Harley Bonner will leave the soap with a cloud over his vaccine status.

Just weeks after Home And Away lost fan favourite Sam Frost, Saturday Confidential can reveal another big star is set to depart.

Actor Harley Bonner will no longer feature on the long-running Channel 7 soap.

It is believed the model-turned-actor has not been vaccinated for Covid-19 despite Seven mandating staff working on any of its productions must do so.

Former Neighbours star Harley Bonner won’t return to the Home And Away set. Picture: Tim Hunter.

While a Seven spokeswoman would not comment on the vaccine status of its employees, they issued a statement confirming Bonner would not be returning to the production in 2022.

Home And Away is shot several weeks, sometimes months, in advance, which means his character will be seen on air for some time.

Bonner’s departure comes on the heels of Sam Frost (right) leaving. Picture: John Grainger

“Channel 7 can confirm Harley will not return to Home And Away when filming resumes in the coming weeks,” the spokeswoman said.

“Harley leaves with our best wishes and sincere thanks for his work on the show.”

Confidential approached Bonner and his management, Aran Michael Management, multiple times for comment, however they did not return our calls.

Judging from his social media account, the 30-year-old looks to be working with his mother on creating “healing” crystal jewellery, and on Friday shared a video of himself wearing one of the crystal necklaces with the caption: “Making cool things is in the blood.”

Bonner joined Home And Away last year, when his character, paramedic Logan Bennett, made his debut on screen on August 9.

It is understood the role of Logan will not be recast.

Bonner’s role as paramedic Logan Bennett will not be recast.

His mum, Carla Bonner, played Steph Scully on Ten’s Neighbours for many years. He also acted on that show, as Josh Willis, for three years from 2013.

In August, he said of joining Home And Away on rival Channel 7: “It was always pitched as the dark side but it is pretty bright and lovely.

“It feels very much at home because I have been in those studios for 22 years.

“I am enjoying every minute of it.”

The 30-year-old, who is engaged to model Natalie Roser, at the time laughed at suggestions he was the new hottie in Summer Bay.

Bonner has been a cast member since August 2021. Picture: Supplied

“In that cast I feel like Frodo Baggins,” he said.

“They are such a good-looking bunch of people — big, strong dudes.

“I am certainly not insecure about who I am as a person, I just try and always focus on bringing a level of performance and reality to these characters and to these TV series.

“That is the stuff that I am mostly focused on.

“If people want to peg me as the hot new doctor, then that is okay, but for me, that is what it is about.”

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