Long-time 'Shortland Street' actress Angela Bloomfield has made her exit from the NZ soap. Photo: NZ HeraldShortland Street fans are reeling after one of the series' longest running characters has been written out of the show. Rachel McKenna, played by actress Angela Bloomfield, has been a regular feature on the series since 1993 - just a year after the soap opera debuted. Tonight's episode saw McKenna leave Ferndale for good - following a self-destructive episode that saw her trash a wedding before leaving her husband to "get better". Bloomfield's character Rachel McKenna has left the show after being on the soap on and off since it began.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 06, 2016 07:07 UTC