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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ellie Muir

Neighbours star Ian Smith says he’s ‘glad’ he decided to abandon voluntary assisted dying plan

Neighbours star Ian Smith has said that he is “glad” that he decided not to go ahead with his initial plans for voluntary assisted dying (VAD).

The 86-year-old actor, best known for playing the beloved character Harold Bishop on the Australian soap since 1987, took a step back from the show in December when he announced he had been diagnosed with terminal pulmonary pleomorphic carcinoma, a rare and aggressive lung cancer.

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