Fans are heartbroken as Rob Kipa Williams is leaving Home And Away. The rumor is confirmed, and we will be seeing Rob Kipa Williams’s character Ari Parata for the last time.
Rob Kipa Williams is a New Zealand-born actor, and he is of Maori, Irish and Scottish descent. He plays the beloved character of Ari Parata in the long-running soap opera Home and Away.’
Ari Parata got introduced to the fans in Episode 7269 of the 2019 season finale, and he was a recurring character.
Is Rob Kipa Williams Leaving Home And Away?
The news of many of the beloved actors leaving the show ‘Home and Away’ has been like a bad omen. Sam Frost and Harley Bonner have announced their retreat from the show, and many actors seem to be following suit.
Rob Kipa Williams was also dissatisfied with the way his character Ari Parata was being portrayed recently in the show. Rob had made it clear on his Instagram.
He had shared a photo of Ari Parata looking solemn on a beach, and the caption wrote, “Remember when Ari used to live on the grouchy side of life?”
Ari was introduced to us in a far contrasting manner to the Ari we see currently, and fans were dissatisfied. Not just that, the actor himself didn’t appreciate it.
Ari wasn’t seen on the show lately, and the rumors of Rob leaving ‘Home And Away’ were flooding the internet. Now that Rob is confirmed to have left the show, what will happen to his character Ari Parata?
Where Is Ari Parata Going?
In an attempt to tie loose ends, we see Ari suffering from rare cancer named pseudomyxoma peritonei in the show. The character Ari is quite literally dying.
Ari doesn’t have much time to live. He was given a surgical option without much chance of success in a desperate attempt to keep him alive.
It was a 16-hour long surgery, and it had would be performed every three months as the tumors returned. Regardless, the surgery wasn’t guaranteed to save his life.
Ari eventually decides to die on his own terms with his family by his side.
What Will Happen To Rob Kipa Williams Now?
Rob Kipa Williams’s character Ari Parata was beloved by many. For the almost four years that Rob appeared in ‘Home And Away,’ he didn’t appear in any other film except a single one.
His acting career was almost all focused in’Home And Away.’ Nonetheless, Rob was a well-established actor even before his casting as Ari.
His exit from the soap opera ‘Home And Away’ would mean we get to see him more in other films.