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“Welcome to the club”: Lukas Radovich leads tributes to Courtney Miller following her Home and Away exit

The actress has left Summer Bay for good.
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Home and Away alum Lukas Radovich has shared a heartwarming tribute to his former co-star and firm friend Courtney Miller following her departure from the beloved soap.

Taking to Instagram, the actor shared a slew of photos of the Summer Bay veteran in honour of her next chapter.

“Congratulations on becoming an ex-Home and Away star my girl,” Lukas penned. “Welcome to the club. What a ride you had. We had a lot of fun. I took a lot of terrible photos ❤❤.”

Amused by her friend’s post, Courtney was quick to comment: “You DO take terrible photos. You’re lucky I love your guts.”

“Congratulations on becoming an ex-Home and Away star my girl,” Lukas wrote.

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Veteran star Georgie Parker also shared a trio of photos of Courtney, two of them featuring Lukas, in a sweet tribute.

“Onto your next adventure glorious one. We love you Court, best of luck with ALL of your creative adventures. Can’t wait to see what you do next darling,” Georgie captioned the post.

Sophie Dillman, who plays Ziggy Astoni on the soap, also shared a cute selfie of herself and Courtney, simply captioning it: “What an incredible talent. The bay misses you! @courtney_ally.”

“What an incredible talent. The bay misses you!”

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Up until her exit, the actress played Bella Nixon on Home and Away. Her character said her goodbyes to the Bay after the photography-enthusiast was offered a job opportunity in New York.

Marking the exit on her own Instagram, Courtney shared a series of throwback shots from her time on the soap, along with some touching words about her experience.

Courtney played Bella Nixon on Home and Away.

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“To the time of my life. 📸,” she penned. “Thank-you @homeandaway. Forever & always your Bella.”

The actress added: “But most importantly… to the loved ones I made. Big shoutout to @lucyaddario @sophbabs @louise.bowes @brodietmacpherson and Julie ❤️.”

Courtney was soon flooded with comments of support from her Home and Away family.

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Fellow alum Sarah Roberts was stunned by the news, penning: “Omggg are u gone????? 😭 My sweet river sis x 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽.”

Meanwhile, longtime Summer Bay dweller Georgie Parker added her love, writing: “Yay beautiful one ❤️❤️❤️.”

Lynne McGranger also lamented in Courtney’s departure, commenting: “Miss you girlie 🥰🥰🥰.”

Courtney’s exit comes a month after Lukas’.

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Courtney’s exit comes one month after her pal Lukas also wrapped up his role as Ryder Jackson on Home and Away.

At the time of his final episode, Courtney penned an equally touching tribute to her former co-star to commemorate their journey together.

“Lukie. May we always look at each other like this,” she wrote. “Congratulations on the last 5 years. I love you. We love you. They love you. Long live Ryder. ❤️❤️❤️🎥”

“Lukie. May we always look at each other like this,” Courtney wrote on Instagram.

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