Neighbours star makes a shock return to Australia after 18 years in Hollywood - following apparent split with tattooed bar manager boyfriend READ MORE: Nicky Whelan puts on a busty display on red carpet with new bf By KINTA WALSH-COTTON FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 05:25, 28 November 2024 | Updated: 05:27, 28 November 2024 e-mail View comments An Aussie soap star-turned-Hollywood actress has made the big trip back home after living in Los Angeles for 18 years. Nicky Whelan, 43, first shot to fame on Neighbours playing Pepper Steiger from 2006 to 2007, but quickly left the popular series to make it big in the US. Now the 72 Hours star has returned to Melbourne after jobs dried up in LA and she split from her partner, Sydney bar manager Steven Hiles, reported Herald Sun on Wednesday.
'There are so many productions being made here and nothing being made in LA,' Nicky admitted, revealing she's already enlisted local talent agents to look for work Down Under. 'I have been in LA for 18 years so I've nearly spent half my life there. I was like 25 or 26 when I moved but I'm really drawn to being back home at the moment.
' Nicky then made the shock confession, 'I'm single so I can travel and I'm like a gypsy,' hinting she had split from Steven who she was last seen cuddling up to in September . An Aussie soap star-turned-Hollywood actress has made the big trip back home after living in Los Angeles for 18 years She debuted her romance with the tattooed bar manager at RIXX Eyewear.
