Ashley Callie

You are probably wondering what can I say about the effervescent Isidingo star Ashley Callie that has not already been said. I have been asking myself the same question. Ashley was the face behind the on screen character of Leoni Haines (Lee for short) and made the role her own to such an extent that the producers of the show had no other alternative but to write her character out of the script. 

Watching the many interviews of the other stars of the show at the time of her untimely passing, it was revealed that Ashley had been a major influence on the people she had worked with and a cornerstone to the success of the show. 

Three months on and Ashley's character is still mentioned on the show with the renaming of the Winter Ball to The Lee Haines Charity Ball. This will no doubt be the shows way of remembering Ashley. 

We very often take people for granted and don't realise their true value in our lives until it is too late. For a lot of people this was case here too. What's done is done and we can only salute a truly fine person and great South African actress who will be sorely missed by one and all of her friends, family and fans of the show. 

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