RTE Fair City star Connie Doona has announced her departure from the show as she gets ready to welcome her first child. The Dublin actress and her co-star boyfriend Shane Quigley Murphy will become first time parents this summer. Connie who plays Zoe Allen on the hit RTE series has now filmed her final scenes on the show as the soap records weeks in advance of hitting screens.
Before heading on her maternity leave, Connie told the RTE Guide how the production team have helped her hide the pregnancy while shooting episodes. She said: "The costume department has been fantastic, and Zoe's fashion sense is very loose and casual anyway, so it's really easy to hide." The actress explained how she has completely wrapped filming, but hopes to be "back by the end of the year".
Connie's character, Zoe is currently caught up in the on-going murder investigation of Laura Halpin's body, which was buried in the community garden. She added: "It's such a delicate subject, how to make the streets feel safer for women. So to be given the chance to talk about it is always great.
" The Dubliner also opened up about her relationship with Shane Quigley Murphy and how they met on set. Connie told how their friendship blossomed into a romance in the past year as she said: "I met him for the first time at the beginning of last year and then we started seeing each other that summer, so yeah, we built up a friendship. Not only did we work together but we were both going through very similar life events.
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