Former Home and Away actress Sam Frost is reportedly double vaccinated.
Sam, 32, who joined the cast as Jasmine Delaney in 2017, quit the Channel Seven soap in December, two months after revealing she hadn’t had the Covid vaccine.
But her co-star Lynne McGranger told Nova’s Fitzy & Wippa on Monday that Sam was now fully vaccinated, meaning she could potentially return to the show.
Seven Productions has a policy requiring all cast and crew be vaccinated against Covid; however, sources said last year Sam’s exit was unrelated to the mandate.
‘There was some issues of course with getting vaccinated but I’m here to tell you she is double vaccinated, now possibly boosted as well,’ Lynne revealed.
She added: ‘She needed to be with her family and they’re down in Melbourne, but the door is definitely open for her to come back, and I’m sure as we speak she is in negotiations with producers.’
Sam, a former Bachelorette, filmed her last scenes for Home and Away last month at Sydney’s Eveleigh Studios.
The actress then moved to Melbourne to be closer to her friends and family.
Sam sparked backlash in October when she revealed she hadn’t had the Covid jab, and also compared restrictions on the unvaccinated to ‘segregation’.
She said in a tearful Instagram video: ‘I was really hesitant about doing a video or even speaking up about this sort of thing, but I feel like it’s getting to a point now in the world where there’s a lot of segregation.
‘There’s a lot of harsh judgement and opinions being thrown around a lot and it’s taking its toll on my mental health for sure, and I know people around me are struggling – particularly if they’re on the side of they don’t want to get vaccinated, for whatever reason.
‘There are lots of different reasons why people are not getting vaccinated and it might be because of their medical history, their concerns, they might have family history, it could be religious reasons.’