 Whelan thought Pepper "freaks out more than she needs to" following the surgery, especially as she could not have sex for a month and it became an issue.Whelan quit "Neighbours" 13 months into her three-year contract and filmed her final scenes in July 2007.In an interview with "TV Week's" Thomas Mitchell in June 2013, Whelan revealed that she would be willing to return to "Neighbours".