On 18 February 2009, a reporter for "The Daily Telegraph" confirmed that Bastoni would be leaving "Neighbours" in April, after the producers decided to write the Parker family out of the show. Darren Rowe of Digital Spy later reported that the decision to write the family out came after Bastoni and Mignon decided to quit the serial. Of his exit, Bastoni said "I only planned to be on the show for a year to 18 months but I've been here two years now and have done enough – and there's nowhere else for the character to go."