By Wade Sellers For Daily Mail Australia
Published: 03:38 BST, 11 April 2019 | Updated: 03:38 BST, 11 April 2019
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Her death on Packed To The Rafters was one of the most unforgettable moments of the show's five year run.
And after almost a decade, Zoe Ventoura says fans of the show still run up to her in the streets to tell her how much her character Melissa Bannon's death affected them all those years ago.
'It was nine years ago now that the episode aired, and I still have people come up on the streets to say they bawled their eyes out and were devastated, it's crazy!, she told WHO Magazine on Thursday.
'It's crazy!': Zoe Ventoura says she STILL gets stopped in the streets over her death scene from the much-loved drama Packed To The Rafters nine years ago..as she begins filming Home and Away
'But I never get sick of hearing that, because it means that people loved what we were doing and they appreciated it. It's really lovely.'
The stunning 37-year-old has recently returned back home to Australia to film her new role on the long-running soap Home and Away, after spending six years in Los Angeles.
Playing Dr Alex Neilson, the actress said she trailed an actual emergency doctor around the Nepean Hospital in New South Wales for an entire day to help her develop her character.
Shocked: Her death on Packed to the Rafters nine years ago still sees fans feel the need to approach her in the street and tell her how it affected them
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