Home and Away star Ray Meagher discusses his future on soap

 "I'll go eventually."

Ray Meagher is a pillar of the Home and Away cast, having played his character Alf for over three decades since appearing in the Australian soap's first-ever episode back in 1988.

But all good things come to an end at some point and Alf has been thinking about leaving Summer Bay, so where does that leave Meagher? In a new interview with Inside Soap, Meagher discussed his future on the long-running soap and was asked the direct question of would he ever leave?

"Over 90% of the time, I love it here. And a lot of that is to do with the people. The crew are very much a part of that – they're absolutely fantastic. It's like leaving one family and going to another one every day for work," Meagher said.

"In terms of a straight answer, I'll go eventually. But when? Who knows?"

This month featured the storyline of Martha deciding to leave Summer Bay and relocate to Merimbula for good. Martha made the decision after a trip with her partner Alf and it left a huge question mark over the couple's relationship.

However, it also made Alf think about his future in Summer Bay. Alf later talks to Justin, who asks if moving away from Summer Bay is really the right thing for him. Alf is pretty insistent that he wants to make Martha happy, so may well move to Merimbula with her.

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It remains to be seen whether or not Alf will move away from Summer Bay with Martha, with this storyline set to play out in the coming weeks. Again, it is unclear what it would mean for Meagher if his character did decide to move. Meagher may end up leaving the show altogether, or could still be featured in some capacity.

So far, he has been credited in over 4,400 episodes of Home and Away, making him the soap's longest-serving actor.

Home and Away airs weekdays at 1.45pm on Channel 5 and 6pm on 5STAR. First-look screenings air at 6.30pm on 5STAR and the show also streams on My5.

In Australia, the show airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7pm on Channel 7 and streams on 7plus.