Georgina Haig has been confirmed as the actress set to replace Jessica Marais on the upcoming season of Packed to the Rafters.
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Earlier today, Amazon confirmed that Georgina will take on the role of Rachel Rafter, joining the original cast in the Australian Amazon Original series for Prime Video.
The news followers last month’s statement from Marais that she has pulled out of filming the show due to “personal reasons”.


At the time, RGM Artists confirmed the news in a statement, saying: “Jessica Marais has decided to step away from the new series Back to the Rafters for personal reasons.
Jessica’s shock departure from the popular series is just one of several cancelled work commitments in the last couple of years.
The actress pulled out of her comeback drama Halifax: Retribution last year.
At the time, a Nine spokesperson said: “Unfortunately the shooting time-frame just did not work with Jessica’s schedule and personal commitments.”
Prior to that, Jess also pulled out of Nine’s Bad Mothers just one month before it began filming in October, 2018, “to focus on her health and spend time with her family”.
In a first-look snap, released by Amazon, Georgina (Rachel Rafter) stands next to her new on-screen brothers Hugh Sheridan (Ben Rafter) and Angus McLaren (Nathan Rafter).

The reboot picks up six years from when viewers last saw the Rafter family.
In the newly scripted series, Dave and Julie have created a new life in the country with their youngest daughter Ruby, while the older Rafter children are left to face their own challenges.
Grandpa Ted, played by Michael Caton, is also back, but among the newcomers to the series are HaiHa Le, Libby Tanner, Rose Riley, Aaron McGrath, Bruce Spence, and newbies Willow Speers and Kaspar Frost.