No jab, no job... no worries? Sam Frost 'celebrates' with co-star at a hookah lounge after 'quitting Home and Away over Covid vaccine mandate'
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Home and Away actress Sam Frost went out partying with a co-star on Thursday night as news broke she was leaving the Channel Seven soap after four years.
Sam, 32, who has played nurse Jasmine Delaney since 2017, reportedly quit the long-running series because she didn't want to get the Covid-19 vaccine.
As her exit from the show made headlines, Sam appeared to celebrate as she visited a hookah lounge in Sydney with Nicholas Cartwright, who plays Cash Newman.
Exit: Home and Away's Sam Frost (right) went out partying with co-star Nicholas Cartwright (left) on Thursday night as news broke she was leaving the Channel Seven soap after four years
The pair documented their night out on Instagram Stories, with one video showing Nicholas inhaling from a hookah pipe alongside the caption 'Celebrate!'
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Sam, a former Bachelorette, will film her last scenes for Home and Away on Friday at Sydney's Eveleigh Studios, according to The Daily Telegraph.
The actress will then move to Melbourne to be closer to her friends and family.
Moving on: Sam, 32, who has played nurse Jasmine Delaney since 2017, reportedly quit the long-running series because she didn't want to get the Covid-19 vaccine
She is believed to have left the show after Seven Productions announced a vaccine mandate for all cast, crew and presenters, which takes effect on January 10.
Sam had revealed she was unvaccinated in a tearful Instagram video uploaded in early October.
She also admitted she was struggling with her mental health due to other people judging her for her vaccination status.
Last days: Sam, a former Bachelorette, will reportedly film her last scenes for Home and Away on Friday at Sydney's Eveleigh Studios. She was on location in Palm Beach on Thursday (pictured: an on-set video from her Instagram Story)
'I was really hesitant about doing a video or even speaking up about this sort of thing, but I feel like it's getting to a point now in the world where there's a lot of segregation,' she said.
'There's a lot of harsh judgement and opinions being thrown around a lot and it's taking its toll on my mental health for sure, and I know people around me are struggling - particularly if they're on the side of they don't want to get vaccinated, for whatever reason.
'There are lots of different reasons why people are not getting vaccinated and it might be because of their medical history, their concerns, they might have family history, it could be religious reasons.'
Sam then said she hadn't been vaccinated, but claimed she had spoken to her doctor as well as a psychologist about her decision.
Reasons: She is believed to have left the show after Seven Productions announced a vaccine mandate for all cast, crew and presenters, which takes effect on January 10
She added tearfully: 'It's a really hard time to be in society right now and you feel like you are less of a human and you feel like people judge you.
'And you're too scared to talk about your opinion or your feelings and part of you wants to go, "Well, it's none of your damn business why I'm not! And there's good reasons why I'm not and I don't want you to judge me."
'I'm struggling a lot with my mental health and I like to think that I'm pretty on to it. I see a psychologist regularly. So I can't imagine what it's like for people who don't have a support network around them.'
Her video caused a great deal of controversy, mainly because of her use of the word 'segregation' when referring to the way society 'judges' unvaccinated people.
'Segregation' is typically used to describe societies that are divided due to race, religion or sexual orientation.
Relocating: The actress will soon move to Melbourne to be closer to her friends and family
In the following weeks, Sam was pictured on the Palm Beach set of Home and Away.
However, Seven announced a vaccine mandate across all shows in late October.
The network said it 'will only engage fully vaccinated presenters, cast and crew' from January 10, meaning Sam was essentially told: 'Get the jab or face the sack.'
She later confirmed on November 2 she would be fully vaccinated by late February - about seven weeks after the vaccine mandate comes into effect.
Her character would be 'written out temporarily' in the meantime, she said.
Judgement: Sam had revealed she was unvaccinated in a tearful Instagram video uploaded in early October (above). She also admitted she was struggling with her mental health due to other people judging her for her vaccination status
At the time, she claimed she wasn't able to get the jab sooner because of an unspecified 'medical procedure booked in for January'.
She also insisted she wasn't leaving the soap permanently and that she had the full support of Seven executives.
However, in the weeks since that announcement Sam has presumably changed her mind and will leave the show instead of getting vaccinated.
Statement: Sam confirmed on November 2 she would be fully vaccinated by late February, but she has presumably changed her mind and will leave the show instead of getting vaccinated
