Home / EntertainmentMitchell HagemanMultimedia Journalist·NZ Herald·3 Jul, 2026 01:54 AM3 mins to read‌The Kiwi actor explains his "ruthless" exit from the show on the Fork Sake podcast. Video / IHeart Radio.Shortland Street actor Ben Barrington has revealed it “wasn’t his decision” to leave the popular Kiwi soap after nearly 11 years.

Barrington, who played Dr Drew McCaskill from 2015 until April this year, revealed the news on Suzanne Paul and Andrew Papas’ Forks Sake podcast, telling the pair he was

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