Neighbours star Georgie Stone reveals real-life sacrifice she's making for show finale

 Georgie will miss out on an exciting opportunity.

Neighbours star Georgie Stone has revealed that she's missing her own premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in order to appear in the show's final episodes.

The actress, who plays Mackenzie Hargreaves in the long-running soap, recently announced that she would premiere a very personal short film at this year's festival in New York City.

Georgie is starring in a short documentary titled The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone, exploring her journey from childhood into adulthood – and her inspiring activism along the way.

Long before her Neighbours role, Georgie made history as the youngest person to receive hormone blockers in Australia.

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She successfully campaigned to change the law for other young transgender people to have access to this treatment without having to go through the nation's Family Court.

While the news of a Tribeca premiere for Georgie's film was exciting, it also posed a problem for her as the festival directly clashes with shooting on Neighbours' final ever episodes this June.

Georgie told  "It does clash with the end of Neighbours. A choice had to be made and I chose Neighbours.

"I'm not going to go over to New York, unfortunately. It's a real shame, but how could I not choose the end of Neighbours?

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"Firstly, I'm contractually obligated! Secondly, even if I wasn't, I would choose to anyway because this is a moment in history. This iconic, 37-year-old Australian legend is coming to an end.

"I have to be a part of that and I have to finish Mackenzie's story, which I've invested the last three years in. So I will be there!"

She added: "There'll be more premieres for the film. It is launching onto Netflix later in the year, so there will be more opportunities."

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Neighbours will shoot its last scenes on June 10, with a host of familiar faces back in time for the finale.

The iconic soap is ending following Channel 5's decision to drop the show, which left production company Fremantle with a funding shortfall.

Neighbours airs weekdays at 1.45pm and 6pm on Channel 5 and streams on My5. In Australia, the show airs Mondays to Thursdays at 6.30pm on 10 Peach and streams on 10 Play.