Neighbours extra veteran slashes wrist on set at Ramsay St, Melbourne

AN extra on soap opera Neighbours slashed her wrist in front of horrified cast members.

The troubled woman cut herself with a glass from fictional hangout Charlie's Bar.

She smashed several props, causing filming to be cancelled and the astonished cast and crew to be rushed off set late yesterday.

Police were called and the unnamed actress, a regular extra on the show for the past 12 years, was taken to the hospital by ambulance.

Executive producer Susan Bower said crew noticed the woman starting to behave strangely on the Ramsay Street set in Melbourne.

"It was a bit of a shock," she said.

"One of our regular extras wasn't really feeling the best and started behaving in an extraordinary way."

The woman became agitated and "swung her hand and knocked a glass off a table."

Neighbours producer Neal Kingston said the distressed extra sat with a nurse and security guard after the incident until cops came.

"She broke a couple of items, so we cleared the situation to make sure everyone was OK and waited for authorities to arrive," he said, adding that the woman was recovering well in the hospital.

This week's real-life drama came as the soap prepared to celebrate its 25th anniversary on March 18.