Last week, Australian televisions were exposed to the new Packed to the Rafters line-up and if the die-hard fans thought it was hard, the close-knit cast found it even harder.

The season past saw two Rafters leave the show with Sammy Rafter splitting from her hubby and the shocking death of Melissa Rafter. This season will see the exit of another blonde bombshell Rachel Rafter who is leaving the show to work in New York.

“We’ve got a bit of a roller coaster going on,” George Houvardas – who plays George ‘Carbo’ Karandonis on the hit show – told The West Australian.

“Ben is still struggling to come to terms with the fact that he has lost his wife and I have my own little issues, then you have Julie and Dave that have their usual troubles with kids and money and so on, then you have got Ted who has his own problems, one being age.”