It's often seen as the kiss of death on a serious acting career. But for all the vitriol aimed at the hot young Australian starlets who catch their 'break' starring in a soap, there's more than a handful who have stepped up to greater things once they leave Ramsay Street or Summer Bay.

We've gathered some of the great faces of Home and Away and Neighbours spanning the past 20 years, the Kylies, Islas, Hollys, and even Radhas. Let's see just how far they've gone since their character moved to Queensland, or died in a car crash on their wedding day, or had a face transplant, or whatever.