Bachelorette Dr Lesina Nakhid-Schuster taking a break from medicine to pursue acting in NZ

Dr Lesina has gone back to work as the coronavirus continues to spread. Photo / TVNZ

The Bachelorette New Zealand star Dr Lesina Nakhid-Schuster has revealed she is taking a break from medicine to pursue acting.

After working "full steam" as a doctor during the Covid-19 pandemic in Australia, the 32-year-old told her fans on Instagram she has been planning the new career move the last three weeks while being in quarantine in Auckland.

Nakhid-Schuster, who now lives in Central Auckland, said she her plans involve getting back into her passion for acting — which she said was very different from the whole reality TV world.

"I'm taking a little break from doctor work for a moment too, as I was working full steam right through Covid and I've just had a pretty hectic past year in general," she added.

"I'm super keen to do more volunteer work though instead."

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Apologies for not posting lately! Ok life updates- been out of quarantine nearly 3 weeks now and have been using this time to try and catch up with everyone! I left NZ before Covid hit and before the end of the show, so as you can image there’s A LOT of debriefing to be done lol! At the moment I’m living on my own in Central Auckland which gives me some much needed alone time to plan my next moves in life (which I’ll share with everyone once it’s a bit more set). But it will hopefully involve everything I love - being a doctor, being somewhere warm, and acting which is another passion of mine - very very different to the whole reality TV world. I’m taking a little break from Doctor work for a moment too as I was working full steam right through Covid and I’ve just had a pretty hectic past year in general. I’m super keen to do more volunteer work though instead and will start working as a doctor again very soon. This winter will be fun though, I have lots of fun travel planned around the South Island with family and friends. Supporting local tourism and enjoying NZs landscapes and hospitality! So for the next little while you’ll see me doing all the above, and if you have any ideas or suggestions for places to eat/volunteer/explore please let me know! ❄️💖 (And yip ^^ I know there’s a boob grab 😂)

A post shared by Lesina Nakhid-Schuster (@dr_lesina) on Jul 8, 2020 at 10:46pm PDT

The former Bachelorette said she also plans to do a lot of travelling in the South Island this winter with family and friends.

"Supporting local tourism and enjoying NZs landscapes and hospitality!," she said.

"So for the next little while you'll see me doing all the above, and if you have any ideas or suggestions for places to eat/volunteer/explore please let me know!"

Three weeks ago, Nakhid-Schuster revealed that she was on Day 14 of her quarantine period, but she had to wait longer as she had mandatory exit testing.

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Bored in the house and I’m in the house.. STILL!! 😭😂 Was meant to be out today but they got me with the mandatory exit testing. So I’ll be in here another 24-48hrs. I totally get it though and all I can say is fingers crossed for speedy/negative results! 🤞🏽🤞🏽 #Day14

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Two weeks ago she posted a photo alongside her mum, saying she had an "amazing" weekend in Christchurch raising awareness and funds for Motor Neuron Disease NZ.

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Had an amazing weekend in Christchurch with my mum raising awareness and funds for Motor Neuron Disease NZ. ❤️ And can I just say Christchurch is incredible!! Especially during these tough times I’m a huge advocate for supporting local tourism. So thanks again for all your recommendations and a special thanks to @mnd_gala_chch @rohanchaks @hepunataimoana @saturdays.nz @welcome5thstreet for your hospitality! 💖💖💖

A post shared by Lesina Nakhid-Schuster (@dr_lesina) on Jun 21, 2020 at 3:09pm PDT

In January, she flew across the ditch to Australia to help out with bush fire relief efforts.

She missed the Bachelorette NZ season premiere while providing medical assistance in New South Wales.

"Doctors were needed to help out in some of the areas affected by the fires in Australia - so I put my hand up," she said at the time.

Afterwards, Nakhid-Schuster helped with the Covid-19 pandemic at a local hospital.