Casey Donovan in tears after finishing final performance as Deloris Van Cartier in Sister Act musical
The beloved songstress recently treaded the boards in Sister Act for the last time after a national tour that saw Donovan perform across the country.
Donovan starred in the production as Deloris Van Cartier, the role made famous by Oscar winner Whoopi Goldberg in the original 1992 film version of Sister Act.
'11 months, 5 cities & 216 shows @sisteractmusicalau what a wild ride,' Donovan wrote.
'Thank you to all who came and supported this show, we couldn't have done it without you!
'Thank you to the cast, crew, musicians and creatives for one epic adventure! Until next time.'
Donovan's fans flooded the comment section to celebrate her spectacular run embodying Goldberg's iconic singing nun character.
'Massive congratulations Casey … you had me at Aussie Idol,' one supporter wrote.
'You took us to heaven,' another fan said.
The singer first found fame after winning the second season of Australian Idol in 2004, aged just 16.
Since then, she has built a diverse career across music and television, starring in major musical theatre productions including Chicago and We Will Rock You.
Casey's curtain call comes weeks after the singer revealed the moment she decided to embark on her health journey.
'I'm 36 now and I finally realised that, if I want to be healthy and fit at 40, I need to take some real and lasting preventative measures now,' she told New Idea magazine last month.
Donovan also told the magazine that she was hoping to start a family with her fiancée Renee Sharples in the 'semi-near future', revealing she was "in such a good place in my life right now".
Donovan, 36, recently lost a significant amount of weight after overhauling her lifestyle, including the use of a GLP-1 weight loss medication Juniper.
GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic and Juniper help regulate appetite and are increasingly being used in medical weight loss programs.
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