The Simpsons voice actor Pamela Hayden quits show voicing Milhouse for 35 years

A beloved voice actor on The Simpsons has devastated fans after announcing she was quitting the show after more than three decades. It’s the end of an era for Pamela Hayden who has been behind one of the show’s popular characters since the cartoon premiered in 1989. For the last 35 years, the US actress has voiced Milhouse Van Houten, Bart Simpson ’s nerdy best friend, as well as dozens of other characters, including school bully Jimbo Jones and Rod Flanders, Ned Flanders’ eldest son.

But hours ago, the 70-year-old has called time on her stint in the show to “pursue other creative outlets”. In total, Hayden has appeared in just under 700 of the show’s 774 episodes to date..