United Kingdom, June 9 -- Samantha Kelly is "sad" that she is no longer the voice of Princess Peach.

The 57-year-old actress has played the part of the video game character in Nintendo's flagship series since Mario Party 8 was released in 2007 and alos voiced the part of Toad but despite beign willing to stay, she confirmed on social media that baosses have made the decision to recast her.

She wrote on Instagram: "Thank you for so many years of friendship and joy. I'm sad that it's over, I truly would have wanted to voice Peach and Toad forever. Nintendo let me know yesterday that they decided to recast these roles. I'm grateful that I got to do these voices for so many years. Peach and Toad are such strong and beautiful characters that...