Coronation Street faces axe unless it makes big change, warns Neighbours icon

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Neighbours star Stefan Dennis has spoken out his fear for other soaps after Neighbours has been axed.Stefan has played Paul Robinson in Neighbours since 1985 and has filmed his last ever scene.He said that if other soaps don't move to a streaming platform, it could be the ' demise' of beloved soaps across the world.He said: “Though I would have loved Neighbours to be the first recognised commercial soap to make the switch to a streaming channel, sadly there were no takers."My concern is that if a soap does not soon make that transition, we will start to see the demise of these beloved programmes around the world."That would be an incredible shame because, like them or hate them, they bring viewers great pleasure and they provide a plethora of work and training for those in the industry."He said the survival of favourites such as Corrie, which began in 1960, and US show Days of Our Lives, on since 1965, “is in the viewers’ hands”.Neighbours’ fans got the devastating news in March that the Australian soap was coming to an end.It seems that it's not just the fans who are left upset by the news, Stefan Dennis posted a picture on his last ever day on set and wore his Norwegian jumper to help 'keep happy.'He posted the picture of him walking into the studio for the last time and captioned it: " This is a me entering the studio to play Paul Robinson for the very last time."I thought my very special Norwegian jumper would help keep me happy during this rather melancholy day." The comments section was flooded with supportive comments from Neighbours fans.One person said: "Can’t believe it, will miss you all so much."A second wrote: "Such a sad time ..