Neighbours couple” Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan will be returning to Ramsay Street for the finale of the long-running soap.In February, the Australian show’s UK broadcaster Channel 5 announced that it will no longer air the series beyond the summer, leading to the cancellation of the show.A statement on the show’s official Twitter read: “We are so sorry to say that after nearly 37 years and almost 9,000 episodes broadcast we have to confirm that Neighbours will cease production in June.
From here on, we are celebrating Neighbours.”Speaking about the show, Minogue said: “I’ll be forever grateful for the experience & the friends I made on Neighbours.
We had no idea how big the show would become and how passionately viewers would take it to heart. Pure love.”It’s now been confirmed that she, alongside Jason Donovan, will be returning to the show with the pair sharing images of a script.A post shared by Kylie Minogue (@kylieminogue)A post shared by Jason Donovan (@jdonofficial)Minogue played Charlene Mitchell, with Donovan playing Scott Robinson.
Both characters were introduced to the show in 1986 with Minogue leaving in 1988 to focus on her music career. Donovan departed the following year.In that time though, they became firm fan favourites.
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