Neighbours star lashes out at show bosses after finale ‘snub’ as last ever episode airs

Kylie Minogue didn't say much in the Neighbours finale because she didn't want to "overshadow" the rest of the cast, it has been revealed.The pop princess, 54, returned to Ramsay Street last month when the soap bowed out after 37 years, alongside Jason Donovan and several other former cast members.However, some fans couldn't understand why Kylie and Jason's characters - Charlene and Scott - didn't have much to say beyond "home sweet home".READ MORE: Neighbours fans beg for reboot as final episode attracts three million viewersSome speculated that the A-listers might have been being paid by the word, which could have explained their limited dialogue.But executive producer Jason Herbison has now explained to TV Tonight: "Our discussions with Jason and Kylie were always about making a small appearance.

Neighbours fans have been left fuming after finding out that some scenes were cut from the season finale. The iconic Australian show wrapped up on Friday night, where fans saw some touching scenes such as a speech from fan favourite Karl..However in the episode that was aired in Australia included a video message from Sky Mangel as well as a touching scene where Dr Karl Kennedy told Toadie that he was a son to him but British fans didn't get to see these touching moments. READ MORE: Ex-Neighbours soap star savages star-studded finale as ‘unwatchable’ Another scene where Beth Brennan mentioned her son Ned Willis was also cut.Explaining the reason, Herbison said that the finale was 'always intended as a one-hour special' but the Australian channel Network 10 decided to give them a 90 minute episode to wrap things up.He said: “As you can imagine, with so much story at play, there was a lot of material left on the floor."There is easily another 15 minutes of unseen footage in the last episode, including the video messages.“Perhaps one day we can do a special cut and cover such important questions as – how did that street party come together so quickly?”Neighbour has been a popular Australian soap for 37 years.Fans have been left begging for a reboot of the soap after its final episode saw over 3 million viewers tune in to say goodbye.The grand finale saw past stars returning to the soap including Margot Robbie, Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan and Guy Pearce as the residents of Ramsay Street said a fond farewell to Erinsborough.The same episodes in Australia aired on Thursday and drew the biggest ratings in over a decade.UK ratings enjoyed an average of 2.6 million viewers, hitting a peak of 2.9 million.

HOLLYWOOD star Margot Robbie has told how she will be “eternally grateful” to soap Neighbours after it launched her acting career. Margot, 32, who began her TV work as Ramsay Street’s Donna Freedman from 2008 to 2011, appeared in the show’s finale, which aired on Friday.

Three million British viewers tuned in to the final episode of Australian soap Neighbours, waving off a TV stalwart after 37 years. The double-episode special drew this peak audience as the show drew to a close, according to overnight figures, with an average audience of 2.5million.

Kevin Smith only has the highest praise for Academy Award nominated actress Margot Robbie.The Clerks director, 51, recently recalled his daughter Harley Quinn meeting the star, who's been playing the comic book villain of the same name on the big screen since 2016.Appearing on The Ankler Hot Seatpodcast, Smith talked about attending the Suicide Squad film premiere with his only child where they had the run-in with Robbie. Praise:Kevin Smith only has the highest praise for superstar actress Margot Robbie.The Clerks director, 51, recently recalled his daughter Harley Quinn meeting the star, who's been playing the comic book villain of the same name on the big screen since 2016'Margot Robbie was so nice,' he said.

Kevin Smith is sharing the super sweet story about the time his daughter Harley Quinn Smith got to meet Margot Robbie, who plays Harley Quinn on screen.

Neighbours fans were delighted to see Steph and Flik Scully return to Ramsay Street for the soap's final episodes last night (July 29, 2022).The tearful finale saw a whole host of Ramsay Street icons bid farewell to the beloved soap, including stars Carla Bonner and Holly Valance as their famous Scully family characters.The Scully family are one of the street's most famous clans, first arriving in Erinsborough in 1999 and becoming pivotal to a huge number of storylines.READ NEXT: Neighbours Kennedy kids now - Rival soaps, terrifying health battle and £8m net worthAway from the soap, the star's lives have been just as interesting too, and here, Daily Star takes a closer look at where the Scully family stars are now.Carla Bonner played Steph Scully between 1999-2010, becoming the longest remaining member of the family on Ramsay Street.During her time on the soap, it is also reported that she started a sweet off-screen friendship with Libby Kennedy star Kym Valentine - with both their characters playing best friends in Neighbours too.After storylines including her relationship with Max Hoyland, Carla left the soap and appeared in a number of TV series including Ready For This and Wentworth, as well as Celebrity Big Brother Australia in 2002.However, she has since made a number of returns to Neighbours in 2013 and 2015, as well as appearing in the soap's final episodes, which aired this week.Away from acting, the star is also a novelist and released her first book Hook, Line and Sink Her in 2012, and the star is also a Spiritual Lifecoach, according to her Instagram page.In her personal life, Carla has two children called Harley and Jhye, and lives with her musician partner Julien Piazzon.Speaking about her romance, she told

Neighbours fans have been left begging for a reboot of the soap after its final episode saw over 3 million viewers tune in to say goodbye.The beloved Australian soap aired its final ever episode in the UK on Friday (July 22) after 37 years on screens and a host of world-famous stars who made their acting debuts in the series.The grand finale saw past stars returning to the soap including Margot Robbie, Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan and Guy Pearce as the residents of Ramsay Street said a fond farewell to Erinsborough.READ MORE: Neighbours Toadie star's life - forgotten roles, huge weight loss and Big Brother stintThe same episodes in Australia aired on Thursday and drew the biggest ratings in over a decade.UK ratings enjoyed an average of 2.6 million viewers, hitting a peak of 2.9 million.

Viewers of Neighbours were left in tears as they watched the final episode of the soap. It was announced in February that Channel 5 would drop the long-running soap from its line-up and doubts were quickly cast over whether the show's producers Fremantle Media would be able to secure a replacement broadcaster.

Neighbours star Stefan Dennis has claimed that he was once involved in a secret romance with co-star Natalie Imbruglia. The actor, 63, who played Paul Robinson, says the pair struck up a relationship despite him being 17 years her senior.While Paul dated Gayle Blakeney, 56, while she and her sister Gillian starred as the Alessi twins in the 1990s, he and Natalie also had a relationship during their time on the series.READ MORE: Hope for Neighbours as soap has been cancelled and renewed before in doomed runHe told Stellar Magazine this week: "Because of my relationship with Gayle, in a well-kept secret, I was also going out with Natalie Imbruglia, there was a rumour that I was making my way through the female cast."It comes as the last-ever episode of the series, which featured Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue, aired after three decades.Stefan played Paul between 1985 to 1993 and again in 2004, while Natalie starred as Beth Brennan between 1992 and 1994.Aussie singer Natalie, 47, was married to the Silverchair frontman Daniel Johns, 43, from 2003 to 2008.She said on a podcast series last year: "He was the love of my life and I think in time you realise that's a really special thing and you look back on it fondly.

After 37 years on our screens, Neighbours has closed out its final moments with emotional reunions, a joyful wedding and a nostalgic tribute to past and present stars. The much loved Australian soap ended with a double-episode special on Friday (July 29) which featured star-studded cameos from Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan, Margot Robbie and singer Natalie Imbruglia.

Neighbours has closed out its final moments with emotional reunions, a joyful wedding and a nostalgic tribute to past and present stars.After 37 years on screen, the Australian soap ended with a double-episode special on Friday which featured star-studded cameos from Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan, Margot Robbie and singer Natalie Imbruglia.The show first aired in 1985 and followed the cul-de-sac community of Ramsay Street within the fictional Melbourne suburb of Erinsborough.READ MORE: Neighbours Toadie star's life - forgotten roles, huge weight loss and Big Brother stintIn the opening of the finale, it becomes clear Ramsay Street as the community once knew it is coming to an end as Susan Kennedy, played by Jackie Woodburne, looks at all the houses up for sale around her home.Harold Bishop, reprised by Ian Smith for the closing episodes, tells Susan and her husband Karl they are the “last of the custodians” of the area and suggests she should write the introduction to their “History Of Ramsay Street” photo album.Another fan-favourite character to return to their old hunting ground is Mike Young, played by Guy Pearce, who shows his daughter Sam (Henrietta Graham) around the area.After bumping into his old friend and former love interest Jane Harris, played by Annie Jones, they take a trip down memory lane by going through the houses on Ramsay Street and revisiting memories from their youth.They recall special moments including his reaction to her makeover when she went without her glasses for the first time and when her mother would not let him visit her.However, their time reminiscing does not go down well with Jane’s former partner Clive Gibbons (Geoff Paine) who ends up in a drunken row wielding a lamp at Mike, saying:

NOT only did the Neighbours cast “become good friends” as the theme song suggests, but many of them also managed to launch lucrative careers in the entertainment industry. From Hollywood A-Listers to pop music sensations, a number of its young starlets went on to become household names - most notably, of course, on-screen sweethearts Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan.

After 37 years on screen, Neighbours will come to a close with a double-episode special. This is everything we know including when the Neighbours final episode is on, where it was filmed, and if Margot Robbie will appear. After 37 years on screen, Neighbours will come to a close with a double-episode special on July 29.

Vivienne Kelly The “Neighbours” finale on Network 10 topped the ratings Thursday, drawing in 1.2 million overnight viewers nationally.Of these, 873,000 watched from the five metro markets of Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth. It was most popular in its home city of Melbourne , with 343,000.The ratings for the final episode were far higher than the lead-up episodes this week, with Monday’s drawing 156,000, Tuesday’s 139,000 and Wednesday’s 163,000.

THE final ever episode of Neighbours will air in the UK TONIGHT, and Aussie fans who have seen it say it's a real tear-jerker. A slew of iconic cast members will return for the finale, including Margot Robbie , as well as Neighbours legend Kylie Minogue. It was announced back in February 2022 that the long-running soap had been cancelled and the soap filmed its last scenes in June 2022.

THE final ever episode of Neighbours will air in the UK TONIGHT, and Aussie fans who have seen it say it's a real tear-jerker. A slew of iconic cast members will return for the finale, including Margot Robbie , as well as Neighbours legend Kylie Minogue. It was announced back in February 2022 that the long-running soap had been cancelled and the soap filmed its last scenes in June 2022.

Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan finally made their return to the soap that made them famous over 30 years ago, as Channel 5's Neighbours final episode was aired. Kylie, 54, and Jason, also 54, were some of the biggest former stars of the show to return in what was an emotional end to the Australian soap after a 37 year run. Special appearances were also made by Margot Robbie, Holly Valance, Natalie Imbruglia, Guy Pearce and Ian Smith.

**WARNING: SPOILERS BELOW**Neighbours viewers tuning in to the final episode of the show were left emotional after the long-anticipated return of show alumni Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan.The pair returned to screens as iconic couple Scott and Charlene Robinson who married on the show in the 1980s to record-breaking viewing figures.Fans of the soap have been eagerly awaiting the return since it was confirmed that they would appear alongside a bevy of former big-name stars including Hollywood stars Margot Robbie and Guy Pearce to mark the end of the soap.READ NEXT: Neighbours Toadie star's life - forgotten roles, huge weight loss and Big Brother stintWhile some fans couldn't wait for the nostalgic feature, others were left feeling a little underwhelmed by the appearance.The pair were seen pulling up to Ramsay Street as their chart-topping duet Especially For You was heard blaring out on the radio, stopping to comment on all the for-sale signs on the houses.Scott then leant over to kiss Charlene tenderly on the head as they looked around the street they once called their home.He said: "Wow wow wow. This is crazy.

Neighbours actor has slammed the show for caving into "cancel culture" by snubbing him for the final episodes. Star Craig McLachlan played Henry Ramsay from 1987 to 1989 but has been snubbed. He says he was shunned due to sexual assault charges which he was cleared of two years ago.

Vivienne Kelly Margot Robbie, Delta Goodrem, Jesse Spencer, Kym Valentine and Carla Bonner will appear in the final episode of “Neighbours” on Thursday.Robbie featured in the long-running Aussie soap from 2008 to 2011 as Donna Freedman and has since gone on to star in massive Hollywood films including “The Wolf of Wallstreet”, “I, Tonya” and “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”.Network 10 said Robbie’s return to “Neighbours” will be a “small cameo role”.ARIA Award-winning Delta Goodrem will also return to say goodbye to the show.Goodrem was originally on the show from 2002 to 2003 as Nina Tucker. The show helped launch her mainstream music career, when she performed the debut single from “Innocent Eyes”, “Born To Try” in an episode.