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Departing Neighbours actors have gone on to all kinds of incredible futures over the years following their exits from Ramsay Street. One star who left the soap 29 years ago looks completely unrecognisable today and runs a sanctuary with his brothers. Margot Robbie, who played Donna Freedman from 2008 to 2011, and Guy Pearce, who starred as Mike Young from 1986 to 1989, became major Hollywood actors, while Guy is known for films including LA Confidential and Memento.

The entertainment world mourned the loss of a much-loved former Neighbours star who has tragically died from cancer at the age of 54, back in 2019. Darius Perkins, renowned for his role as the original Scott Robinson before Jason Donovan took over, was a familiar face on Australian television with roles in popular series like Home and Away and The Sullivans. His family announced the sad news that Darius passed away, and Twitter was flooded with homage posts from devastated fans at the time.

Over the years, many Neighbours stars have left Ramsay Street and gone on to achieve incredible things. Margot Robbie, who portrayed Donna Freedman from 2008 to 2011, and Guy Pearce known for his role as Mike Young from 1986 to 1989 have become big names in Hollywood. Margot lit up the big screen with her lead role in Barbie, while Guy is recognised for his roles in films like LA Confidential and Memento.

Here's a seemingly simple question pub quiz question: who played Scott Robinson in the Australian soap Neighbours? You might immediately answer 'Jason Donovan', but you'd be mistaken. When Neighbours first aired in March 1985, the character was actually portrayed by a different actor named Darius Perkins. He was one of the original cast members alongside stars like Paul Keane (Des) and Elaine Smith (Daphne).

The iconic 80s TV series, Prisoner, is set to have a reunion to celebrate its 45th anniversary.The show first aired in 1979 and was the first Australian series to feature a mostly female cast.The reunion will take place in February with stars like Maggie Kirkpatrick, Val Leham, Anne Charleston and others confirmed to attend. However, Colette Mann seems to be missing from the line-up. Prisoner was set in a fictional correctional facility called Wentworth and followed the lives of women in prison.

Kylie Minogue has been in the public eye for five decades and fans have seen her go through highs and lows in her career and personal life. But we still can't get the pint-sized popstar out of our heads - ever since the day Scott Robinson caught Charlene Mitchell breaking into Madge Bishop's Ramsay Street home.

Neighbours legend Guy Pearce has revealed the devastating news that his mum has died.The TV and film star shared a loving tribute as he sadly announced his mother Anne Cocking passed way following a battle with Alzheimer’s. Sharing images of him, his sister Tracy and their "fierce and witty" mother on X, formerly known as Twitter, Guy, 55, wrote: "Lost my beautiful Mum today. "Kicked the bucket’ as she would say.

It could be an apparently-simple pub quiz question: who played Scott Robinson in Aussie TV soap Neighbours? Surely the answer is surely blindingly obvious – Jason Donovan. But anyone who thought this was the case would actually be wrong. For back when Neighbours first began on TV in March 1985, the character was played by a different actor, called Darius Perkins.

Having spent nearly 37 years on our screens, Australian soap Neighbours saw plenty of stars become familiar faces on Ramsay Street. From Margot Robbie to Liam Hemsworth, plenty of celebs kickstarted their acting career with a stint in Erinsborough. And among those to launch their careers on Neighbours is Annie Jones.

Follow OK! on Threads here: https://www.threads.net/@ok_mag Departing Neighbours actors have gone on to all kinds of incredible futures over the years, following their exits from Ramsay Street. Margot Robbie, who played Donna Freedman from 2008 to 2011, and Guy Pearce – Mike Young from 1986 to 1989 – became major Hollywood actors, with Margot currently setting cinema screens alight with her starring role in Barbie, while Guy is known for films including LA Confidential and Memento. Kylie Minogue – who played tomboy mechanic Charlene Mitchell from 1986 to 1988 – of course became a huge chart success, most recently scoring a top 10 hit with Padam Padam.Then there's Craig McLachlan, who played Henry Ramsay in the late 1980s before going on to have a short-lived pop career.

Kylie Minogue believes that Michael Hutchence returned a ring to her from beyond the grave, The 54-year-old pop superstar dated INXS rocker Michael - who died in 1997 at the age of 37 - in the early 1990s and was horrified at the thought that someone may have taken a piece of jewellery he gifted her when it vanished from her house but explained that it was one day returned to her by an "anonymous" sender. She told The Sunday Times: "I was given a ring by Michael Hutchence when we were dating. It went missing from my house, and I hated the idea that someone I knew had ‘taken’ it.

It's almost been a week since Neighbours fans were forced to say an emotional goodbye to the soap after 37 years on-screen. The Australian favourite was taken off air last Friday (July 29) following a special finale episode which was full of familiar faces returning to Ramsay Street for one last time.

It's been on the cards for a while and now the time has come for Neighbours fans to bid a final goodbye to the residents of Ramsay Street. The programme was once a major hit in Australia and a bigger success in Britain, but has fallen victim to waning ratings.

Actress Margot Robbie is to return for the final instalment of Neighbours. The star, 32, joined the Australian soap opera in 2008 as Donna Freedman and stayed for a three-year stint on the programme.

Margot Robbie has been confirmed as one of the former soap stars returning to Ramsay Street for the Aussie soap Neighbours finale. The show announced the Barbie star, 32, will return to her roots on the once hugely popular soap to resume her role for the grand finale, 10 years after she left and headed to Hollywood.The news was revealed in a post from the show’s official UK Twitter account on Saturday 23 July, with the Suicide Squad star coming back to Ramsay Street for the final episode of the long-running Australian soap.

Kylie Minogue has announced that ‘Especially For You’, her 1980s hit single with Jason Donovan, will be reissued in honour of their Neighbours reunion.The track, which was originally released on Donovan’s 1989 debut album ‘Ten Good Reasons’, will be re-released on August 5 and is available to pre-order here. It will arrive on vinyl and cassette tape as a limited edition.‘Especially For You’ was written and produced by Stock Aitken Waterman and was released as the second single from ‘Ten Good Reasons’ in November 1988.Minogue announced the news on her Instagram yesterday (July 14) with a photo of a young Kylie and Jason together.In the caption, she wrote: “Now we ARE back together on @neighbours, a limited run of ‘Especially For You’ with @jdonofficial will be available on vinyl and cassette on 5th August to bring back more 80s memories!!”A post shared by Kylie Minogue (@kylieminogue)Minogue played Charlene Mitchell in the show, with Donovan playing Scott Robinson.

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.

After an absence of more than 30 years, Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan, the iconic soap couple will reunite in the roles which made them famous –  Scott Robinson and Charlene Mitchell on Neighbours.Producers said they were thrilled that both Kylie and Jason agreed to return to mark the end of the beloved soap. ”Scott and Charlene are the ultimate Neighbours couple and it would not feel right to end the show without them. We are thrilled that Jason and Kylie have come home to play a very special part in our series finale…”Jason Donovan dn Kylie MinogueThe pair were said to have recently shot their scenes, set to air during the soap’s final episode, at Pin Oak Court in Vermont South, a suburb of Melbourne. The final episode is set to air in Australia August 1. Both Jason and Kylie teased their return with matching Instagram posts showing the front page of a Neighbours script with their characters names. Natalie Bassingthwaite replied to Donovan’s post saying, “Ahh you did it!! YES!” while Courtney Act replied “gagged.”It has been an emotional experience for them, for us and I'm sure it will be for our viewers." – Neighbours EP Jason Herbison.— Neighbours (@neighbours) May 1, 2022Neighbours fans were thrilled by the news with one tweeting “Omg when I heard this news late last night I well got teary.

Australia’s longest-running soap Neighbours is set to air its final episode on August 1, and it looks set to go out with a fitting send-off, with former stars Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan both hinting they will be taking part.

Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan are reportedly all set to come back to Neighbours for a 'fairytale ending' after it was announced the soap was being cancelled.