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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.

Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue have reportedly confirmed they will be returning to the set of Neighbours following a teaser of the show's script on social media.

Neighbours script with her 2.3 million Instagram fans, teasing a return for her character, Charlene.Jason Donovan also shared half a Neighbours script on his Instagram.Kylie’s post showed the first half of the show’s title and the name Scott, while Jason’s showed the second half of the title, part of Charlene’s name and Ramsay Street, the iconic Melbourne cul-de-sac where the soap is set.In March it was announced that Neighbours will be coming to an end in August, after 37 years.Production is set to end on June 10.At the height of Neighbours mania around 20 million UK viewers watched Charlene and Scott’s wedding in 1988 - which at the time was more than the entire population of Australia. Earlier this year, Jasonsaid on BBC Breakfast that it was time to ‘celebrate’ the long-running show.

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.

Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan have made a sensational return to Neighbours.The pair secretly filmed scenes for the soap last week.They reprised their roles as Charlene Mitchell and Scott Robinson for a special appearance to mark the show ending after 37 years.The shoot took place at Pin Oak Court in Vermont South.Australian newspaper Herald Sun has reported it will be a "fairytale ending" for the characters.Bosses are hoping to convince a string of big names to return to the show for the final episodes, with production set to end June 10.Kylie sensationally left the hit soap in This is a breaking showbiz story and is being constantly updated. Please refresh the page regularly for the latest news, pictures and video.You can also get email updates on the day’s biggest celeb stories straight to your inbox by signing up for our showbiz newsletter .Get all the very best headlines, pictures, opinion and video on the day’s top showbiz stories by following Daily Star every time you see our name.

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Kylie Minogue has been voted the sexiest celebrity over 50 years old in a recent poll that saw her beat fellow beauties Liz Hurley and Jennifer Aniston. The 53-year-old, whose big break came from Australian soap Neighbours alongside Jason Donovan, came top of the poll while George Clooney was the first male in the running at fourth place.Other celebs featured on the poll were Nicole Kidman, Brad Pitt, Tess Daly, Julia Roberts, Hugh Jackman and Helen Mirren.Kylie played Charlene in Neighbours from 1986 to 1988 and has paid tribute to the long running soap upon the news of its imminent departure from our screens.The show’s producers have failed to find another channel to broadcast Neighbours in the UK after Channel 5 decided to axe the soap, meaning that the show will cease airing this summer.Kylie took to Twitter to pay homage to her humble beginnings: “I’ll be forever grateful for the experience and the friends I made on Neighbours.

Neighbours has been canned after almost 40 years on our telly screens.

Neighbours will air its final episode later this year.Over the decades, the serial drama has been a breeding ground for new talent with many becoming Hollywood stars including Russell Crowe and Margot Robbie. Australian actress Anne Haddy joined the soap as Helen Daniels in 1985 and quickly became a fan favourite.She left the soap in 1997 after 12 years in Ramsay Street, two years before tragic death.Before joining Neighbours, she played many other roles on Australian television and was known for appearing in shows such as Prisoner: Cell Block H, Homicide, The Restless Years and Sons and Daughters.Anne was also a renowned children's presenter and part of the original team of the local version of Play School, a show which also launched national soap stars.She also a voice artist, providing her voice in some animated series, but it was Neighbours where viewers took the actress into their hearts.The soap star played the matriarch role of Helen, mother of another veteran character Jim, played by Alan Dave.Anne appeared in the very first episode in 1985 and would go on to star in over 1000 episodes.Even her husband, radio and stage actor James Condon, who Anne married in 1977, appeared in Neighbours episodes during her time of playing Helen.She was part of many big storylines and the character passed away while watching a video of her grandson Scott Robinson's wedding to Charlene Mitchell, played by Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue.Anne battled with illness for many years.

Neighbours has confirmed the date of its final ever episode after the Australian show was sadly axed after 37 years - and there’s really not long to go. Despite fan petitions and pleas from the cast and crew for the soap to continue, long-running programme Neighbours has revealed the last instalment will air on Monday 1 August 2022.

Neighbours has confirmed that the final episode of the long running series will air in August.The soap has been running for 37 years and set stars like Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan on their path to fame.It was announced that Channel 5 would drop the programme earlier this year.Neighbours' production company Fremantle were unable to find another broadcasting channel in the UK and as a result, they made the tough decision to cancel the show.Distraught fans launched a petition which garnered over 66,000 signatures and even managed to get the show’s theme tune to the top spot on iTunes, narrowly knocking off Ed Sheeran’s crown.However Ramsay Street fans were unable to secure a new channel for the soap so their efforts were to no avail.Neighbours’ official social media accounts sealed the deal with a disappointing statement: “We are so sorry to say that after nearly 37 years and almost 9000 episodes broadcast, we have to confirm that Neighbours will cease production in June.”They continued: “Following the loss of our key broadcast partner in the UK and despite an extensive search for alternative funding, we simply have no option but to rest the show.

Jason Donovan has shared how his DAD was in Neighbours before him. The TV star made the admission on BBC Breakfast on Thursday. "I think it’s time to celebrate Neighbours,” Jason said.

Amanda Holden is set to play Harriet in Australian soap Neighbours and her niece is played by her long-term friend’s daughter.Harlow Robinson is played by Jemma Donovan, daughter of Neighbours legend Jason Donovan.Back in the 80s, Jason Donovan played Scott Robinson and pop princess Kylie Minogue, who was then in her teenage years, played Charlene Robinson.The couple were extremely popular throughout their time on the show and became pop culture icons overnight.Jemma joined the soap in 2019 after she met her on-screen father Robert Robinson in a prison visiting room and has been a solid character ever since.Now, Heart Radio host Amanda Holden is making an appearance on Ramsay Street as her aunt.The pair were spotted filming in Waterloo, London back in October 2021 and the episodes are set to air later this year.Amanda spoke at a Q+A session and recalled the first time she met the actress: “I met [Jemma Donovan] when she was a little girl, but not as a grown woman, so it is weird when you see your friend’s daughter in a work situation all those years later. I’ve known Jason for a long time.”She then revealed: “He won’t remember this but when he was a pop star, I queued up when I was 21, just to get his autograph when he was in Joseph.

Amanda Holden has opened up on how "lucky" she feels to have such a close bond with Australian superstar singer Kylie Minogue. The Britain's Got Talent judge even went as far as to say she's "BFFs" with the pop princess. Amanda, 51, who has been working with her daughter Lexi on modelling deals, was first introduced to the former Neighbours star, who got her big break on the soap back in the 1980s, by celebrity makeup artist Christian Vermaak.

we caught up with the duo in Manchester this week ahead of the new tour of the show launching here at the Opera House from March 23. Read more : Jason beams: "Jac smashes this like you've never seen before, it's a role bigger than mount Everest, this is a mountain that no one can climb. I tried, but I haven't come as close as Jac has seriously.

It's one of the roles that pop idol and actor Jason Donovan is perhaps most famous for - Joseph in the hit Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.

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Neighbours is set to come to a sad end soon, having catapulted the careers of stars we know and love today including Margot Robbie.Like many celebrities, including Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan, Neighbours was a great platform for young Australian talent to blossom into some of the world's biggest actors.Russell Crowe, Chris Hemsworth and Hollywood favourite Margot are all big-screen stars that began their acting careers on the Ramsay Street TV show, which will now be axed.The start of their careers is a world away from where they are now, Margot herself went from living in a "crack den of an apartment" to blowing audiences away in The Wolf of Wall Street, Suicide Squad and Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.So what was life like back then for one of Australia's best-known acting talents?Margot Robbie played Donna Freedman from 2008 until 2011 and we initially saw her as a teenager obsessed with Ty Harper.A Neighbours fan site described the character as "lonely, needy and somewhat deluded".They said: "Teenager Donna Freedman filled a lot of her spare time avoiding her warring parents at home, instead developing obsessions with various musicians."Donna's bisexuality was perceived to be good progress for the show and was a step in the right direction.As a fan favourite that won numerous awards, Donna even had her own Twitter account set up in 2009 along with the most popular people on the show at the time.Neighbours helped Margot Robbie rise to fame in Australia before she left to pursue her career in America.People assumed that Margot, who according to celebrity Net Worth is believed to have around £19 million to her name, was living well when she was a Ramsay Street regular.As reported on Yahoo, she later said of her time

The axe of Neighbours has officially been confirmed much to fans' dismay.

Neighbours fans have been dealt another blow as programme makers claims it is now set to been axed for good.