Two Neighbours cast members reunite ahead of series revival

The show will return next year

Author: Hazel ScottPublished 14th Dec 2022
Last updated 14th Dec 2022

Fans of popular soap Neighbours were devastated at the news that the show was coming to an end after 37 years. We got to see several cast members return to the show for its emotional finale in July, including Guy Pearce, Natalie Imbruglia, Margot Robbie, Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan. However, the show has since been revived by Amazon Freevee, with the series continuing in 2023.

So far it's been announced that Stefan Dennis, (Paul Robinson), Alan Fletcher (Karl Kennedy), Ryan Moloney (Toadfish), and Jackie Woodburne (Susan Kennedy), will return to the show and ahead of the cast officially getting back together Alan Fletcher and Stefan Dennis excited fans when they revealed that they had reunited.

Alan shared a photo with Stefan while the pair were together in Sydney, and wrote: 'Had a wonderful few days in Sydney playing music with @lachlanbryan and @jenahansen. Big kudos to @stefandennis7 for driving back to #melbourne with me. #longdrive #bestcompany #gundagai #dogonthetuckerbox #roadtrip'.

Understandably fans were pleasantly surprised to see the pair together and they took to the comments to share their thoughts. One wrote: 'This deserves to be a Neighbours inspired episode, I'd enjoy the road-trip of it all'.

Another added: 'When you hang out with a cast member from neighbours, do you ever slip into character? That would be funny 😂'. Some people were surprised about how different Stefan looked out of character, with one person writing: 'Stefans got to keep the new look for his Neighbours return'. (sic)

When is Neighbours coming back?

The much-loved Australian show will return in 2023, although an official start date hasn't been announced.

Where can I watch Neighbours?

You'll soon be able to watch existing episodes and a new series of Neighbours on Amazon Freevee.

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