{"id":17671,"date":"2022-06-29T14:07:55","date_gmt":"2022-06-29T12:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1670946"},"modified":"2022-06-29T14:29:09","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T12:29:09","slug":"jason-donovan-says-neighbours-final-scene-rumours-close-to-truth","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/jason-donovan-says-neighbours-final-scene-rumours-close-to-truth\/","title":{"rendered":"Jason Donovan says Neighbours final scene rumours \u201cclose\u201d to truth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The star was quizzed about his return to the soap during an appearance on The One Show. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Patrick Cremona\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 29 June 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>It was confirmed last month that <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/neighbours\/neighbours-kylie-minogue-jason-donovan-return-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue would be reprising their iconic roles<\/a> as Scott and Charlene in the Neighbours finale \u2013 and now Donovan has addressed rumours regarding the content of their scenes together.<\/p>\n<p>An apparent leaked script from the finale appeared to show that Charlene and Scott would return in the final moments of the episode, arriving in a car and declaring: \u201cAt last. We\u2019re home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And Donovan has now teased that those rumours are \u201cclose\u201d to the truth, after being asked about them during an appearance on The One Show yesterday (Tuesday 28th June).<\/p>\n<p>Originally asked about their reunion, he simply said, \u201cI\u2019m not going to give too much away about the episode but I can tell you it\u2019s gonna happen \u2013 in what capacity, you\u2019re going to have to switch over to Channel 5.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And pressed by Alex Jones and Rylan Clark about the leaked scripts, he added, \u201cI can\u2019t make a comment about that, I think you could be close but let\u2019s see, let\u2019s wait and see.\u201d<\/p> <p>His fellow guest on the programme Harry Hill then joked, \u201cIt\u2019s not just a Zoom meeting is it?\u201d which prompted Donovan to laugh and add: \u201cNo. There\u2019s a bit of denim involved, that\u2019s for sure, which is why I\u2019m wearing the ripped jeans today \u2013 it\u2019s a throwback to 1988.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jones then referred to Minogue\u2019s comments that filming the scenes had been emotional, and asked Donovan if he felt the same way.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was [emotional],\u201d he replied. \u201cI mean, you never know the value of a moment until it becomes a memory, and there\u2019s so much when you come down that street and go into Pin Oak Court where the show was made.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd you know to this day I still refer back to Neighbours\u2026 so you know, it was emotional but it\u2019s filming and it moves on and yeah, you\u2019ll have to wait and see. What I do hope is that the expectations aren\u2019t too big!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Interestingly, the soap\u2019s executive producer Jason Herbison recently played down the rumours regarding the final scenes, telling <a class=\"&quot;body-link&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.heraldsun.com.au\/subscribe\/news\/1\/?sourceCode=HSWEB_WRE170_a&amp;dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.heraldsun.com.au%2Fentertainment%2Fpage-13%2Fneighbours-big-finale-being-kept-under-wraps-as-end-nears%2Fnews-story%2Fa5feacda5e8cfecc4b7cccdfdf53fce2&amp;memtype=anonymous&amp;mode=premium&amp;v21=dynamic-cold-control-noscore&amp;V21spcbehaviour=append&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.heraldsun.com.au\/subscribe\/news\/1\/?sourceCode=HSWEB_WRE170_a&amp;dest=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.heraldsun.com.au%2Fentertainment%2Fpage-13%2Fneighbours-big-finale-being-kept-under-wraps-as-end-nears%2Fnews-story%2Fa5feacda5e8cfecc4b7cccdfdf53fce2&amp;memtype=anonymous&amp;mode=premium&amp;v21=dynamic-cold-control-noscore&amp;V21spcbehaviour=append&quot;\">The Herald Sun<\/a>, \u201cWhat I\u2019ve read is not what happens which is great. It hasn\u2019t come out yet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added:\u00a0\u201cSeeing Kylie back as Charlene was quite a moment. Very special and I think for them too it was a real full circle for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It was confirmed earlier this week that Neighbours stalwart <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/neighbours\/neighbours-stefan-dennis-final-scene-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Paul Robinson definitely <em>would <\/em>be in the final scene<\/a>, with actor Stefan Dennis revealing to <a href=\"\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-10955465\/Neighbours-veteran-Stefan-Dennis-honoured-scene-final-episode.html&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Daily Mail Australia<\/a>, \u201cI was very fortunate to appear alongside another two actors for the final scene.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been reported that Jackie Woodburne, who plays school teacher Susan Kennedy, could also be set to appear in the final scene \u2013 but this has not been confirmed as yet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;editor-content\" mb-lg=\"\" hidden-print=\"\" js-piano-locked-content=\"\">\n<p><strong>Neighbours\u2019 final episode premieres on Channel 5 later in the summer. <\/strong><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Soaps<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;1&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a> with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> The star was quizzed about his return to the soap during an appearance on The One Show. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":17672,"template":"","categories":[2,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/06\/jason-donovan-says-neighbours-final-scene-rumours-close-to-truth.jpg",619,415,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/06\/jason-donovan-says-neighbours-final-scene-rumours-close-to-truth-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/06\/jason-donovan-says-neighbours-final-scene-rumours-close-to-truth-300x201.jpg",300,201,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/06\/jason-donovan-says-neighbours-final-scene-rumours-close-to-truth.jpg",619,415,false],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/06\/jason-donovan-says-neighbours-final-scene-rumours-close-to-truth.jpg",619,415,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/06\/jason-donovan-says-neighbours-final-scene-rumours-close-to-truth.jpg",619,415,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/06\/jason-donovan-says-neighbours-final-scene-rumours-close-to-truth.jpg",619,415,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The star was quizzed about his return to the soap during an appearance on The One Show.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/17671"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17672"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17671"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17671"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}