But it has been a rollercoaster ride for fans of the Aussie soap, with the series initially drawing to a dramatic close in 2022 before being revived by Amazon Freevee in a move that was a welcome surprise for fans and Neighbours actors alike.<\/p>\n
Now, beloved former Neighbours actor Jason Donovan has commented on the renewal news.<\/p>
Speaking to Virgin Radio<\/a> to mark his return to West End musical Grease<\/a>, presenter Ricky Wilson asked Donovan whether he felt as though \u201cthe dirty\u201d had been done to him following his guest appearance on what was thought to be the last ever Neighbours episode.<\/p>\n Donovan said: \u201cI think you can look at it two ways. You can look at it that way\u2026 or you can look at it the way that we created such a storm that there was only one way for it to go, and that was to bow down to public pressure and Amazon\u2019s Mr Bezos\u2026 is that his name? Bow down to The Bezos and bring it back.\u201d<\/p>\n He added: \u201cLook, I was surprised. I\u2019m not gonna lie to you. I think it happened very quickly! But quick is good!\u201d<\/p>\n Donovan had returned to the soap along with Kylie Minogue as Scott and Charlene Robinson for the final Neighbours episode last year. In total, Donovan had starred in the Neighbours role for over 400 episodes from 1986 to 1989.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Similarly, commenting previously about the news of the Neighbours renewal, Minogue had said that she was \u201cmiffed\u201d about the news.<\/p>\n She told Tay FM:\u00a0\u201cYeah, \u2018happy\u2019 is probably not the emotion. You know, \u2018miffed\u2019 may have been the word. But I know with the producer, he\u2019d said, like, it wasn\u2019t [certain]. They didn\u2019t know. So all the affection and love that went into the final episode was the truth.\u201d<\/p>\n Minogue added: \u201cI\u2019m happy for them now and I\u2019m interested to see how [Neighbours] is going to change.\u201d<\/p>\n More recently, fans have been treated to a trailer for the reboot series, which gives a first look at other iconic returning character, Guy Pearce, who returned as Mike Young in the final three episodes of the show\u2019s original run last year.<\/p>\n The reboot series is set to pick up two years after the finale, with a wedding on the cards and Mischa Barton\u2019s new character Reece arriving on the street also.<\/p> ![\"Jason](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/RMP2804-Rplc-b85d1db.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"jason-kylie\\"\/")
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