Margot Robbie, Delta Goodrem, Jesse Spencer, Kym Valentine and Carla Bonner will appear in the final episode of “Neighbours” on Thursday.
Robbie featured in the long-running Aussie soap from 2008 to 2011 as Donna Freedman and has since gone on to star in massive Hollywood films including “The Wolf of Wallstreet”, “I, Tonya” and “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood”.
Network 10 said Robbie’s return to “Neighbours” will be a “small cameo role”. ARIA Award-winning Delta Goodrem will also return to say goodbye to the show.
Goodrem was originally on the show from 2002 to 2003 as Nina Tucker. The show helped launch her mainstream music career, when she performed the debut single from “Innocent Eyes”, “Born To Try” in an episode. The single debuted at No. 3 on the ARIA charts and peaked at No. 1, while the album spent 29 weeks at the top of the charts.
On-screen siblings Billy and Libby Kennedy, played by Jesse Spencer and Kym Valentine respectively, will also feature in the finale.
The pair started out in 1994 as the children of Susan and Karl Kennedy, characters who remain a part of the show.
Network 10 has also announced the return of Carla Bonner, who started in 1999 as Stephane Scully. She has returned to the program numerous times to reprise the role.
Network 10 has been drip-feeding information about its final episode, having previously revealed Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan would be back to pick up their character arcs from the 1980s. It then released pictures of the two on set together.
The return of the big-name stars as their original characters will assist “Neighbours” in wrapping up its 37-year run.
The show’s woes commenced when Network 10 and the show’s producer Fremantle Australia failed to secure a UK production partner after Channel 5 decided to pull its partnership and funding.
Beverley McGarvey, chief content officer and executive vice president of Paramount ANZ – Network 10’s parent company – has previously expressed hope there could be a future for the show, however it is now in its final week. -Variety
