After 37 years, Neighbours is officially set to say goodbye when the final episode airs on August 1st.
Ahead of the bittersweet finale, the cast of the long-running soap reunited for one last hurrah as they celebrated nearly 40 years of the iconic series at a special event in Melbourne before it comes to a close.
Among the star-studded crowd were Ramsay Steet locals – both old and new – including Olympia Valance, who played Paige Smith from 2014 until 2018 in the series, and Ryan Moloney, who has portrayed Jarrod ‘Toadfish’ Rebecchi since 1995.
Past and present Ramsay Street stars gathered together on set in Melbourne for one final hurrah.
(Image: Getty)April Pengilly, the daughter of INXS rocker Kirk Pengilly, was also in attendance as she donned a bright pink frock for the occasion, as well as Bachelor star Tim Robards, who first appeared as a guest star in the role of Pierce Greyson before landing a full-time gig on the show.
Fans were left reeling after the shock announcement earlier this year that Neighbours was axed after Fremantle Media’s major partner, the UK’s Channel Five, decided to withdraw its partnership and ultimately stop funding the program.
After nearly 9000 episodes, the show will air a finale on August 1, 2022, which was filmed in recent weeks. The team at Neighbours are going all out for the production, going so far as to bring back Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan in their iconic roles as Charlene and Scott Robinson.
But as far as what exactly the undoubtedly emotional finale of Neighbours will entail, we’ll just have to wait and see – though (thankfully) executive producer Jason Herbison has promised he won’t be blowing up Ramsay Street in a blaze of glory.
“I would never, ever blow it up,” Jason told TV Blackbox. “The ending will be a celebration of the past and the present, with the door very much left open for a future.
“Ramsay Street is eternal and I like to think it will live on in the hearts and minds of the viewers, long after the final scene.”
Keep scrolling to see who was there!
Cast
The cast of Neighbours scrub up nicely!
Olympia Valance
Olympia Valance looked radiant in this coordinating set.
Jackie Woodburne and Ian Smith
Susan and Harold will always live on! Jackie Woodburne and Ian Smith posed together.
Stefan Dennis
Stefan Dennis will always be villain Paul Robinson to us.
Stefan and Ian
Not Harold!
Ryan Moloney
Ryan Moloney has played Jarrod “Toadfish” Rebecchi since 1994.
Melissa Bell
Melissa Bell, better known to neighbours fans as Lucy Robinson, looked radiant in purple.
Takaya Honda
Takaya Honda dressed to the nines in his cream jacket.
Sally-Ann Upton
Sally-Ann Upton was all smiles.
Gemma Bird-Matheson
We love Gemma Bird-Matheson’s jumper.
Charlotte Chimes
Charlotte Chimes played Nicolette Stone on the hit soap.
Richard Huggett
Dapper as ever Richard Huggett!
Emerald Chan
As Sadie Rodwell, Emerald Chan earned herself plenty of fans.
Zima Anderson and Jemma Donovan
Zima Anderson and Jemma Donovan looked stunning – we’re just missing Jemma’s dad Jason!
Candice Leask
Candice Leask loved every moment playing Wendy Rodwell.
Lloyd Will
Lloyd Will played Andrew Rodwell since 2020.
Georgie Stone
We’ll miss you Georgie Stone!
Annie Jones
Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Daniel MacPherson reflect on their time on Neighbours at the 2022 TV WEEK Logie Awards
