Neighbours legend confirms a ‘tear or two’ as she thanks fans after exit

Neighbours icon Lucinda Cowden has told Metro that determination ‘could beryllium a teardrop oregon two’ connected the show’s nationwide 40th day tour.

The actress, who played Melanie Pearson intermittently betwixt 1987 and 2024, is of people referring to the overwhelming absorption to news of her axing from the Amazon Prime Video amusement past year.

After confirming that she had been let spell astatine the extremity of her contract, zany Mel disappeared from our screens successful November – destined for pastures caller moving a pub successful Gippsland.

At the time, she told me: ‘When I was told, I had nary thought that was the mode the speech was going to go. It was a shock, and I felt similar I’d done thing wrong.

‘If I haven’t processed it by now, past I’ve got a problem. It inactive hurts, I was gutted.’

Fans were (understandably) outraged, with a petition launched to ‘Save Our Mel’ gaining implicit 700 signatures.

To soften the blow, Lucinda was confirmed to beryllium 1 of the stars taking to the signifier crossed six venues successful the UK to observe 4 decades of the Aussie soap phenomenon.

As good arsenic talking astir their respective clip connected the show, the formed members are gathering virtually hundreds of die-hard fans successful conscionable and greet sessions on the way.

It’s during these encounters that Lucinda is expecting to consciousness a resurgence of emotion, arsenic she yet gets the accidental to accidental convey you for the support.

‘I was truthful overwhelmed by the absorption which was truthful gorgeous’ she explained, arsenic we caught up connected the Newcastle limb of the circuit earlier this week.

Referencing appearances she made past twelvemonth whilst the quality of her axing wasn’t yet nationalist knowledge, she continued: ‘That was truthful hard past time, due to the fact that I’d near the show. Nobody knew then.

‘I was getting each of this emotion and I had this concealed successful maine knowing that I was already gone

‘So determination mightiness beryllium a teardrop oregon 2 [on the 40th tour]. I mightiness request a bucket.

‘I’ll effort to support myself together.’

She’s joined connected stage by co-stars Rebekah Elmaloglou, Tim Kano and Majella Davis, amended known to Neighbours fans arsenic Terese Willis, Leo Tanaka and Krista Sinclair.

00s powerfulness mates Libby Kennedy and Drew Kirk – actors Kym Valentine and Dan Paris, are also reuniting for the shows, 23 years connected from his on-screen death.

‘The emotion we are fixed and shown, and the enjoyment that the assemblage has here… getting to interaction and consciousness 1 different is truthful overwhelming’ Kym added.

‘There’s thing rather spiritual astir it. It’s emotional, and a beautiful, beauteous thing.

‘When I was [in the UK] past year, I had to measurement distant and outcry rather a fewer times. It was truthful overwhelming.

She continued: ‘The comic happening is, radical volition accidental “I consciousness similar we cognize you”, but we do! We grew up together.

‘I went from a kid to a menopausal woman. We person actually grown up together. It’s a beauteous happening to person the honour to share.’

The full formed were bursting with excitement arsenic we caught up successful idiosyncratic – a acold outcry from the Zoom calls crossed the globe that are a necessity erstwhile publicising the amusement to america Brits.

‘They are moving america truthful hard. I’m acceptable to walk’ Rebekah joked, intelligibly relishing successful each moment.

‘We’re astir apt being a small naughty.’

Lucinda chirped: ‘If the amusement is simply a small blue, that’ll beryllium why.’

Hosted by self-confessed superfan, Sky News’ Leah Boleto, each formed subordinate has their ain clip successful the spotlight connected signifier arsenic if they’re popping into Harold’s java store oregon strolling down Ramsay Street for a chat.

The level is aboriginal opened up for fans to lend their ain questions – with galore wondering whether Lucinda would reprise her relation successful the 40th day episodes.

Leaping from her seat, she told the assemblage that she does play a portion successful the celebrations – but wouldn’t uncover the circumstances.

Tim and Majella are besides cardinal to the week agelong day bash successful March, with it being hotly tipped that Leo and Krista’s wedding could coincide.

But volition they locomotion down the aisle without a hitch? Perhaps you’ll find retired connected the tour!

There’s besides an utterly bizarre, out-of-body acquisition extremity show that is led by drama queen Lucinda, but I’ll support that arsenic a astonishment for anyone who is seeing the amusement successful upcoming dates.

It wouldn’t beryllium a Neighbours amusement without the accidental to singalong to the satellite celebrated taxable tune either. As Barry Crocker’s vocals belted retired crossed Newcastle City Hall, the formed and unit received a lasting ovation.

Well deserved too!

Neighbours: The 40th Anniversary Tour continues until Tuesday, February 18th. Tickets tin beryllium purchased connected the Maple Tree Entertainment website.

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