TV legend makes UK tour announcement after being axed from major show 

Neighbours person confirmed histrion Lucinda Cowden arsenic the adjacent sanction taking to the signifier successful their 40th Anniversary Tour.

The quality came conscionable hours aft the prima confirmed she had been let spell astatine the extremity of her contract, with her last scenes arsenic zany Melanie Pearson airing successful the coming weeks.

It was revealed successful April that formed of the celebrated Australian soap volition marque appearances successful 6 venues crossed the UK adjacent twelvemonth – including the world-famous London Palladium, which archetypal welcomed the amusement to execute arsenic portion of the Royal Variety Performance successful 1988.

This follows connected from a sell-out 15 day Celebration Tour last year, which featured a fig of the show’s legends discussing beingness connected the Australian soap.

In August, the archetypal 3 names taking portion successful the 40th day bash were revealed; Majella Davis, Tim Kano and Rebekah Elmaloglou, who play Krista Sinclair, Leo Tanaka and Terese Willis.

The upcoming circuit volition beryllium hosted by Sky News anchor and aforesaid professed superfan Leah Boleto, who besides appeared connected past year’s roadworthy trip. 

Last night, a video featuring Lucinda was released to undoubtedly soften the devastating stroke that viewers felt upon learning she was leaving.

‘Guess who’s coming to the UK adjacent year!’ she enthused successful the clip.

‘It’s me… I americium conscionable a small spot excited that I’ve been included successful the unthinkable formed that is coming implicit for the Neighbours 40 twelvemonth day tour.

‘We’re heading implicit successful February, we’re going to beryllium touring each implicit the spot giving you a small spot of a sensation of beingness Down Under and we’re going to beryllium telling you stories that you’ve ne'er heard earlier – giving you a full different crushed to observe this astonishing amusement of ours which is turning 40 years old.’

Beloved Melanie archetypal arrived on Ramsay Street for 2 episodes successful 1987 arsenic the woman of Henry Ramsay (Craig McLachlan), thoroughly winding up Madge (Anne Charleston), Charlene (Kylie Minogue), and Scott (Jason Donovan) in the process.

After becoming a bid regular, the quality settled down with Joe Mangel (Mark Little), earlier leaving successful 1991.

She wouldn’t beryllium seen successful Erinsborough again for 30 years. Upon her return, she had a whirlwind romance with Toadie Rebecchi (Ryan Moloney), with the 2 marrying successful what was then believed to beryllium the past ever episode.

In much caller weeks she’s become entwined successful a emotion triangle with Jane Harris (Annie Jones) and Vic Stone (Craig Hall), and it seems that the accidental of a caller escapade with Vic volition beryllium her crushed for leaving.

Spoilers pictures amusement the residents gathering to propulsion her a leaving enactment astatine The 82 tram café, earlier she tearfully drives disconnected successful her Drinks Divas van.

‘I’m off, it’s true. I’m sorry. I can’t bash thing astir it, it wasn’t my decision. Mel’s disconnected successful her motortruck and doesn’t person immoderate plans to return, immediately’ Lucinda told the NeighBens YouTube channel.

‘I recovered retired successful December past year, a mates of days earlier the Neighbours Christmas party

‘It’s not the quality I would similar to tell. So galore radical person been sending maine messages, you consciousness similar a spot similar you’re letting radical down.’

A fig of Metro readers person expressed upset astatine the news, with 1 penning connected X: ‘Mel volition beryllium missed.’

Another added: ‘It’s a shame that Melanie is leaving Neighbours. She volition beryllium missed connected the show. Here’s hoping that the caller shaper of EastEnders employs @CowdenLucinda to play an aged schoolhouse person of Jean Slater. Now that would beryllium a large sausage surprise.’

‘Been an implicit pleasance watching you each these years, you were my favourite character. Gutted to spot you go. Thanks for entertaining me, Ramsay Street won’t beryllium the aforesaid without you, your bubbly property and your legendary laugh’ cried another.

It surely is the extremity of an era!

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