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    Digital Spy article:


    Neighbours – who is Karl Kennedy's old flame Olivia Bell?
    A face from the past returns to Erinsborough.


    https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/nei...s-olivia-bell/

    Neighbours is about to give Karl Kennedy a blast from the past, just as his marriage to Susan comes under further strain.

    Show bosses are bringing back the character of Olivia Bell, who was a short-lived love interest for Karl eight years ago.

    Need a quick reminder on Olivia? Look no further.

    Who is Neighbours character Olivia Bell?

    If you're struggling to remember Olivia, don't worry – she was a guest character in 2012 and only appeared in two episodes.

    At the time, Karl was single and looking to get back into the dating game after yet another split from his wife Susan. With encouragement from local teen Natasha Williams, Karl started looking for love online and embellished his dating profile to impress the ladies.

    Karl and Olivia exchanged messages and they arranged a first date in The Waterhole (then known as Charlie's Bar).

    By this point, the Erinsborough doctor was already regretting the lies on his profile and planned to come clean, but mischievous Tash had other ideas and took the deception even further.

    Heading over to Karl and Olivia's table, Tash pretended to be starstruck by Karl due to his part-time singing career. She claimed that her mum was Karl's biggest fan and asked for a photo and autograph, hoping Olivia would be fooled into thinking that he was a VIP.

    Olivia made life easier for Karl by admitting that she had exaggerated some of her own profile, making out that her writing career was more successful than it was in reality. This gave Karl the chance to confess to his own white lies and end the charade.

    With everything out in the open, Olivia and Karl later met for a second date. Karl was out to impress once again, taking inspiration from Heston Blumenthal as he created a posh home-cooked lunch.

    Sadly, Olivia was put off by Karl going to such impressive effort when it was only their second date. Karl realised that he'd gone OTT and begged for a third date to put things right, but Olivia couldn't be talked round and suggested they should stop seeing each other.

    Karl and Susan went on to reunite in 2013 and all was right in the world again – phew.

    Neighbours spoilers – what is Olivia Bell's return storyline?

    Olivia's return forms part of the ongoing storyline focusing on the Kennedys' marriage issues. Life hasn't been the same for Susan and Karl since the big finale of Finn Kelly's storyline, which left Susan plagued with guilt and regret for bringing the supervillain back into everyone's lives.

    This week, Karl crosses paths with Olivia by chance when they're both at The Waterhole. Olivia, who now lives in nearby Eden Hills, recognises Karl from their previous dates and heads over to say hello.

    While Olivia is still single, Karl fills her in on how he reunited with Susan. However, he also admits how difficult things have been lately and finds himself opening up to Olivia.

    In the coming days, we'll see Karl start to spend more time with Olivia, appreciating having someone to talk to. However, some Ramsay Street residents start to suspect that the dirty doc could be returning to his old tricks…

    Who plays Neighbours character Olivia Bell?

    Alyce Platt is reprising her role as Olivia for this new stint of episodes.

    Alyce has an interesting history with Neighbours, as she previously played medical student Jen Handley – a show regular – in 1995 and 1996.

    Speaking in 2012 about returning as a completely different character, Alyce laughed: "It was definitely deja vu sitting in the make-up room – and to be playing opposite Fletch, who I worked with all those years ago, is hilarious.

    "[It's a] different character and very different time – the internet was a complete unknown when I was first on Neighbours."

    Alyce's other screen credits include roles in Sons and Daughters, A Country Practice and City Homicide.

    Away from the acting world, Alyce has worked as a TV presenter and singer.

    Neighbours airs weekdays at 1.45pm and 5.30pm on Channel 5 (UK) and 6.30pm on 10 Peach (Australia).

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    Neighbours' Susan Kennedy to make a surprising decision as Finn Kelly story is revisited
    But Karl has significant concerns.

    https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/nei...elly-decision/

    Neighbours spoilers follow for UK and Australian viewers.

    Neighbours' Susan Kennedy makes a surprising decision on Australian screens next week, as Finn Kelly's death is revisited.

    The Kennedys are confronted by the return of Olivia Bell, whose book last summer caused problems for their marriage after she betrayed their trust. But Susan chooses to take Olivia's new offer seriously ? despite Karl's concerns (via TV Week magazine).

    In upcoming scenes, Susan (Jackie Woodburne) is open to the idea of discussing Finn's demise which has haunted her since it happened one year ago.

    Olivia (Alyce Platt) wants Susan involved with her second book, said to be a 'more truthful' version of events.

    Karl (Alan Fletcher), however, is distressed by the idea, believing Olivia to be manipulative and untrustworthy. He also has concerns that reliving these traumatic memories could affect Susan's mental health.

    Karl ends up accepting Susan's choice to speak to Olivia about Finn's end, but is still worried Olivia might trick Susan into giving comments that could harm their reputation.

    Susan is adamant to go through with this, insisting that she will only tell the truth.

    "Finn Kelly remains a dark shadow, even in death," Woodburne explains. "Susan is hopeful that by laying it all out in detail, she'll finally be able to move on from the painful legacy he left behind."

    These scenes air in the UK in five weeks' time.

    Neighbours airs weekdays at 1.45pm and 5.30pm on Channel 5 (UK) and 6.30pm on 10 Peach (Australia).

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    Digital Spy article:


    Neighbours star Jackie Woodburne explains Finn Kelly's shock return storyline
    Susan Kennedy comes to terms with last year's drama.

    https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/nei...-kelly-return/

    Neighbours spoilers follow for UK and Australian viewers.

    Neighbours star Jackie Woodburne has discussed the reasons behind Finn Kelly's surprising return on Australian screens next week.

    The villain, played by Rob Mills, will be back for a brief reappearance as Susan uses a visualisation technique to come to terms with the ordeal she endured. The technique is suggested by David Tanaka, as Susan watches Finn's video diaries recorded before his death as part of her research for Olivia Bell's book.

    "David thinks that if Susan can visualise Finn, she can use that technique to ask him all the questions that have remained unanswered since his death," Woodburne explained to TV Week magazine.

    "Susan felt she could never again let in anyone who might need help into her life in case she made the same mistake again.

    "After exploring this with her 'imagined' Finn, she comes to understand that she's a nurturing person and just has to risk failure in order to enjoy rich and loving relationships."

    While Susan initially keeps her visualisations a secret from her husband Karl, she eventually opens up to him when things start to get out of control.

    Mills recently told The Herald Sun that he loved being back one year after his character drowned.

    "It was weird to be back on set but also good to see their happy faces and I love working with the cast and crew," he said. "I'm just rapt they have continued filming the whole way through.

    "I love that my character has never really left and it has haunted people."

    Neighbours airs weekdays at 1.45pm and 5.30pm on Channel 5 (UK) and 6.30pm on 10 Peach (Australia).

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    Neighbours star Alan Fletcher teases "big mistake" in Karl Kennedy's future
    "And it's not an affair."

    https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/nei...nnedy-mistake/

    Neighbours spoilers follow.

    Neighbours star Alan Fletcher has teased what lies ahead for his character Dr Karl Kennedy.

    The actor has given fans a preview of what Karl will be up to next ? and it doesn't seem his relationship to his wife Susan (Jackie Woodburne) will be any less rocky.

    "Susan has realised that Karl is a deeply, deeply flawed person and she can't change him so she just has to accept his flaws and learn to love them," Fletcher said in an interview with Studio 10.

    "Although, this is a little bit of a spoiler alert in a sense, Karl is about to make another big, big, big mistake," the actor continued.

    "And it's not an affair."

    Fletcher has been playing the GP on the soap since 1994, although he had previously been cast in a smaller, different role for a three-week stint.

    The actor also addressed the soap's uncertain future after Channel 5 announced it will no longer screen on its network from August this year.

    "It's really up and down a little bit," Fletcher explained.

    "You kind of expect these things are gonna happen. You have to steel yourself as an actor, you're on a one-year contract and you go, 'Ok, the show could end at any time for me,'" he said, adding that a possible cancellation would put a lot of people's jobs at risk, not just his.

    "I think of the hundreds of people who are not going to be working anymore," he said.

    "And, most of all, the fans because Neighbours isn't like Squid Game, you know, where you watch one season and you go, 'Oh, they ought to do another season.' Neighbours is part of people's lives and I'm gutted that it's ending."

    Neighbours airs weekdays at 1.45pm and 6pm on Channel 5 (UK) and Mondays to Thursdays at 6.30pm on 10 Peach (Australia).

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    Neighbours' Karl Kennedy grows jealous over Clive Gibbons in new scenes
    He's left feeling inadequate.

    https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/nei...clive-gibbons/

    Neighbours spoilers follow.

    Neighbours has revealed Karl Kennedy will be faced with a new challenge in upcoming episodes of the Channel 5 soap.

    Karl ? played by Alan Fletcher ? is set to battle a rising jealousy over Clive Gibbons' (Geoff Paine) increasing popularity amongst his loved ones over the wealth of material possessions in his name.

    The first to be wowed will be Toadie, Melanie and Susan. The trio are left enchanted as they witness the grandiosity of Clive's luxurious penthouse, leaving Karl feeling inadequate in comparison.

    Unable to think clearly, he becomes overwhelmed by dreadful thoughts and doubts about his capability to provide for Susan.

    He wishes to give her the lifestyle she's always wanted ? for them to spend their last decades together lavishly and with no need left unmet.

    But he quickly comes to the realisation that their golden years threaten to dissolve right before his eyes if he doesn't step up his game.

    Desperate to build his wealth, Karl will find himself on a mission to detect the best investment opportunities for himself, when he chances upon the fashion mogul, Montana Marcel.

    Dazzled by her business mind and accomplishments, he becomes eager to invest in her newest start-up ? only for Susan, who is considerably more clear-minded on the matter, to shut it down.

    But will Karl let go of this worry on his mind so easily?

    Neighbours airs these scenes on Wednesday, April 6 and Thursday, April 7 at 1.45pm and 6pm on Channel 5 (UK) and Thursday, April 28 and Monday, May 2 at 6.30pm on 10 Peach (Australia).

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    As I posted in the spoilers thread, this makes no sense.

    Karl and Susan should be loaded. Not only are they both well paid, like Clive, but they (all three) have been for a long time, and they have supers which must be due soon. And a big house in Melbourne. And neither of them spend any money on anything.

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    Neighbours' Karl Kennedy to betray Susan with secretive move
    Has he made a bad decision?

    https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/nei...susan-montana/

    Neighbours spoilers follow.

    Neighbours' Karl Kennedy is set to go behind Susan's back following her objections over his investment plans on the soap.

    Karl has been keen to prove he can provide for his wife, especially given his jealously over Clive Gibbons' wealth and the way the latter has gained popularity with his loved ones.

    Feeling inadequate, Karl wants to up his game so he can provide for his and Susan's golden years, and sees an opportunity in fashion mogul Montana Marcel.

    While he wants to invest in her start-up, Susan expresses disapproval, and in new scenes airing next week, Karl remains determined to prove to his wife that he can give her the life she deserves.

    Still, Susan won't budge over the Montana situation, and he ends up betraying her by secretly going to Montana with a $20K cheque for her cosmetic line.

    Despite investing and feeling pride over his decision, however, Karl still doesn't tell Susan, waiting for the opportune moment.

    Yet his actions may be about to prove disastrous, as Karl is unaware that Montana's empire is about to collapse.

    Will Susan find out, and if so, how will she react to her husband's actions?

    In other Neighbours news, the soap's Australian network recently reacted to Channel 5's decision to drop the soap, and the show subsequently ending, with Network 10's Beverley McGarvey calling it "devastating".

    The series finale's airdate has recently been confirmed, along with a change in schedule in Australia so that the last ever episode can air at the same time as in the UK.

    Neighbours airs these scenes on Wednesday, April 13 and Thursday, April 14 at 1.45pm and 6pm on Channel 5 (UK) and Monday, May 9 and Tuesday, May 10 at 6.30pm on 10 Peach (Australia).

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    Neighbours' Karl Kennedy upsets Susan with new betrayal
    The couple's financial future is under threat.

    https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/nei...usan-betrayal/

    Neighbours spoilers follow.

    Neighbours favourite Karl Kennedy has some explaining to do next week after betraying his wife Susan.

    A new storyline sees Karl make the risky decision to invest in Montana Marcel's business as he aims to boost his future retirement funds.

    Karl has started reconsidering his current investment portfolio as he feels under pressure to give Susan the life she deserves when they both retire.

    While Karl thinks that investing in a success story like Montana is a no-brainer, he's unaware that her business empire is on the brink of collapse.

    To make matters worse, Karl goes ahead with the investment behind Susan's back after she has encouraged him not to proceed.

    In next week's episodes on Channel 5, Karl becomes over-confident in his investments and starts pompously dishing out financial advice to anyone he meets.

    Hospital boss Clive Gibbons doesn't agree with Karl's recommendations, which gives him cause to question his investment in Montana.

    As Karl starts to secretly regret the risk he has taken, he feels anxious about continuing to lie to Susan.

    Montana tries to set Karl's mind at ease by promising him that he'll see some fast returns.

    Later though, Susan finds Karl's ripped-up original cheque for Montana. She thanks him for not investing, unaware that he later wrote a second cheque.

    Karl struggles to keep up the lie and it's not long before the reality of the situation is exposed to Susan.

    Susan is furious with Karl and takes matters into her own hands by asking Montana for their money back.

    Knowing the investment won't end well for the Kennedys, Montana feels guilty for the ruin she'll cause them.

    Just when Montana considers giving the money back as a kind gesture, she overhears Susan bad-mouthing her.

    Does this mean Susan will miss her chance to get the investment back?

    Neighbours airs these scenes on Tuesday, April 19, Thursday, April 21 and Friday, April 22 at 1.45pm and 6pm on Channel 5 (UK) and Monday, May 16, Wednesday, May 18 and Thursday, May 19 at 6.30pm on 10 Peach (Australia).

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    $20k = financial ruin?

    For Karl and Susan.

    Um, okay. There must be more to it.

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    Sky News story:


    Neighbours: Karl Kennedy star Alan Fletcher on the final goodbye, a possible UK soap tour spin-off, and the contents of Karl and Susan's sex box
    He's been known as Dr Karl Kennedy for almost 28 years after becoming a resident of Ramsay Street, Erinsborough, in 1994. As he prepares for Neighbours' last ever episode, Alan Fletcher speaks to Sky News about his time on the show and his music career.

    https://news.sky.com/story/neighbour...x-box-12599455

    It was must-see teatime viewing for generations, the home to Kylie Minogue and Margot Robbie before they became mega stars, the street that gave us Harold Bishop's return from the dead and Bouncer's dream, and where good Neighbours became good friends.

    While the soap moved from the BBC to Channel 5 and lost UK viewers over the years, for those who grew up in the 1980s and '90s it was always more than just a TV show.

    From Paul's affair with his wife's twin sister - caught out by the baby monitor! - and Todd being killed on his way to stop Phoebe having an abortion, to the tornado and plane crash in more recent years, Neighbours brought typical soap melodrama, tragedy and sexy affairs, but as the sunnier, more glamorous Australian cousin of its British counterparts.

    While the big screen and polished dramas get the critical acclaim, the vast majority will never see the love that soaps build with their audiences. The characters are a constant in our lives, the (mostly) friendly faces who invite us in to their highs and lows and provide hot topics for the school playground and, lets's be honest, office catch-ups.

    And none more so than Dr Karl Kennedy, played by Alan Fletcher. After 28 years in Erinsborough, he and his on-screen wife Susan (played by Jackie Woodburne) are officially Ramsay Street's longest-serving residents.

    Despite Dr Karl's affairs - who can forget Susan's slap? - and illegitimate child and recent questionable investment, he and Susan remain together and he is arguably Neighbours' best-loved star. Not just beloved on screen, he has also built a fan base as a musician - first with his band Waiting Room and now as he prepares to release his debut solo album.

    So as we prepare for the end (sob), who better to speak to about saying goodbye to Ramsay Street?

    "We will finish filming the final scenes on 10 June," says Fletcher (must remember to call him that, the urge to write Dr Karl is strong). "I'm on a break from Neighbours now until mid-May, so I will go back and do the last four weeks of the show, which promise to be - this is a big statement - possibly the best episodes of Neighbours ever made, because we have a lot of returning guests.

    "It's going to be an absolute hurricane of filming and I think the fans are going to love it."

    So far, Harold Bishop (played by Ian Smith) has been confirmed to return, he says, and there are many more. Can we expect the likes of Kylie and Jason bringing back Scott and Charlene, perhaps Margot Robbie or even Russell Crowe, too? And can Fletcher reveal anything about how it's going to end? Surely it can't all have been a dream, Dallas-style? Or could it end with a T-Rex attack, like Byker Grove? (Yes, really).

    "Well, I would dearly love to [give a spoiler], if I knew," says Fletcher. "Here's the thing? I can't tell you something I don't know about. The ink is still drying on that last episode, they waited to write it for as long as possible because they didn't know who was going to come back... and now they are keeping that so guarded.

    "It's such top secret stuff, I don't know when I'll find out. I guess... three weeks before it happens and my script lands in my inbox. So I could be sly and call you up then." (Obviously Sky News is holding him to this).

    "I'm assuming that whatever that last scene is, everyone will turn up and fill the studio," he says. "This has happened before when actors have left the show, where they're filming their last scene and it might just be two people on the set, you know, discussing their love, and there are 150 people in the studio, in the dark, waiting for the scene to finish.

    "This will be extraordinary, I know it will be. It'll be so emotional. I think a lot of people just won't know what to say. They won't know what to do. It'll be like, what do we do now?"

    Karl and Susan to move to the UK?

    As such popular characters, has he ever considered pitching a Karl and Susan spin-off? "What would be fun would be Karl and Susan go travelling through the UK and just accidentally turn up in every UK soap as tourists," he suggests.

    "We could be in EastEnders and go for a pint at the pub and I could go on to the set of Doctors and be asked to help save a life in the street. We'd have a grand old time. Up to Corrie and then go across to Emmerdale. Brilliant."

    And if he could keep any Neighbours memorabilia? "There's one piece of memorabilia that will be absolutely capital to get your hands on," he says. "It's the portrait of the three Kennedy children painted by Helen Daniels sitting over our fireplace. It's been there for literally 27 years. That's a cracker.

    "There's also a picture of me from back in the '70s when I had a moustache and sort of semi-long hair, which was actually from a play, that belongs to me. So the first thing I'm going to do on the last day of filming is rush over and actually grab what belongs to me.

    "But I don't know there's going to be any opportunity to try and slyly pinch anything because I believe it will go into storage as being historical. Basically, it's history, it'll be all going to a museum, I think."

    'I'm not looking for pop stardom'

    fter Neighbours, Fletcher acknowledges acting could get "a bit tricky, because of course everyone associates me with Dr Karl". For now, he has decided to concentrate on music.

    After performing with rock band Waiting Room since 2004 - releasing two albums and touring the UK 10 times in eight years, as well as maintaining a weekly residency in Melbourne for 12 years - he began to realise his passion for Americana and folk music in 2020.

    The resulting album, Dispatches, is set to be released later this year, with the first single - Sorry Is The Word, a duet with former Neighbours star Alyce Platt (Jen Handley and later Olivia Bell; swapping characters is allowed in soap) - released earlier in April.

    "The music I'm very keen to really work hard on and I'm looking forward to having a little bit of a break so I can actually write music and record it," Fletcher says. "At the moment, I've got 10 songs, but you know what? It's very likely I'll write another one that I like better and some stuff will end up getting the boot. So, yeah, I'm looking forward to the future."

    He later adds: "I'm not looking for any sort of pop stardom or anything. I'm just looking to play my music as honestly as I can, and I don't care if there's 10 people watching."

    Inspired by the likes of Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, John Prine, Kris Kristofferson, Dolly Parton and Keith Urban, Fletcher says his solo shows will be very different to his appearances with Waiting Room back in the 2000s - which often took place at university nights as students turned out to see Dr Karl on stage.

    "That was party time," he says. "There's lots of jumping around being silly, but this music is a little more subdued. And when I'm playing in the UK, I'll be playing as a three-piece, so it'll be more about the words and more about what I'm singing than the antics."

    What's in the blue box?

    Fletcher also has his "evening with" show, The Doctor Will See You Now, which after COVID cancellations is set to finally tour the UK in September. And of all the questions people want to ask about Dr Karl, it's one about his sex life that comes up most.

    "Everyone wants to know what's in Karl and Susan's blue box that they keep under their bed, because that's their marital aid," he says, laughing. "It's basically implied that it forms a rather large part of their love life - but no one knows what's in it."

    Like the ending of Neighbours, Fletcher is staying tight-lipped on this one, too. You'll have to tune in at the end to see if a blue box reveal forms part of the final hurrah. Unlikely, perhaps - but stranger things have happened in soap.



    And:

    Neighbours star Alan Fletcher teases huge secrecy over final ever episodes
    "It's such top secret stuff."

    https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/nei...inal-episodes/

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