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Pantherboy
22-07-2019, 00:35
Digital Spy article:
Neighbours reveals another cruel scam from Fake Dee as Dee Bliss faces her again
Andrea manipulates her twin next week.
https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/neighbours/a28456768/neighbours-spoilers-fake-dee-cruel-scam/
Note: This article contains spoilers for the Dee storyline, which some readers may prefer to avoid.
Neighbours schemer Andrea Somers shows her true colours again next week as she tries to use Dee Bliss as a pawn in her latest scam.
Andrea is currently locked up in prison now that her crimes have caught up with her, but there's more drama ahead when Dee makes an ill-fated attempt to reach out to her.
As Dee spends time thinking about how she has lost so much family in her life, she decides that she doesn't want to cut contact with her identical twin Andrea and biological mum Heather.
Dee's resolve is strengthened when she speaks to Willow Somers via Skype and sees that there is some good in the family.
Despite Toadie's reservations, Dee returns to the prison in the hope of establishing a connection with Andrea and Heather.
While Heather seems to show genuine remorse for her actions, it soon becomes clear that Andrea hasn't changed at all.
Andrea is interested in bonding with Dee, but only so that she can use their connection as leverage and secure a lighter sentence for her crimes.
Dee is devastated to realise that Andrea has no genuine interest in her as a person, while Toadie feels terrible for her as he watches on.
Toadie gives Andrea some harsh home truths over her latest terrible behaviour, which inspires Dee to take a stand too.
Dee decides to cut ties with both Andrea and Heather, finally closing the door on the deceitful pair for good.
Neighbours airs these scenes on Thursday, August 1 at 1.45pm and 5.30pm on Channel 5 (UK) and 6.30pm on 10 Peach (Australia).
Pantherboy
29-07-2019, 00:25
Digital Spy article:
Neighbours confirms Dee Bliss exit plot as she makes a big decision
Dee and Toadie go their separate ways.
https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/neighbours/a28530490/neighbours-spoilers-dee-bliss-exit-plot/
Neighbours waves goodbye to Dee Bliss again next week as she makes a big decision about her future with Toadie Rebecchi.
The show is currently exploring unresolved feelings between the former couple following Dee's miraculous return from the dead after a 16-year disappearance.
Next week's episodes see the chemistry grow between Dee and Toadie (Ryan Moloney) as they help to put together an arts and crafts school project for Nell.
The pair give into temptation by sharing a kiss, but Toadie freaks out when he's suddenly flooded with memories of everything that has come before – including his marriage to Dee, his life with Sonya, and his ordeal with Andrea Somers' cruel lies.
Toadie flees from the house when it all becomes too much, leaving Dee regretful that she may have acted on impulse too soon.
When Toadie returns home, Dee has already returned to Byron Bay to give him some much-needed space.
Feeling bad for how he treated Dee, a guilty Toadie tracks her down to clear the air. Dee admits that neither of them are ready for a relationship, so it's best for them to go their separate ways for now.
As Dee and Toadie say a heartbreaking goodbye, both are hopeful that they'll meet again further down the track.
The emotional scenes mark the end of Madeleine West's latest guest stint in the show, as she is now busy filming another series of Australian drama Playing For Keeps.
Neighbours airs these scenes on Thursday, August 8 at 1.45pm and 5.30pm on Channel 5 (UK) and 6.30pm on 10 Peach (Australia).
Aussieguy
29-07-2019, 13:04
Makes sense I guess but wish Madeleine could have returned on a permanent basis. Lets hope Dee returns in the near future.
catholly
29-07-2019, 18:58
I found this a bizarre and awkward storyline. Jarring after Sonya's death. Don't know if it's because I never watched Dee first time round, but I don't really like her and find the performance far too indistinct from Andrea!
Aussieguy
30-07-2019, 05:35
Real Dee coming back into Toad's life at this point even if temporary has helped him to heal from all of his recent trauma. You could see the pain drop away when they first hugged. Love cures all
Pantherboy
09-11-2019, 21:16
Digital Spy article:
Neighbours boss hints Dee Bliss storyline could be revisited
"That is a story that is far from over."
https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/neighbours/a29746007/neighbours-boss-dee-bliss-storyline-revisited/
If you thought the days of having to keep track of Neighbours' tangled web of Dee Bliss identity reveals and twists were behind you, you might want to think again as the soap's boss appears to have other plans.
If you need a quick recap, the real Dee Bliss (Madeleine West) left Erinsborough earlier this year (following a miraculous return from the dead after a 16-year disappearance) after she and Toadie (Ryan Moloney) agreed that neither of them were ready for a relationship.
Before all of *that* however, the soap also introduced a 'Fake Dee', who was actually Andrea Somers.
With Andrea and her mum Heather (Kerry Armstrong) locked up in prison after all of their crimes caught up with them, the soap had one final twist up its sleeve as it was revealed that Dee and Andrea are actually identical twin sisters.
But while the storyline appeared to have come to a close back in July, when Dee decided to cut ties with both Andrea and Heather for good, soap boss Jason Herbison has hinted that the story could still continue...
Speaking to Australia's MediaWeek, Herbison said that the soap had its best ever catch-up numbers in the UK in July, which he described as "unusual because volume usually dips during a UK summer".
"It probably had a lot to do with Madeleine West (Andrea/Dee) and Kerry Armstrong (Alice/Heather), because ratings went up too," he reflected.
"That is a story that is far from over. Kerry had the best attitude from day one and Madeleine is an unstoppable force who is now doing a director training program with us."
And it may not just be the return of Heather, Andrea and Dee that soap fans can expect to see in the future either, as Herbison admits that more familiar faces from the soap's past could make a comeback during its 35th anniversary year.
"Sometimes it's practical, when just about every actor in Melbourne has done the show," he joked, adding: "Actually, I get a kick out of bringing back favourites and I think the audience does too."
Neighbours airs weekdays 1.45pm and 5.30pm on Channel 5 (UK) and 6.30pm on 10 Peach (Australia).
Pantherboy
15-12-2019, 08:16
Herald Sun article:
Madeleine West returns to Neighbours as Dee Bliss.
Neighbours fans will be delighted at news Madeleine West will return as Dee Bliss, one of the shows most popular and complicated characters. But West said it wasn’t the only offer she’s had.
One of Neighbours most popular and complicated characters is returning to Ramsay Street.
Madeleine West will reprise her role of Dee Bliss in the new year following a guest role this year where she played Dee and her evil twin Andrea during a sensational mid-year storyline.
Could the return of Dee in 2020 finally see the rekindling of the romance between West’s character and Toadfish Rebecchi played by Ryan Moloney.
The Dee/Andrea drama was one of the most popular with Neighbours fans this year.
West will film her new storylines for two months starting mid January.
Meanwhile the Byron Bay-based mum of six confirmed she had been approached several years ago to star with her children in a reality TV series.
“I decided to turn that down because I am an actor and I have chosen that path,” she said.
“My family and my children have not chosen that path. Until they are of an age to say, ‘Yes, maybe I want to be in the spotlight’, then it is my obligation to keep them protected. I would never take on any role that requires me to use my children as trade and barter.”
And the Digital Spy article:
Neighbours confirms another return for Madeleine West in Dee Bliss story
The Dee saga is getting another chapter.
https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/neighbours/a30232033/neighbours-madeleine-west-dee-bliss-return/
Danners9
15-12-2019, 11:35
hm. Conflicted.
One hand, they need characters since everyone seems to be leaving...
Other hand, they could be going to this particular well one too many times.
Ruffed_lemur
15-12-2019, 17:00
Really pleased Dee is coming back! :)
Way too soon for Toadie to have another romance...
Ruffed_lemur
16-12-2019, 00:03
Way too soon for Toadie to have another romance...
They did say they'd keep in touch. Doesn't have to be romance just yet.
They did say they'd keep in touch. Doesn't have to be romance just yet.
I know but I feel like everyone wants them to get together. Just because they had a romance before doesn't mean her coming back means they should get back together. Plus I wouldn't be able to look at Dee the same after her identical twin did all those horrible things.
Aussieguy
16-12-2019, 02:24
It's a bit more than a previous romance tho, Toad and Dee were married and were/are soul mates. In real life it would just be a matter of time before they reconnected romantically. Agree that it might be a bit too soon tho
its.like.that
17-12-2019, 03:38
She is only filming for 2 months. Long enough for them to have a relationship then break up when they see it doesn't work.
Ruffed_lemur
17-12-2019, 16:37
I know but I feel like everyone wants them to get together. Just because they had a romance before doesn't mean her coming back means they should get back together. Plus I wouldn't be able to look at Dee the same after her identical twin did all those horrible things.
Dee and Andrea are SO different. I had no trouble with that once it was resolved.
Pantherboy
04-04-2020, 22:46
Tvtonight.com.au article:
Aust Pace
Madeleine West returns to Neighbours
https://tvtonight.com.au/2020/04/madeleine-west-returns-to-neighbours-2.html
Madeleine West will make a guest return to Neighbours later this month, as both Dee Bliss and twin Andrea Somers.
Her character/s resurface when Elly (Jodie Anasta) faces trial for the murder of Finn (Rob Mills).
West was last seen in July as part of wild storylines resolving the mystery of Dee’s disappearance. But a phone call from Toadie draws Dee back to Erinsborough. Will she come face to face with Andrea?
She returns from Tuesday, 21 April on 10 Peach.
And the Digital Spy article:
Neighbours reveals more details of Dee Bliss's next return
She won't be the only familiar face coming back to Erinsborough.
https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/neighbours/a32043120/neighbours-dee-bliss-andrea-somers-return/
Noooooooo. I thought it was over.
Aussieguy
11-04-2020, 08:10
I'm happy to see Dee back but have had enough of Andrea and her psycho Mum
Pantherboy
18-04-2020, 22:51
Digital Spy article:
Neighbours star Madeleine West reveals when Dee Bliss story will be back - but there's a catch
When will Dee and Andrea return to Erinsborough?
https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/neighbours/a32196194/neighbours-dee-bliss-andrea-somers-return-date/
Neighbours fans have been preparing themselves for another much-anticipated return for classic character Dee Bliss following her shock comeback last year.
Actress Madeleine West, who plays both Dee and her nasty twin Andrea Somers, has now revealed exactly when we can expect to see the pair on our screens again.
Posting a photo of the twins on Instagram she wrote: "THEY'RE BAAA-AAACK!!!! We're back??? I'm back??? If I'm confused imagine how poor #toadie feels?
"Like them or loathed then, the #twins are back in town! Combatting #COVID through the power of confusion. Kicking (and screaming) off Tuesday 21st 6:30pm @10peachau @neighbours".
But sadly for UK fans, we'll have to wait a little longer to see Dee and Andrea return due to the current scheduling pattern in place for the Aussie soap.
Channel 5 has cut down the number of episodes it is showing each week for both Neighbours and Home and Away due to the coronavirus pandemic, which means that the UK is a little behind the Australian transmission dates.
So we can expect to see these scenes to air in the UK from May 13 onwards, with Andrea making her return shortly before Dee is back.
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_GrS0jpCO-/?utm_source=ig_embed
It was recently revealed that Dee will return to Erinsborough after receiving a phone call from her former husband Toadie Rebecchi (Ryan Moloney).
However, it remains to be seen just why he gets in touch with her again after they parted ways amicably last year, having decided they weren't ready to be in a relationship.
There's no word yet on the circumstances of Andrea's return or whether she'll be getting released from prison, having been locked up for her various crimes last summer.
Neighbours airs on Channel 5 in the UK and on 10 Peach in Australia.
I really hope Toadie doesn’t get back with Dee. It’s way waaaay too soon.
Pantherboy
23-04-2020, 23:14
Digital Spy article:
Aust Pace
Neighbours reveals new rift for Dee Bliss in her return plot
Trouble with Toadie?
https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/neighbours/a32251287/neighbours-spoilers-dee-bliss-toadie-rebecchi-rift/
Neighbours spoilers follow for episodes yet to air in the UK.
Neighbours aired Dee Bliss's latest return scenes in Australia today (April 23) – and a rift could be developing between her and Toadie Rebecchi.
Madeleine West has returned to screens and will be playing twin sisters Dee Bliss and Andrea Somers for another exciting stint.
Dee arrived on Ramsay Street after Andrea put the word out that she'd appreciate a visit from her sibling in prison.
Toadie was adamant that getting involved with Andrea would be a bad idea, but accepted that Dee had to make her own decision.
Much to Toadie's dismay, Dee went ahead and paid a visit to the jail without consulting him any further.
Rather than her usual games, Andrea appeared genuine as she came face-to-face with Dee for the first time in months, giving them a chance to talk about their family and how their lives went in such different directions.
Andrea also let Dee know that she'd like her to make visits more regularly, leaving Dee with a big decision to make.
Neighbours fans know that Andrea can rarely be trusted, having hatched numerous twisted schemes since she first impersonated Dee to scam Toadie in 2017.
Despite this, Dee is already giving serious consideration to giving Andrea another chance, despite ongoing disapproval from Toadie.
Toadie understandably wants to keep Andrea as far away from him and his family as possible after all the trouble she has caused over the years. Could this lead to tensions with Dee?
Next week on Australian screens, Dee tells Toadie that Andrea would like a picture of their young son Hugo. Dee is caught in the middle as she tries to deal with both parties, but will Toadie offer out this olive branch to Andrea?
Neighbours airs Dee and Andrea's returns on Channel 5 in May for UK viewers.
Neighbours currently airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 1.45pm and 5.30pm on Channel 5 (UK) and weeknights at 6.30pm on 10 Peach (Australia).
Pantherboy
13-05-2020, 23:45
Digital Spy article:
Neighbours star Madeleine West reveals whether she'd return as Dee and Andrea permanently
"Playing these characters is the most complex thing I've ever done."
https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/neighbours/a32457618/neighbours-spoilers-madeleine-west-dee-andrea-permanent/
Neighbours star Madeleine West has revealed that she'd be interested in sticking with the soap on a permanent basis.
The actress, who was a show regular between 2000 and 2003, has been making guest appearances for the past three years in the roles of Andrea Somers and Dee Bliss.
This week, Channel 5 viewers have seen Andrea reappear as a fellow inmate in Elly Conway's prison storyline. Dee will also be making her own comeback imminently.
Asked whether she'd be interested in re-joining Neighbours on a more permanent basis, Madeleine told Digital Spy: "I've already said that I would love to. Playing these two characters at once is the most complex thing I've ever done.
"With Neighbours, it's very easy to call it a soap. But when a show has such a large cast and is airing as frequently as it is – and has been airing for 35 years – it has no choice but to really capture the zeitgeist and be exceptionally topical.
"It utilises subject matter that is playing out in real time in society right now, whether it's sexual orientation, gender politics or commenting on the environment.
"Neighbours has to be in there first and foremost, with a finger on the pulse. There are very few shows like that. The stories are told with such integrity and realism, so the audience can recognise themselves in the characters.
"If anyone talks down a show like Neighbours, I think they need to sit down and actually watch it because they'll be blown away by the kind of things that Neighbours achieves."
Madeleine also admitted that she was particularly interested in peeling back the layers of Andrea in this stint.
On why she came back again, Madeleine replied: "I think there was much more to explore with Andrea. Her story is so complex. We know that Dee loves Toadie and Toadie loves Dee. Their story is about finding each other.
"But Andrea is such a complicated character and I really wanted to investigate why she is the way she is. This particular run of storylines has fleshed that out more than we had the opportunity to do before.
"I love Dee's softness, but I've played her for many years now. Andrea is such a fascinating character, who came into the show pretending to be Dee. We saw her true colours and she was certainly a nasty piece of work.
"But we see in this run that Andrea just wants her boy Hugo. She had a really rough upbringing and she doesn't really have a firm role model for what it means to be a good person. She's trying to make her way in the world without much of a guide."
Neighbours airs weekdays at 1.45pm and 5.30pm on Channel 5 (UK) and 6.30pm on 10 Peach (Australia).
Rowdydog12
14-05-2020, 03:41
I don't mind if she stays on the show either
Aussieguy
14-05-2020, 03:46
Would be great love Dee. If she does stay can see her and Toad renewing their wedding vows eventually.
kayuqtuq
14-05-2020, 05:00
Please, no. Never liked Dee first time around!
Dee yes , Andrea no. Andrea makes sense this time around, but let her rot in jail after this.
Aussieguy
14-05-2020, 10:04
Agree on Andrea after this don't want to see her or her loony mother ever again.
its.like.that
14-05-2020, 14:09
They are going to try and redeem andrea
Pantherboy
14-05-2020, 23:22
Digital Spy article.
Neighbours star Madeleine West promises softer side to Fake Dee
"She genuinely just wants to see her son."
https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/neighbours/a32470957/neighbours-spoilers-madeleine-west-fake-dee-andrea-somers-softer-side/
Neighbours spoilers follow.
Neighbours star Madeleine West has revealed that viewers will see a softer side to scheming Andrea Somers in her latest stint on the show.
This week, viewers have seen Madeleine reprise her role as twisted Andrea, who's in the same prison as Elly Conway.
Upcoming episodes for UK fans will see Andrea start to make an impact on Ramsay Street life from afar.
This includes asking her twin sister Dee Bliss if Toadie Rebecchi would be prepared to hand over a picture of their baby son Hugo, allowing her to feel close to him in jail.
Asked whether Andrea's interest in her youngest child is genuine, Madeleine told Digital Spy: "Absolutely. I don't think, at that point in time, there's any ulterior motive.
"Look, Andrea always wants to find a way in. But at that particular time, I think she genuinely just wants to see her son. There's the pain of not even knowing what he looks like and being apart from him for so long.
"It'd be too Machiavellian if she had any other intention at that point in time. She's definitely a bit sociopathic, but she loves her children and just needs to know that they're part of her life."
Andrea has also been bribed by Sam Fitzgerald to manipulate Elly from the inside. Despite this, Madeleine has insisted that Andrea feels a genuine bond with Elly as the scenes progress – especially when Elly ultimately gives up on having baby Aster with her at the jail.
Madeleine continued: "More than anything else, Andrea has intentions there, but it's much more complex than that. She sees in Elly another woman who is being kept away from her baby, due to circumstances that she can't control. So her interactions with Elly are quite genuine."
On whether Andrea could ever be fully redeemed, Madeleine laughed: "I think she's fully redeemed in her own eyes already! In her own warped mind, she has never really done anything wrong. We have to remember that she's a product of her upbringing and Heather is her mum.
"In pure sociopathic terms, her psychology is that she's doing what she feels is the right thing. I think she has good intentions but she doesn't necessarily find the best route to fulfil them."
The current dramas are building up to a permanent exit for Elly, as Jodi Anasta finished filming on Neighbours last week.
Madeleine added: "Jodi is an absolute delight. She's such an accomplished actress. I've been a fan of hers since her Home and Away days. She has such a beautiful, delicate touch in bringing Elly to life.
"Her scene work was beautiful – she often had me in tears, playing against her as Andrea. We will retain a friendship moving forwards. She's just such a pleasure to work with and it's a beautiful end note to farewell Elly."
Neighbours airs weekdays at 1.45pm and 5.30pm on Channel 5 (UK) and 6.30pm on 10 Peach (Australia).
Pantherboy
19-05-2020, 23:24
Digital Spy article:
AUST PACE!
Neighbours brings back another character in Dee and Andrea storyline
The drama just keeps coming.
https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/neighbours/a32598555/neighbours-spoilers-kerry-armstrong-heather-schilling-return/
Neighbours has brought back another familiar face for new drama in the Dee Bliss and Andrea Somers storyline.
Kerry Armstrong has reprised her role as ruthless Heather Schilling, who's the mother of twin sisters Dee and Andrea.
This week's episodes in Australia have seen Elly Conway get released from jail, freeing her from Andrea's terror behind bars.
Elly may have served her time but the jail scenes aren't over just yet, as we'll still see more of Andrea at the prison – this time with her mum.
Kerry's return scenes as Heather aired in Australia yesterday (May 18), as Dee caught a brief glimpse of her while visiting Andrea in jail.
Spoilers released for upcoming episodes have revealed that this chance encounter will pique Dee's curiosity, leaving her to wonder whether it's worth pursuing a relationship with her birth mother.
This is sure to spark tensions with Dee's partner Toadie Rebecchi, who doesn't want anything to do with Heather or Andrea.
We'll also see more of Andrea's dynamic with Heather at the jail. We've seen that Andrea is top dog among the other prisoners, but how is Heather getting along?
Kerry first played Heather for guest stints in 2018 and 2019. The memorable character was initially introduced under the guise of nanny Alice Wells – a false identity to fool the Rebecchis.
In a recent chat with Neighbours co-star Takaya Honda on his YouTube series Tak Talks, Kerry admitted that she refused to tone down her scenes as 'Alice' despite advice from a director on set.
Kerry laughed: "I said, 'Can I ask you something? If this were The Shining, and I was Jack Nicholson, would you be saying pull it back?' And he said, 'No, why?' I said, 'Ah okay, great – can you just from now on pretend that we're doing The Shining?'
"Then the following week, another director, Declan, he came down and went, 'Hello Kerry, it's lovely to meet you and I believe I'm to call you Jack'.
"You have to back yourself."
Neighbours airs weekdays at 1.45pm and 5.30pm on Channel 5 (UK) and 6.30pm on 10 Peach (Australia).
Aussieguy
20-05-2020, 03:21
I can understand Andrea being her twin but Heather? A psycho who made Sonya's life hell in her final months and tried to kill her? If I'm Toad no way I'm okay with that.
its.like.that
20-05-2020, 09:42
I am glad Kerry didnt tone things down. Great acting.
But yeah this explains why Dee is back short term. Toadie and her realise their relationship wont work whilst she talks to her mum and for good reason.
Pantherboy
21-05-2020, 23:08
Digital Spy article:
AUST PACE!
Neighbours airs new Dee Bliss twist after surprise return
Toadie won't be happy.
https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/neighbours/a32625948/neighbours-spoilers-dee-bliss-heather-schilling-latest/
Neighbours spoilers follow from Australian-pace episodes, which some UK readers may prefer to avoid.
Neighbours' Dee Bliss could be about to risk her happiness with Toadie Rebecchi following the return of Heather Schilling.
Dee (Madeleine West) and Toadie (Ryan Moloney) have finally reunited after years apart, but the reappearance of Heather now threatens to throw a spanner in the works.
Earlier this week, the show's Australian-pace episodes revealed that Heather is now locked away in the same prison wing as her daughter Andrea Somers.
Dee caught a glimpse of Heather while visiting Andrea, which gave her food for thought over her mum.
In Thursday's episode on 10 Peach in Australia (May 21), Dee broke the news to Toadie that Heather is back on the scene.
It turned out that Heather had been released from the psychiatric ward, having successfully completed her treatment.
Karl Kennedy ended up visiting Heather to see how she was doing and report back to Toadie and Dee.
With Heather on her best behaviour, Karl later informed the couple that everything seemed to be fine.
Toadie optimistically hoped that this would be the end of the matter, but Dee later secretly made a phone call to the prison, wanting to set up her own visit to Heather.
It's no secret that Toadie wants nothing to do with Andrea or Heather after how much trouble they've caused in the past, so could this lead to new tensions with Dee as she delves back into her family history?
Neighbours fans in the UK will see these scenes on Channel 5 in June.
Neighbours airs weekdays at 1.45pm and 5.30pm on Channel 5 (UK) and 6.30pm on 10 Peach (Australia).
Aussieguy
22-05-2020, 03:48
So psychotic Heather puts on a acting performance and Karl thinks all is A okay? How gullible are these people :rolleyes:
pudpullertm
25-05-2020, 23:48
nearly as guilible as us. :)
So psychotic Heather puts on a acting performance and Karl thinks all is A okay? How gullible are these people :rolleyes:
and after finn so soon another taken in so quick
Pantherboy
09-06-2020, 00:06
Digital Spy article:
AUST PACE!
Neighbours lines up a huge new twist for Dee Bliss and Andrea Somers
Andrea's scheming will step up a gear.
https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/neighbours/a32799959/neighbours-spoilers-dee-bliss-andrea-somers-prison-twist/
Neighbours is planning another big twist for twins Dee Bliss and Andrea Somers (both played by Madeleine West), as a prison visit between the sisters leads to a shocking attack.
Andrea has recently been trying to appeal to kind-hearted Dee to convince Toadie Rebecchi (Ryan Moloney), who Dee recently rekindled a romantic relationship with, to grant her some access to Andrea and Toadie's young son Hugo, who Toadie has full custody of.
Australia's TV Soap magazine has now revealed that Andrea is set to try a shocking new tactic in her plan to be reunited with Hugo as she seduces new prison guard Owen (Johnny Ruffo) and convinces him to agree to stake out Dee's movements on Ramsay Street.
Owen soon 'bumps into' Dee in Harold's Cafe and tells her all about Andrea's struggles in prison, which prompts Dee to visit her scheming sister once again.
But what poor Dee doesn't know is that she's about to walk into a trap, as Andrea uses Dee's interest in gardening to persuade her to tend some plants with her in the prison garden, before attacking Dee and knocking her out.
Andrea then swaps clothes with an unconscious Dee and, with Owen's help, escapes from jail while posing as her sister.
After Dee wakes up, she's horrified to find herself dressed in Andrea's prison uniform and her pleas to the guards are ignored as they believe Andrea is up to her usual manipulative tricks.
Thankfully the twins' mother Heather Schilling (Kerry Armstrong), who is also in jail, does believe Dee and she vows to convince the authorities that Andrea really has escaped.
Meanwhile, back on Ramsay Street, Andrea seizes her opportunity and snatches Hugo from the Rebecchi house.
After escaping to an abandoned house with Hugo and her new lover Owen, Andrea realises that she doesn't have a next move planned and calls Heather to ask her for help in forming an escape plan.
Heather plays along but in reality she and Dee are plotting a trap to expose Andrea and put her back in prison. But as the sting gets underway, a desperate Toadie interrupts and inadvertently makes things worse – much to Dee and Heather's horror.
Has Toadie unwittingly ruined the plan to put Andrea back behind bars?
Neighbours airs weekdays at 1.45pm and 5.30pm on Channel 5 (UK) and 6.30pm on 10 Peach (Australia).
Aussieguy
09-06-2020, 03:59
Are visitors actually allowed to enter the prison (garden) ?
kayuqtuq
09-06-2020, 04:43
Are visitors actually allowed to enter the prison (garden) ?
I very much doubt it, but this is soapland, where normal rules fly out the window!
Yeah sure, let the identical twin of an inmate into the prison. What could go wrong??
tammyy2j
24-06-2020, 23:10
Dee gets so quick easy visits to see Andrea and her hair is it real, the length and roots etc.,
Dee gets so quick easy visits to see Andrea and her hair is it real, the length and roots etc.,
The actress’ hair is actually brown. The blonde is a wig and it’s not a very good one.
pudpullertm
25-06-2020, 14:53
did we ever find out who pete williams is and why it was such a shock
Aussieguy
26-06-2020, 10:19
The actress’ hair is actually brown. The blonde is a wig and it’s not a very good one.
It's kind of distracting knowing it's a wig. Why not either have Dee/Andrea with brown hair or have Madeleine bleach her hair?
Even though Andrea is a despicable character I'm loving Madeleine's acting- the interaction with Kerry's Heather is lots of fun
It also didn’t make sense for them or Andrea to have the same regrowth. Don’t think they’re allowed bleach in prison so her blonde would have faded a lot in that amount of time. And if they were natural blondes then there wouldn’t be brown regrowth.
I also love Heather as a character. I’m warming up to her. She seems to really want to turn her life around and cares deeply for her daughters.
The reason why they didn’t bleach Madeleines hair, I’d because she has her natural hair, in Playing for keeps.
Pantherboy
26-11-2024, 06:45
Not a spoiler, but an interesting crossover for Neighbours and H&A fans...
Yahoo.com article (see photos in the link):
Home and Away star's surprising connection to rival show
Jessica Redmayne, who plays Harper on Home and Away, has shared a surprising throwback photo from an iconic Neighbours storyline.
https://au.lifestyle.yahoo.com/home-and-away-stars-surprising-connection-to-rival-show-030059364.html
A current Home and Away star has shared a surprising connection to a very popular and very chaotic Neighbours storyline, revealing she once starred in the competing soap, but in a very subtle way.
Jessica Redmayne, who plays Harper Matheson on Home and Away, shared on her Instagram Stories that she played the body double for character Andrea Somers on Neighbours. If that name doesn't quite ring a bell, then surely the name Dee Bliss (played by Madeleine West) does ? Dee was an iconic '00s character on Neighbours before she appeared to meet her tragic, untimely end on the day of her wedding to Toadie when he drove their car off a cliff and into the sea. Idiot.
Home and Away star's surprising connection to Neighbours
Anyway, what does that have to do with Neighbours character Andrea? Well, Madeleine West returned to Neighbours in 2016, introduced as Dee back from the dead, but it turned out to be Andrea Somers, a woman impersonating Dee in an attempt to swindle some money.
Now, in this already convoluted storyline, enter Jessica Redmayne, who played Madeleine West's body double when Madeleine was playing Andrea, not Dee, and you have the full picture!
Jessica recently shared a snap on her Instagram story revealing the body double gig in a throwback photo from five years ago.
Jessica's stroll down memory lane was to commemorate that she's now playing a lead character on a show and now needs her own body double, due to Harper's pregnancy storyline, which she posted in her next snap.
Home and Away fans loved the little throwback and fun fact
"Wow, I watched Neighbours back then (along with Home and Away of course, and of course I watch both shows now) and didn't know this until now," one person commented.
"Wow, I really thought it was Dee playing both parts!" another said, while someone else chimed in, "Oooh, that?s a great interesting fact."
Meanwhile, another fan had other things on her mind. "I'm telling you, Jessica looks like, Marcia, Maureen McCormick from the Brady Bunch. Can anyone else see this?"
Tbh, I do.
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