Pantherboy
01-06-2019, 23:48
Digital Spy article:
Neighbours announces shock returns for Christina and Caroline Alessi after 27 years
Ramsay Street has got '90s fever.
https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/neighbours/a27686578/neighbours-announces-christina-and-caroline-alessi-return-27-years/
With the Spice Girls on tour and a Buffy the Vampire Slayer series in the works, 2019 is feeling more '90s than ever – and now it looks like even Neighbours can't resist a throwback to the 1990s.
Today (June 1) the soap has confirmed the return of two of its biggest stars from the decade as Gayle and Gillian Blakeney are heading back to Ramsay Street to reprise their roles of Christina and Caroline Alessi.
The duo will be back on screens in September this year, 27 years after they were last seen on screen.
The twins arrived on the soap all the way back in 1990 in the guise of 'Linda Giles', the identity both women shared in Witness Protection after witnessing a murder.
It wasn't long before the truth was revealed in true soap style though, and soon Christina and Caroline were making their mark on Ramsay Street, with Paul Robinson (Stefan Dennis) catching the attention of both women.
Caroline (played by Gillian Blakeney) bowed out of the soap in May 1992, with Christina (played by Gayle) following a few months later.
Their return will see Christina come face-to-face with her ex-husband Paul Robinson once again, while Caroline, also an ex-lover of Paul's, has a few old scores to settle too. With their return around the corner, the women have a lot of catching up to do – but how will they cope now that Paul's got his eye on another new flame?
"We were tickled pink to be asked back and we knew if they wanted to reprise the characters after nearly 30 years, it had to be for a great story line which it is," Gayle said in a statement.
"We're really looking forward to filming it."
Gillian added: "Strangely enough it feels just so comfortable and familiar despite the obvious changes, the cast and crew have been so welcoming."
Any further details of what the twin sisters will get up to are being kept under wraps for now, but it looks like Paul Robinson will soon be left reeling from a couple of blasts from the past.
Neighbours airs weekdays at 1.45pm and 5.30pm on Channel 5 (UK) and 6.30pm on 10 Peach (Australia).
And the radiotimes.com article:
Neighbours brings back the Alessi twins – Gayle and Gillian Blakeney return!
The 90s favourites left Ramsay Street in 1992
https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2019-06-01/neighbours-brings-back-the-alessi-twins-gayle-and-gillian-return/
Neighbours announces shock returns for Christina and Caroline Alessi after 27 years
Ramsay Street has got '90s fever.
https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/neighbours/a27686578/neighbours-announces-christina-and-caroline-alessi-return-27-years/
With the Spice Girls on tour and a Buffy the Vampire Slayer series in the works, 2019 is feeling more '90s than ever – and now it looks like even Neighbours can't resist a throwback to the 1990s.
Today (June 1) the soap has confirmed the return of two of its biggest stars from the decade as Gayle and Gillian Blakeney are heading back to Ramsay Street to reprise their roles of Christina and Caroline Alessi.
The duo will be back on screens in September this year, 27 years after they were last seen on screen.
The twins arrived on the soap all the way back in 1990 in the guise of 'Linda Giles', the identity both women shared in Witness Protection after witnessing a murder.
It wasn't long before the truth was revealed in true soap style though, and soon Christina and Caroline were making their mark on Ramsay Street, with Paul Robinson (Stefan Dennis) catching the attention of both women.
Caroline (played by Gillian Blakeney) bowed out of the soap in May 1992, with Christina (played by Gayle) following a few months later.
Their return will see Christina come face-to-face with her ex-husband Paul Robinson once again, while Caroline, also an ex-lover of Paul's, has a few old scores to settle too. With their return around the corner, the women have a lot of catching up to do – but how will they cope now that Paul's got his eye on another new flame?
"We were tickled pink to be asked back and we knew if they wanted to reprise the characters after nearly 30 years, it had to be for a great story line which it is," Gayle said in a statement.
"We're really looking forward to filming it."
Gillian added: "Strangely enough it feels just so comfortable and familiar despite the obvious changes, the cast and crew have been so welcoming."
Any further details of what the twin sisters will get up to are being kept under wraps for now, but it looks like Paul Robinson will soon be left reeling from a couple of blasts from the past.
Neighbours airs weekdays at 1.45pm and 5.30pm on Channel 5 (UK) and 6.30pm on 10 Peach (Australia).
And the radiotimes.com article:
Neighbours brings back the Alessi twins – Gayle and Gillian Blakeney return!
The 90s favourites left Ramsay Street in 1992
https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2019-06-01/neighbours-brings-back-the-alessi-twins-gayle-and-gillian-return/