bakedbean
23-08-2006, 10:43
Neighbours looks never to be the same again as six new characters prepare to descend on Ramsay Street.
The first phase of fresh blood comprises model and Aussie TV presenter Nicky Whelan alongside former All Saints actress Natalie Saleeba, who played the role of Jessica Singleton in the Australian medical drama for two years.
Two newcomers Ben Lawson and Christian Clarke also joined the show at the same time.
A show source told DS: "All four new characters are in their twenty-somethings and drop-dead gorgeous."
The names of their characters have yet to be revealed but the insider teased: "One is related to a Ramsay Street regular, another is related to a semi-regular while two are hiding dark secrets."
The final two actors to complete the lineup are the fruits of a competition which ran in Australian teen magazine Dolly which involved Neighbours actors taking part in workshops around the country in an X Factor-style search for young talent.
The finals, which were held three weeks ago, saw Adelaide Kane being chosen to play Lolly, the daughter of Lou Carpenter (Tom Oliver), while Sam Clark landed the role as a new character who is connected to one of the four unnamed arrivals.
Whelan, Saleeba, Lawson and Clarke have already started filming down under and will be on Australian screens in October (the end of the year in the UK), while youngsters Sam and Adelaide start filming next week, their first episodes looking to air in the new year both in Oz and the UK.
The first phase of fresh blood comprises model and Aussie TV presenter Nicky Whelan alongside former All Saints actress Natalie Saleeba, who played the role of Jessica Singleton in the Australian medical drama for two years.
Two newcomers Ben Lawson and Christian Clarke also joined the show at the same time.
A show source told DS: "All four new characters are in their twenty-somethings and drop-dead gorgeous."
The names of their characters have yet to be revealed but the insider teased: "One is related to a Ramsay Street regular, another is related to a semi-regular while two are hiding dark secrets."
The final two actors to complete the lineup are the fruits of a competition which ran in Australian teen magazine Dolly which involved Neighbours actors taking part in workshops around the country in an X Factor-style search for young talent.
The finals, which were held three weeks ago, saw Adelaide Kane being chosen to play Lolly, the daughter of Lou Carpenter (Tom Oliver), while Sam Clark landed the role as a new character who is connected to one of the four unnamed arrivals.
Whelan, Saleeba, Lawson and Clarke have already started filming down under and will be on Australian screens in October (the end of the year in the UK), while youngsters Sam and Adelaide start filming next week, their first episodes looking to air in the new year both in Oz and the UK.