Neighbours fans will be introduced to twin brothers David and Leo Tanaka next week- but there's a turbulent time ahead for one of them as he struggles with his sexuality.
David - billed as "a medical doctor with a social conscience" - will feel pressured and confused when it comes to romance, choosing to focus on his career instead.
Takaya Honda, who plays him, said: "David is really struggling to come to terms with his sexuality - he feels a lot of pressure from different people in terms of who or what he should be.
"In reality, he doesn't quite understand who he is or what he is attracted to. He thinks he's meant to fancy girls, but it's never really worked out with them in the past.
"So instead he is focusing on being the best doctor he can be, and leaving the romantic stuff until it all makes sense to him."
However, there is a more mysterious reason for David and Leo's arrival, as they are actually looking for a long-lost family member.
Fans will have to tune in to see who the person in question is, but there is a very turbulent time ahead for the pair...
Tim Kano - who plays Leo - said: "Initially they've come to care for their great-grandmother, who's in the local hospital. But then there is this other family member - who may or may not be in Erinsborough...
"I can't say more! The brothers have quite an interesting and messed-up past that they are trying to get to the bottom of."
Neighbours will air the Tanuka twins' first scenes on Wednesday, September 21.
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