Neighbours’ Alan Fletcher tears up as he discussions emotional end to soap

2022-07-11

Neighbours star Alan Fletcher teared up as he talked about the end of the iconic Australian soap.

The actor, who is famed for playing Karl Kennedy in the soap, joined Alison Hammond and Dermot O'Leary live in the studio on Monday's edition of This Morning.

He was on hand to chat about the end of the long-running soap which is now just a matter of weeks away. Back in March, the end of the show was officially confirmed after Channel 5 announced in February it would stop airing the series.

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After watching a montage of Alan as his character Karl and his wife, Susan, played by Jackie Woodburne, on This Morning, host Dermot said: "Oh man, that was a trip wasn’t it."

Alan, who has starred in the soap since 1994, admitted he was becoming a bit emotional, as he told Alison and Dermot: “It’s wonderful to be here, I’ve got a bit of a tear going on here now.”

Alison then remarked: "28 years on the show, I’m not surprised!" before asking: "When you watch that back does it bring back lovely memories?"

But it was at this point she noticed that Alan was starting to well up even further, saying "Oh you’re really crying, really getting emotional!”

"Well, it does trigger all that wonderful emotion that you had when you actually shot the scenes," the soap legend replied.

Speaking about filming his final scenes with, Alan said: "Jackie and I you know we’ve busted up and got back together.

"We’ve busted up and got back together and every time the tears are very real, they feel real and the moment feels real."

Neighbours legends Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan have been seen back together in Ramsay Street for the first time since Kylie's exit in 1988.

Their return for the much-anticipated final has been pictured, with Kylie seen wearing Charlene's iconic overalls as she and Jason share an embrace on Ramsay Street.

Much of the information surrounding their return has been kept under wraps, but both Kylie and Jason were quick to share the sweet snaps with their fans.

The pair, who played Scott Robinson and Charlene Mitchell, was last seen on screen together over 30 years ago when Kylie's character decided to move to Brisbane, just a year after their famous wedding ceremony, which raked in over 30 million viewers in the UK.