Neighbours icons reunite
Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan are planning a small-screen reunion.
The Neighbours icons are reuniting for a special episode of the hit BBC sitcom Ghosts as part of this year’s comic relief fundraiser.
It’s been 37 years since the pair first starred as Charlene and Scott on Neighbours, and they will take on new roles in the one-off special of Ghosts.
Kylie and Jason, who were previously romantically involved, have already shot the episode, according to The Sun, with the show set to air on Friday, March 17.
The episode of Ghosts, which portrays a group of spirits haunting a country house, will reportedly include nods to their pop career, including their 1988 duet Especially For You.
A TV insider told The Sun, “Getting Kylie and Jason back together is a real coup, and the results are hilarious.”
“The episode is really tongue in cheek and they crack gags about their history and music.
“It was all kept hush-hush on set to keep the secret that they were both reuniting for the show.”
The pair also appeared on screen together in 2022 in what was thought to be the end of an era, the final episode of Neighbours.
Jason and Kylie appeared in a brief cameo in the last episode of the soap, which has since been renewed for a new run starting 2023.
Kylie parted ways with Neighbours in June 1988, having become the first person to win four Logie Awards in one year and the youngest ever recipient of a Gold Logie.
She furthered her career and became a pop sensation, selling more than 80 million albums worldwide.
Jason left Neighbours in 1989 and, like Kylie, pursued a pop career. Although he wasn’t as successful as his on-screen love, he had a string of hits, including Too Many Broken Hearts and Sealed With A Kiss.
The two stars dated from 1986 to 1989.
They were so popular at the time that they recorded the Christmas Number 1 single Especially For You.
In 2016, Jason told Mirror, “It was an extremely painful parting of the ways and, without a doubt, I took a long time to recover from it. Years, definitely.”
Kylie then went on to date the late INXS frontman, Michael Hutchence. She is now romantically involved with British CQ’s Creative Director Paul Solomons, and Jason is married to Angela Malloch.
Comic Relief airs on BBC on March 17.
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