The Paul Robinson legend reflects on his time on the soap ahead of the final episode.
When people say what do you do for work, I’m compelled to say: “I go to work and pretend to be somebody else!,” that’s what my career has been, pretending to be someone else. I’d love – for the character arc – to see Paul and Terese get back together again, but I don’t know if that’s irreparable. I’ve got some serious travelling I want to undertake, and a couple of projects I’m involved in. So, then I thought: “Nope, I don’t have a favourite storyline.” I have lots of favourite memories, and storylines that I remember for being good or bad. I’d love to see a happy ending for Paul and Terese. But is that a wise thing? I get asked this all the time, and when I get asked, I used to start off with: “I’ve got a storyline”, and then after about four interviews, I’d told the same stories to four different journos! This is going to sound really weird, but there is at least a billion people on this planet that know who I am”. There are probably a lot more. I think it’s for the viewers and fans, as they’re going to want to see some familiar – and maybe even some not so familiar – faces from the past. It seems like a lot of people know you”. I sat down and said: “You know what? [laughs]. I don’t think of myself as that, but when someone like yourself says that, I’m like: “I am, aren’t I?” [laughs]. I’m one of the most recognisable television villains, and one of the most iconic soap characters in the world! [laughs]. I can think of several hundred or a thousand or more, but to try and pick one is a bit hard. One of the people I most desperately wanted to come back was Pippa [Black, who plays Elle]. I have such a soft spot for her.
Many Neighbours fans are reeling after learning who Natalie Imbruglia dated during her time in the Australian soap.
It didn't take long for Twitter to be awash with shocked reactions, with one aghast Neighbours viewer posting: "Wow - Natalie Imbruglia and Stefan Dennis used to date? Equally taken aback by the news, another tweeted: "Stefan Dennis and Natalie Imbruglia?! WTF? Did everybody else know this??" And the man in question is none other than Paul Robinson himself, actor Stefan Dennis, 17 years her senior.
Stefan Dennis appeared on This Morning to discuss the long-running show as it finally ends after 37 years.
Other celebs who've formerly been part of the show include Kylie Minogue, Margot Robbie and Jason Donovan - who all returned to say goodbye in the finale. Royals attending that year included the Queen Mother, who is said to have been a 'big fan' of the show alongside Princess Diana. They actually started shaking it, it was a little bit of a scary moment there."
Neighbours star Stefan Dennis, who plays Paul Robinson, chats to Digital Spy ahead of the show's finale.
And I would love to be in the same shoes as John Gielgud, and be working until I pop my cogs, basically. But for the show and the industry and the 200-odd other people who are losing their job, I would love to see the show be picked up again. "I would love Paul and Terese to get back together. "Even though the show might be finishing, there's still lots of life in the characters off-screen to do all sorts of wonderful things. "But at the end of the day, we all know what it is: it's a soap. "I would dearly love the show to come back. "Another favourite period of working with people was probably the time I was working with Nat Bass [who plays Izzy] and Pippa Black [who played Elle]. The three of us – there was this triangle going on in the house. It's probably one of the most recognisable moments to me in Neighbours." "Then six months passed and it was like: 'Oh, maybe everything's not going to be okay'. And then we got the final knock. "Yes, I think the producers and Channel 5 have been incredibly good in that sense. "Yes and no, because the uncertainty had been there for pretty close to a year. "Obviously it's quite well-known now that Kylie and Jason are making a comeback, and there's going to be a few other faces.
The Neighbours star says he struck up a relationship with co-star Natalia during his junior years and admits to a rumour he was 'making my way' through the ...
She has not publicly disclosed the identity of her child's father. It's not something that is necessarily repeatable in that way. While Paul dated Gayle Blakeney, 56, while she and her sister Gillian starred as the Alessi twins in the 1990s, he and Natalie also had a relationship during their time on the series.
Neighbours cast stalwart Stefan Dennis left final episode viewers spluttering as he opened up about 'relationship with Natalie Imbruglia'
Another reacted: “Wow – Natalie Imbruglia and Stefan Dennis used to date? “Strewth! Stefan Dennis and Natalie Imbruglia used to date!” one person tweeted. Stefan Dennis on Natalie Imbruglia