Kylie Minogue has said she will be "forever grateful" for her time on Neighbours, after it was confirmed that the long-running Australian soap would stop production in June. It was announced that the daytime drama, which has been shown on UK television for 37 years, will end after it lost its key UK broadcaster partner and failed to find alternative funding.
The popular show helped launch the careers of many stars, including Minogue's when she joined in 1986 to play the role of Charlene Robinson. She paid tribute to the soap on Twitter, writing: "I'll be forever grateful for the experience & the friends I made on @neighbours.
"We had no idea how big the show would become and how passionately viewers would take it to heart. Pure love! I can still hear Madge calling ... CHARLENE!!!!"
