Neighbours great Alan Fletcher has revealed he appeared on show as an extra for week before landing the iconic Karl Kennedy role as he got emotional about the show's finale.
The soap star appeared on This Morning to discuss the end of the programme, with the curtain about to come down this summer after almost four decades. Filming has already ended - and it provoked plenty of emotion.
The actor is best known for portraying Dr Karl since 1994, but he'd actually made his debut in Erinsborough seven years earlier.
