Kylie Minogue's return to Ramsay Street was among the highlights for many fans during the final episode of Neighbours. The much-loved Australian soap bowed out after 37 years on Friday, July 29, and a host of former stars made their way back to Erinsborough for the send-off.
But it was Kylie's lack of dialogue - especially compared to award-winning Hollywood movie star Guy Pearce who returned for the last two episodes as Mike Young - that got some fans talking.
Now Neighbours fans have claimed they have "worked out" why Kylie Minogue barely spoke, the Daily Record reports..
Pop superstar Kylie played Charlene Robinson between 1986 and 1988 and was the main character in one of the most-viewed weddings in soap history, and the 54-year-old returned for the show's final.
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In November 1988, 19.8 million UK viewers tune in to watch Charlene tie the knot with Scott Robinson, played by Jason Donovan. Earlier this year the duo - who have had lasting success in the UK since leaving the Australian soap - revealed they would return to the place where it all began for Neighbours' final hurrah.
As they arrived on the street in the final episode, Especially for You - their duet as Kylie and Jason - was heard playing on the radio. And when they stopped and pulled up, they remarked on all the for sale signs on the houses. Declaring they're home, Scott leaned in to kiss Charlene on the head in a sweet moment.
"Wow wow wow," Scott said as they stepped out of the car, "This is crazy. We made it eh?"
Charlene then declares: "Home sweet home."
However, Charlene's only other audible word in the cameo appearance was when she exclaimed "Harold!" after seeing fan favourite Harold Bishop and Neighbours fans thought they knew the reasons why.
One person wrote on Twitter : "Was Kylie's fee per word too high or did she not have much time to rehearse? She barely spoke!"
Another quipped: "Kylie Minogue definitely got paid by the word there didn’t she" followed by a crying laughing emoji.
A third fan said: "Wondering how much Kylie Charged per word for them to literally give her two words to say the whole episode."
A fourth viewer commented: "Kylie is clearly far too famous to be expected to learn any lines."
Neighbours was cancelled after Channel 5 announced it was dropping the show from its line-up to "focus is on increasing our investment in original UK drama", despite the programme being the fourth-most watched soap in the UK.
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