{"id":252627,"date":"2026-01-19T15:22:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T15:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/252627\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T15:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T15:22:08","slug":"neighbours-star-predicts-fabulous-comeback-after-shows-cliffhanger-ending","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/252627\/","title":{"rendered":"Neighbours star predicts “fabulous” comeback after show’s cliffhanger ending"},"content":{"rendered":"

It may have aired its final episode last month, but Neighbours<\/a> is eternal – at least in the eyes of Rebekah Elmaloglou. With the Australian soap cancelled for a second time<\/a>, the actor is predicting another “fabulous” comeback for the series. <\/p>\n

The beloved soap<\/a> was axed by Amazon Freevee in February 2025, with production ceasing in July before the final episode aired in December. This came just three years after a previous cancellation, that time by 5.<\/p>\n

Despite the tumultuous nature of its production in the last few years, Elmaloglou, who portrayed Terese Willis, has retained hope that there could be life in the soap, predicting a grand return in the future. <\/p>\n

“I just get the feeling that Jason Herbison, our wonderful executive producer, won\u2019t just leave it at that,” the actor told TV Week<\/a>. “I\u2019m sure he\u2019ll come up with some fabulous ideas for a spin-off or reunion special. It\u2019s just too much of an iconic show to let go.”<\/p>\n

While we’ll have to wait to see if Elmaloglou’s prediction turns out to be accurate, another return for the soap wouldn’t necessarily be out of the question<\/a>, with the finale leaving several unanswered questions via a variety of cliffhangers. <\/p>\n

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Related: Best streaming services UK 2025 \u2014 including Disney Plus, Netflix, iPlayer and Apple TV<\/a><\/p>\n

There wasn’t a more open-ended conclusion than that of the future of Ramsay Street itself, which had been jeopardised with the planning of a freeway. With the famous cul-de-sac on the brink of demolition<\/a>, a cliffhanger left fans on tenterhooks.<\/p>\n

This was very much a deliberate decision by Herbison, who exclusively told Digital Spy<\/a>: “I always knew that if the show ended, I would have to go a very different way to 2022. There was just no way to compete with the last finale and I needed a fresh angle.<\/p>\n

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FremantleMedia Australia<\/p>\n

Related: Neighbours legend Ryan Moloney calls out controversial casting choices<\/a><\/p>\n

“I also knew that we’d be saying goodbye to our Nunawading Studios shortly after production ceased, meaning any return for the show would require a huge reimagining. So I put those two elements together and decided a threat to the Street was in order.<\/p>\n

“I personally believe shorter-run seasons and spin-offs would be a great way for the world to be revisited. I’d love to do rotating seasons of Robinson Towers and Ramsay Hills. Perhaps something might happen with them\u2026”<\/p>\n

Neighbours concluded in December 2025, but classic episodes are available to watch via Prime Video<\/a> and YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read more Neighbours coverage on our dedicated homepage<\/a>
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For exclusive soap star interviews, gossip, spoilers and theories every week, don’t miss the Soap Scoop podcast<\/a> from Inside Soap magazine. This week’s episode<\/a> features a chat with Coronation Street star Jacob Roberts, who plays Kit Green.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It may have aired its final episode last month, but Neighbours is eternal – at least in the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":252628,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[1105,126388,1107,93,1110,61,60,1135,126387,282],"class_list":{"0":"post-252627","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-content-type-news","9":"tag-contentid-9b504729-6fcd-44a6-b6c0-afb4b4546ffb","10":"tag-displaytype-standard-article","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-hasproduct-true","13":"tag-ie","14":"tag-ireland","15":"tag-locale-gb","16":"tag-shorttitle-neighbours-star-predicts-fabulous-comeback","17":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252627\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/252628"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}