The Great Aussie SoapStar Invasion

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The Great Aussie Soap-Star Invasion!

• After hanging up her dungarees driving out
  of Ramsay Street Kylie headed over to the UK to
  launch a pop career, and the rest, as they say,
  is history. But what about other ex Aussie Soap
  Stars? Watch this show to see where some of the
  more obscure stars have ended up - from The OC to
  Hollywood, panto to pop...

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• KYLIE MINOGUE (NEIGHBOURS) From frizz to big
  business - Kylie was always ahead of the fashion
  stakes. She dropped the perm as the 1980s went
  out, and she picked up millions of fans. All
  thanks to THOSE hotpants.

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• JASON DONOVAN (NEIGHBOURS) After a glittering
  singing career Jason Donovan lost his cool. But
  he soon reinvented himself as a star of West End
  musicals. He started as Joseph and hes now
  fiercely promoting his latest gig, Chitty Chitty
  Bang Bang. But Kylie and Jason werent the only
  ones to come to the UK looking for streets paved
  with gold...

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• STEFAN DENNIS (NEIGHBOURS) Stephan Dennis
  crooned his way through a pop moment in a bad
  black and white pop video and a leather jacket.
  He hasnt been seen since - Dont It Make You
  Feel Good?

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• NATALIE IMBRUGLIA (NEIGHBOURS) Natalie
  Imbruglia went from Neighbours surf babe to deep
  and interesting with her angst-ridden music. She
  can often be seen at magazines' sexiest women of
  the year parties and rumour has it, shell soon
  be heading to the US to try her luck there.

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• HOLLY VALANCE (NEIGHBOURS) Holly Valance, who
  played Felicity in Neighbours, made an all-out
  assault on the British media before slinking back
  down under. We are expecting to hear from her
  again soon.

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• MARK LITTLE (NEIGHBOURS) And our favourite
  Erinsborough funnyman Mark Little, made the
  natural move to stand up comedian. After a stint
  presenting The Big Breakfast on Channel 4, he put
  together his own stand up show.

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• EMILY SYMONS (HOME AWAY) We remember this
  actress as first appearing in Home Away. But
  did you know that years before that she actually
  made an appearance on Emmerdale - the days it was
  still known as Emmerdale Farm. And guess what?
  It's all turned full circle and she's back in the
  British soap, pulling pints in the Woolpack.

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• GUY PEARCE (NEIGHBOURS/ HOME AWAY) We have
  no explanation for his hair, but we can tell you
  that Guy Pearce's ship came in. After a stint as
  Mike in Neighbours, he went on to star as a drag
  queen in a Hollywood movie and gave an acclaimed
  performance for his roles in LA Confidential and
  The Count Of Monte Cristo.

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• ISLA FISHER (HOME AWAY) After playing one of
  Pippa's adopted children in the Aussie soap
  opera, Isla Fisher made her way over to Britain
  to link up with Darren Day. But she came to her
  senses and is planning to wed Ali G actor, Sacha
  Baron Cohen.

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• JESSE SPENCER (NEIGHBOURS) He's gone from
  clean cut kiddie to quite the handsome young man,
  if you don't mind us saying so. Jesse has done
  plenty of Panto and has recently starred in teen
  movie Uptown Girls.

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• JULIAN McMAHON (HOME AWAY) But probably Home
  And Aways most successful actor Julian McMahon
  crossed the pond to star in Charmed. After a
  relationship with Shannon Dougherty he moved on
  to top the bill in Sky Ones Nip/Tuck. Sky
  Showbiz hears that his next big project will be
  The Fantastic Four a comic book adaptation in
  which he will play Dr Doom.

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• RUSSELL CROWE (NEIGHBOURS) Yip, Russell Crowe
  was in Neighbours. Don't remember him? That's
  because he featured very fleetingly. He's cleaned
  up his act since then and has featured in some
  small budget films that no-one has ever heard
  of.... ahem.

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• ANNE CHARLESTON (NEIGHBOURS) When she's not
  playing Madge in Neighbours, Anne lives the quiet
  life in her own country cottage on the Emerald
  Isle. She spends her time hanging out at her
  Galway hideaway and chatting to her new
  neighbours in the village pub.

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• DANNII MINOGUE (HOME AWAY) Kylie's little
  sister has had a remarkable career of her own.
  After leaving Home Away she tried out dance
  music before hitting the West End.

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• NAOMI WATTS (HOME AWAY) A good pal of Nicole
  Kidman couldn't far wrong and Naomi's Hollywood
  career is beginning to soar. She has Mulholland
  Drive under her belt as well as Le Divorce and 21
  Grams.

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• HEATH LEDGER (HOME AWAY) Heath is working
  his way up in Tinseltown and with looks like
  that, he's guaranteed to go far. The lad has
  already proven he can carry a film by starring in
  A Knight's Tale.

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• ALAN DALE (NEIGHBOURS)Sticking with the soaps,
  Alan Dale left OZ and headed straight for the US.
  He has since been seen in ER, The X-Files, The OC
  and 24.

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• IAN SMITH (NEIGHBOURS)This is brilliant. He may
  not have actually left Neighbours, but veteran
  Ian Smith, who plays Harold Bishop, is chancing
  his arm something very new for him. Instead of
  tooting on his trombone or whatever it is that
  he plays in the telly show hes going to
  release a hip hop record. Laughingly, he says his
  pals are already calling him Puff Grandaddy. Look
  out though, Ian is aiming for a Christmas Number
  One!

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