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Neighbours stars reunite ahead of show return next year

"#bestcompany".

Neighbours favourites Alan Fletcher and Stefan Dennis got the band back together last week, ahead of the soap's 2023 revival.

Teasing their reunion on Instagram, Dr Karl Kennedy star Fletcher uploaded a selfie with Dennis, who plays Paul Robinson, while out in Sydney.

"Had a wonderful few days in Sydney playing music with @lachlanbryan and @jenahansen. Big kudos to @stefandennis7 for driving back to #melbourne with me. #longdrive #bestcompany #gundagai #dogonthetuckerbox #roadtrip," his caption read.

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The soap duo's fanbase were all over this in the comment section, with two responding: "Oh Stefan you need to keep this look! #derrochic!" and "When you hang out with a cast member from neighbours, do you ever slip into character? That would be funny".

"This deserves to be a Neighbours inspired episode, I'd enjoy the road-trip of it all" and "Loving Stefan's new look. Happy Christmas to you all and your beautiful families," read another couple of reactions.

Fletcher and Dennis will be joined Jackie Woodburne (Susan Kennedy) and Ryan Moloney (Toadie Rebecchi) in the Ramsay Street soap's revival, with no other cast members announced yet.

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Earlier this month, Amazon Studios' head of content and programming Lauren Anderson informed Variety of the intentions behind the revamped Neighbours.

"We're going to do everything we have to do – in front of and behind the camera – to make sure that we're delivering a consistent series," she said.

"We are continuing the show to at least the same level of what audiences have loved for 37 years. The most important thing to us is to make sure that those who love the show already continue to love the show.

"What we're moving through is what do we want the arc of the first season to be? How do we create a world that's at once a continuation and also the start of something new."

Neighbours returns in the second half of 2023 with new episodes streaming free on Amazon Freevee in the UK and US. Network 10 will retain first-run rights in Australia for the new series.

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