Neighbours legend Stefan Dennis has called for his character to slip back into his villainous ways in the soap's anticipated reboot.
Dennis plays the formerly cold-hearted and ruthless businessman Paul Robinson on the Aussie soap.
The actor appeared on Loose Women on Tuesday (November 30) where he was quizzed about the possibility of his character returning to his dastardly roots.
"I certainly hope so," responded Dennis.
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"There was a very well-known period in Paul's life where he had a brain tumour. He came back and he was Mr Squeaky Clean and lovely. And the audience hated it!"
Dennis said fans would come up to him and beg for Paul to get his hands dirty again.
"I kept being accosted on the street by people asking when he would be nasty again. So I had to convince producers because they just thought it was me just wanting to always play the villain.
"So I'm certainly hoping that he is. Jason [Herbison, executive producer] made noise and said I might not be, but I've been like 'You can't do that to Paul!'"
The soap star went on to reveal that he was one of the few people to hear about the soap's unexpected revival before anyone else.
Ryan Moloney (Toadie), Alan Fletcher (Karl), Jackie Woodburne (Susan) and Dennis all got the news ahead of the announcement.
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"We found out about a week before everyone else because Jason decided to come around to our houses and tell us all personally," he continued.
"I'd pretty much moved on. People were treating it like somebody had died. People were asking if I was going to be alright."
Little is currently known about what the comeback could look like for the long-running soap.
Maloney recently spoke to TV Week about the surprising reprieve and shared what he believes Neighbours will be like when it does come back.
"We actually don't know whether the show is picking up from that day or from a couple of years down the line," he revealed.
''This is a do-over. It's a chance to do things differently. We're lucky we get this opportunity."
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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