Margot Robbie sends champagne to Neighbours set on final day of filming
Margot Robbie sent champagne to her former Neighbours colleagues on the last day of filming. The iconic Australian soap is coming to an end after 37 years and cast and crew wrapped the last scene on Friday.
A number of stars have reprised their roles for the finale including Guy Pearce, who started his career playing Mike Young, Ian Smith, who played Harold Bishop and of course, Jason Dononvan and Kylie Minogue.
Margot - who started her career playing Donna Freedman on the soap - was missing from the list of returnees. But it appears she still has a soft spot for the show and apparently sent champagne to her former colleagues on set in Melbourne.
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Neighbours star April Rose Pengilly, who plays Chloe Brennan, shared a picture of a champagne glass on Instagram. She tagged the A-lister and wrote: “Thx for the champagne”.
A final photo of the Neighbours cast and crew was shared this morning as filming wrapped on the last scene. Executive producer Jason Herbison revealed tears were shed on the final day of filming, but feels its 37-year run is an ‘incredible achievement’ which should be celebrated.
“We all knew this day was coming but until we were here in this moment when the very last scene was filmed, it was hard to express how we would all feel,” he said. “Of course, it is sad and tears were shed, but we’re also enormously proud. 37 years is an incredible achievement and that should be celebrated.
“We’ve also been incredibly touched by the response from our viewers all over the world. Neighbours is more than a TV show to many people. They see us as part of the family and we feel privileged to have been invited into their homes, and I