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Virgin Radio
9 Nov 2023, 15:42
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Neighbours’ returning cast members Matt Wilson and Takaya Honda have opened up about how next week’s storyline drew them back to the show.
Speaking exclusively to virginradio.co.uk ahead of their return to the popular soap, Matt and Takaya admitted returning wasn’t always certain when Amazon announced it would be rebooting the show.
“We needed a strong story for us to come back, because there [were] so many hurdles in the way for us to come back,” Matt said frankly. “It was going to be a big, big move, so we wanted the story to be right.”
Matt had moved states since wrapping on Neighbours last year, and so returning to filming the show wasn’t an easy decision for him, despite the fact that the show’s return was welcome news to them both.
Thankfully, the team behind the rebooted series delivered when it came to the plot which will see fan favourite couple Aaron Brennan and David Tanaka return to our screens.
“We wanted the story to be right, and it was even better than that,” Matt teased. “We got pitched the full long term story, so that was exciting. And when you find out the smaller details script by script, it just never ceases to amaze [you].”
Takaya revealed some details about his first day back on set, describing the experience as "wonderful" but also “really trippy”.
“The first stuff I shot was on Ramsay Street… [a flashback to] the morning after Toadie and Melanie’s wedding and we’re cleaning up the street,” the 36-year-old said.
Despite the scene being set only a day after the wedding which featured in Neighbours’ once final episode, in the chronology of the rebooted show the scene is now a flashback to something which took place two years ago.
As Takaya explained: “[It] was real trippy, because it was a year later [in real life]... it was a really bizarre experience.” However, he also added: "But being on set, you know, the the new cast and crew are wonderful. There's a beautiful vibe on set. Everyone's putting in 110% to make the best show and work as hard as they can."
Both actors are looking forward to seeing audience’s reactions to how they are brought back into the Neighbours story during next week’s much-anticipated flashback series of episodes. “I’m excited to see the audience go on that ride that we’ve been going on,” Takaya said.
Neighbours airs from Monday to Thursday on Amazon Freevee. The series’ flashback week will air from 13th-16th of November.
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