Neighbours' iconic couple Daphne Clarke and Des Clarke were part of the original crew way back in 1985. Daphne was a stripper who fell for Des in the very first episode of the soap and the two were part of the original 12 characters. She quickly gave up the life of stripping and swapped it for hospitality when she got the lease to the local coffee shop.
Des wasted no time in falling in love with the former stripper when she moved into his Ramsay Street home to help him pay off his mortgage but she was unavailable at the time. Over a year later, the two were inseparable as they got married. Their happiness didn't last long as Daphne died in a car accident in 1987.
The actors, Elaine Smith and Paul Keane, were a huge part of the iconic series and fans might be shocked that it has already been around four decades since they first appeared on the show. What happened to the two original cast members after departing Neighbours? Paul Keane After exiting Neighbours, it was reported that Paul Keane suffered from mental health problems as a result of his newfound fame. It apparently cost him his home, his relationships as well as his career.
He previously admitted to heavy drinking and taking amphetamines and painkillers. He briefly returned to Neighbours in 2015 to celebrate the show's 30th anniversary. At the time, he told Australia's Herald Sun that he became more 'honest' about his struggles.
"I have no filter anymore. The last bastion of taboo is mental health and I think it’s i.