Neighbours have confirmed that Melanie Pearson’s final episode will air next week – and Lucinda Cowden has told Metro about the ‘weirdest thing’ that happened when filming the scenes. The star, 59, confirmed at the beginning of the month that she had been let go at the end of her contract , with her final scenes as zany Mel airing sooner than we thought. Despite being announced as part of the line-up for the upcoming 40th Anniversary Tour in the UK, and Lucinda revealing that she will return for a guest stint in the future, the decision received significant fan backlash.
A petition launched to ‘Save Our Mel’ has since been signed almost 700 times. In recent weeks, we’ve seen the icon decide to pack her bags for a fresh start away from Ramsay Street. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser that supports HTML5video Melanie, who first appeared as the girlfriend of Henry Ramsay (Craig McLachlan) in 1987, has found herself in an accidental love triangle between Jane Harris (Annie Jones) and her ex-husband Vic Stone (Craig Hall).
After a lengthy absence and betrayal of his family, Vic returned to Erinsborough as Mel’s mystery fella . The two had met on a dating app and she had no idea who he was. His daughter Nicolette (Hannah Monson) then spread vicious lies about her dad in a bid to demonise him and force a reunion with her mother.
Her plan worked, and a recently single Jane planted a kiss on him. However, it soon became.
