Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan reunite for Red Nose Day special
Neighborhood legends Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan reunite for the Red Nose Day special 37 years after they first starred on screen together.
It’s been 37 years since they first starred together as Charlene and Scott on Neighbours, but on Friday night Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan shared the screen once again.
The Australian stars reunited for a spooky special of the hit BBC sitcom Ghosts as part of this year’s Comic Relief.
The sketch comedy saw the singer, 54, arrive at Button House to see if it was suitable for a concert, but when left alone with the ghosts, she tells everyone to “shut up” and tells them she can actually see them. and listen to them.
Revealing how he came to have the secret power; she says to the Ghosts: ‘You know the roller skating montage in the Spinning Around video? I had a fall, I hit my head and now I can see ghosts.
As the sketch continues, the Ghosts refuse to believe that she is, in fact, the real Kylie, so she calls her old flame Jason to convince them that she really is the little pop star.
Funny: The sketch comedy saw the singer, 54, arrive at Button House to see if it was suitable for a concert, but when left alone with the ghosts, she reveals that she sees and hears them all.
Making a Facetime call to her friend who is walking on the beach, the Loco-Motion singer says, “Can you please say that?” to which Jason exclaims, ‘You’re Kylie Minogue.’
While the cameo only lasted 6 seconds, it sent fans into a frenzy to see the couple back together and the show received rave reviews.
‘Best sketch ever,’ wrote one person.
Another described it as ‘just perfect’.
“Absolutely brilliant,” another person tweeted.
The Neighbors icons, who also came off the show, were loved by many when they portrayed the young couple in the ’80s.
Their on-screen wedding as Scott and Charlene was watched by two million Australians on July 1, 1987.
When it aired in the UK a year later, it drew 19.6 million viewers, making it Britain’s third most-watched show of 1988.
Call a Friend: When the Ghosts refuse to believe she’s Kylie Minogue, she calls her old flame, Jason, to convince them that she’s really the little pop star.
Big hit: Even though the cameo was short and sweet, fans were delighted on Twitter to see the famous couple back together
Good time, girl: Friday night saw the return of Comic Relief, which included another year of hilarious parodies, including a surprise appearance by Kylie Minogue in Ghosts.
Big hit: Ghosts is a British sitcom that follows a collection of ghosts from different historical periods who haunt a country house shared by new living occupants.
Young love: Jason (left) and Kylie (right) played Scott and Charlene on the Australian soap opera, Neighbors and Their Wedding, which was watched by two million Australians on July 1, 1987.
The famous couple appeared onscreen together last year in what was thought to be the final episode of Neighbors.
The former co-stars reprized their roles on Ramsay Street for a guest appearance on the latest episode of the soap, which has since been renewed for a new season starting later this year.
Kylie left the show in 1988 and launched a highly successful music career, selling more than 80 million albums worldwide.
Jason has had his own booming career, appearing on many West End shows and hosting a popular radio show.