Jason Donovan rules out Neighbours return as he says 'that's enough'

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Jason Donovan has shut down any speculation that he might return to the Neighbours reboot, saying of his time on the soap "that's enough".

Donovan, who played Scott Mitchell in the 80s, told Loose Women that he wouldn't go back to the new version of the Australian soap after making a cameo in what he had believed to be the finale in 2022.

He also shared how his children had been keeping him humble, despite his decades in the entertainment industry.

What, how, and why?

When Jason Donovan agreed to make a one-off return to his Neighbours role as Scott Robinson in 2022, he believed he was doing it as a fond farewell to Ramsay Street for the soap's final ever episode.

Donovan was joined by Kylie Minogue as his character's wife Charlene, as well as a host of other big names who had started out on the programme.

But Neighbours was revived by Amazon Freevee just months later and Donovan told Loose Women on Thursday that the 2022 episode would definitely be the last time he played Scott - even sharing that he had turned down an offer to record the theme tune.

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Asked whether he would ever take part in Neighbours again, he said: "I think that ship has sailed. They did ask me whether I wanted to sing the opening titles for Neighbours and I declined.

"I've been asked a lot about that show and I think what we did that moment (for the final episode) was enough. That's enough."

What else did Jason Donovan say?

Despite still having many adoring fans, Donovan shared that his children keep him humble by refusing to buy into his fame.

He said that one of his daughters had complimented his double denim outfit for Loose Women, telling him he looked "cool", but that his youngest daughter wasn't so impressed by him.

The singer and actor said: "I asked my youngest daughter who's 13 when I was doing a gig a couple of weeks ago, I said Molly, do you want to come and watch Dad playing live? I said it'll be great, you can sit on the side of the stage, we can have some fun, you can come with me to the gig and we can spend time together.

"She looked at me and said, 'Dad, I'm not a fan'.

"Funnily enough when she wants to see Harry Styles or Taylor Swift, I'm the one with the connections."

Donovan also said he had been for a skin cancer check after advice from his son: "This week I had a skin check. My son is living in Australia at the moment, he's 23, he had a check and he said Dad, you should go and get a check."

Talking about the importance of promoting health checks, he added: "That's what we can do as public figures, use our platforms in a good way."

Loose Women airs on ITV1 at 12.30pm on weekdays.