Neighbours stars say Toadie and Mel split was inevitable
"There would have been something that would have split them up along the way."
Neighbours stars Ryan Moloney and Lucinda Cowden have spoken out about their alter egos' sad split, which came as a big surprise when the beloved soap returned to screens last year.
Despite happily tying the knot when Neighbours originally concluded in 2022, Toadie Rebecchi and Melanie Pearson were no longer together by the time we saw them again in Amazon Freevee's revival.
Toadie married longtime friend Terese Willis (Rebekah Elmaloglou), but his unresolved feelings for Mel after she returned from life on the run led to a fling.
Now, in an exclusive chat with RadioTimes.com, Cowden was asked if Mel is truly over Toadie. "Apparently! Apparently, she is," she explained, referencing a recent scene which saw Mel tell Toadie they were never meant to be together.
"I think they started off as incredibly good friends, Toadie and Mel, and they got each other. And I think that's never gonna change.
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"So I think maybe she's realised that - I think she was so hurt that I don't think she could go back with him," she confirmed. "But I think she still loves him as a person, if you know what I mean; she adores him, and I think she always will."
While Mel's declaration came as a shock to Toadie, who seems to be spiralling into an existential crisis, her co-star Moloney agrees.
"Well, she's had that realisation that there would have been something that would have split them up along the way," he told RadioTimes.com.
"Absolutely!" replied Cowden, who also insisted that despite their inevitable split, Mel will always have a soft spot for Toadie.
"So, I think she does realise that, but I don't think that stops her from adoring him! Well, he's rather adorable!" she laughed.
As Toadie continues to struggle with his past ahead of his impending exit, he and Mel will soon be back in each other's orbits during a tense, action-packed week, which airs from Monday 19th August.
Read more:
- Neighbours' Ryan Moloney on Toadie's exit: 'We took the character to the limits'
- Neighbours confirms surprise exit for Toadie Rebecchi – with a happy twist!
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- Neighbours boss plans Lyn Scully tribute after Janet Andrewartha's death
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Laura Denby is a Freelance Soaps writer covering all the latest news in the Dales, Cobbles and East End for Radio Times. She's a soaps nerd with a love for comedy drama, and has also written for Digital Spy, Metro UK and Yahoo UK.
