Soap legend reveals he was secretly SACKED from iconic show – but nobody knew
The star is set to be sacked again after The Sun revealed how the show is coming to an end
A SOAP legend has revealed he was secretly sacked from an iconic show that nobody knew – until now.
The legend, 66, is facing the sack again as the soap is set to be pulled off air after 40 years.
Stefan Dennis is instantly recognisable for his role as ruthless businessman Paul Robinson.
The actor is currently the last remaining star of Neighbours who has been on the show since the very beginning in 1985.
However, he’s now revealed he was secretly sacked by soap bosses in 2006 – and nobody ever knew – until now.
It comes as he’s set to lose his job once more as Neighbours has been axed again by Prime Video.
But recalling the 2006 incident, he told Australia’s TV Tonight: “Unbeknownst to a lot of people, I was actually sacked in 2006 because producers didn’t know what to do with the character anymore, because they’d made him too big.
“I was actually sacked for about three days before they changed their minds and got me back.
“Then I was sacked again when the show finished (in 2022), and now being sacked again.
“So this is five times that I’ve actually left the show. But it’s three times that this show has actually been axed which has created yet another piece of history.
“It’s the only show in the world, as an ongoing serial, that’s been axed three times.”
Neighbours came to an end in 2022 when Channel 5 pulled funding for the Australian hit.
But the following year it returned to screens after being revived by Amazon’s now defunct streaming service Freevee.
The Sun first revealed how Nighbours had been axed for the second time last month.
Show bosses then confirmed the news in an emotional statement to fans, saying the show would ‘rest’ from the end of the year.
It comes as Neighbours celebrates its 40th birthday, with a newly released trailer teasing explosive drama on Ramsay Street.
