Neighbours star Alan Fletcher reveals shock career move – one week after long-running soap opera ends production
Alan Fletcher is wasting no time embracing a new chapter following the end of Neighbours production and has shared with fans his shock new career move.
The beloved Australian actor has swapped Ramsay Street for the stage, announcing a surprise music tour in the UK.
Just one week after filming wrapped on the iconic Australian soap, the 68-year-old – best known for playing Dr Karl Kennedy since 1987 – has arrived in London with wife Jennifer Hansen to embrace his musical endeavours.
Jennifer shared the exciting news on social media on Friday, posting a cheerful snap of herself and Alan beaming after touching down in England.
‘Arrived in London with Alan and getting excited about our first gig at the Bedford Pub on July 22nd,’ she wrote, hinting at big things ahead for her husband’s post-soap career.
Meanwhile, Alan had fans in stitches with a humorous post capturing the reality of British summer weather.
‘Aah London. Beautiful one day,’ he wrote alongside a photo of himself smiling in the sun – only to follow it with another image of him drenched in rain, holding an umbrella and joking, ‘Wet enough to bog a duck the next.’
Fletcher’s latest single Back to School will be part of his upcoming UK tour, as he takes his singer-songwriter talents to fans across the country in the coming weeks.
He has long been passionate about music and has released several albums and singles across his career.
The Perth-born actor is one of the most beloved stars to ever appear on the Aussie soap opera.
It comes after the long-running soap opera was abruptly axed in February and the final days of filming were completed earlier this month.
Amazon did not renew their contract with production company Fremantle Australia.
In response to the shock announcement, an Amazon spokesperson told MailOnline: ‘Neighbours has brought so much joy over the last 40 years to its fanbase globally.
Just one week after filming wrapped on the iconic Australian soap, the 68-year-old — best known for playing Dr Karl Kennedy since 1987 – has arrived in London with wife Jennifer Hansen to kick off his musical endeavours
‘Forty years is an incredible milestone and we are proud that Amazon MGM Studios was able to have a small part of bringing further episodes to Freevee and Prime Video customers over the last two years.’
In a heartwarming post, the crew assured fans that new episodes from the 40th anniversary season would continue to be broadcast on Prime Video and Ten, with ‘all the big soapie twists and turns our viewers love’.
The show’s Executive Producer Jason Herbison went on to celebrate the many years of Neighbours and the success it had experienced since its inception.
‘Audiences all around the world have loved Neighbours for four decades,’ he said.
‘We are proud of the success over the last two years including often appearing as one of the Top 10 titles in the UK and the show’s first-ever Daytime Emmy nomination.’
The final ever episodes will air at the end of 2025 with fans forced to say goodbye to Ramsay Street for a second time, after first being axed in February 2022.
