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After hanging up her dungarees & driving out of Ramsay Street Kylie headed over to the UK to launch a pop career, and the rest, as they say, is history. But what about other ex Aussie Soap Stars? Watch this show to see where some of the more obscure stars have ended up - from The OC to Hollywood, panto to pop...

• KYLIE MINOGUE (NEIGHBOURS):

From frizz to big business - Kylie was always ahead of the fashion stakes. She dropped the perm as the 1980s went out, and she picked up millions of fans. All thanks to THOSE hotpants.

• JASON DONOVAN (NEIGHBOURS):

After a glittering singing career Jason Donovan lost his cool. But he soon reinvented himself as a star of West End musicals. He started as Joseph and he’s now fiercely promoting his latest gig, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. But Kylie and Jason weren’t the only ones to come to the UK looking for streets paved with gold...

• STEFAN DENNIS (NEIGHBOURS):

Stephan Dennis crooned his way through a pop moment in a bad black and white pop video and a leather jacket. He hasn’t been seen since - Don’t It Make You Feel Good?

• NATALIE IMBRUGLIA (NEIGHBOURS):

Natalie Imbruglia went from Neighbours surf babe to deep and interesting with her angst-ridden music. She can often be seen at magazines' ‘sexiest women of the year’ parties and rumour has it, she’ll soon be heading to the US to try her luck there.

• HOLLY VALANCE (NEIGHBOURS):

Holly Valance, who played Felicity in Neighbours, made an all-out assault on the British media before slinking back down under. We are expecting to hear from her again soon.

• MARK LITTLE (NEIGHBOURS):

And our favourite Erinsborough funnyman Mark Little, made the natural move to stand up comedian. After a stint presenting The Big Breakfast on Channel 4, he put together his own stand up show.

• EMILY SYMONS (HOME & AWAY):

We remember this actress as first appearing in Home & Away. But did you know that years before that she actually made an appearance on Emmerdale - the days it was still known as Emmerdale Farm. And guess what? It's all turned full circle and she's back in the British soap, pulling pints in the Woolpack.

• GUY PEARCE (NEIGHBOURS/ HOME & AWAY):

We have no explanation for his hair, but we can tell you that Guy Pearce's ship came in. After a stint as Mike in Neighbours, he went on to star as a drag queen in a Hollywood movie and gave an acclaimed performance for his roles in LA Confidential and The Count Of Monte Cristo.

• ISLA FISHER (HOME & AWAY):

After playing one of Pippa's adopted children in the Aussie soap opera, Isla Fisher made her way over to Britain to link up with Darren Day. But she came to her senses and is planning to wed Ali G actor, Sacha Baron Cohen.

• JESSE SPENCER (NEIGHBOURS):

He's gone from clean cut kiddie to quite the handsome young man, if you don't mind us saying so. Jesse has done plenty of Panto and has recently starred in teen movie Uptown Girls.

• JULIAN McMAHON (HOME & AWAY):

But probably Home And Away’s most successful actor Julian McMahon crossed the pond to star in Charmed. After a relationship with Shannon Dougherty he moved on to top the bill in Sky One’s Nip/Tuck. Sky Showbiz hears that his next big project will be The Fantastic Four – a comic book adaptation in which he will play Dr Doom.

• RUSSELL CROWE (NEIGHBOURS):

Yip, Russell Crowe was in Neighbours. Don't remember him? That's because he featured very fleetingly. He's cleaned up his act since then and has featured in some small budget films that no-one has ever heard of.... ahem.

• ANNE CHARLESTON (NEIGHBOURS):

When she's not playing Madge in Neighbours, Anne lives the quiet life in her own country cottage on the Emerald Isle. She spends her time hanging out at her Galway hideaway and chatting to her new neighbours in the village pub.

• DANNII MINOGUE (HOME & AWAY):

Kylie's little sister has had a remarkable career of her own. After leaving Home & Away she tried out dance music before hitting the West End.

• NAOMI WATTS (HOME & AWAY):

A good pal of Nicole Kidman couldn't far wrong and Naomi's Hollywood career is beginning to soar. She has Mulholland Drive under her belt as well as Le Divorce and 21 Grams.

• HEATH LEDGER (HOME & AWAY):

Heath is working his way up in Tinseltown and with looks like that, he's guaranteed to go far. The lad has already proven he can carry a film by starring in A Knight's Tale.

• ALAN DALE (NEIGHBOURS)

Sticking with the soaps, Alan Dale left OZ and headed straight for the US. He has since been seen in ER, The X-Files, The OC and 24.

• IAN SMITH (NEIGHBOURS)

This is brilliant. He may not have actually left Neighbours, but veteran Ian Smith, who plays Harold Bishop, is chancing his arm something very new for him. Instead of tooting on his trombone – or whatever it is that he plays in the telly show – he’s going to release a hip hop record. Laughingly, he says his pals are already calling him Puff Grandaddy. Look out though, Ian is aiming for a Christmas Number One!

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