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Neighbours.com has today confirmed the reports that Eliza Taylor-Cotter (Janae) and Ben Lawson (Frazer) are leaving, and added a new name into the mix. Many fans were worried about how Frazer could possibly leave Erinsborough without Rosie, but now it seems that she's going too. Natalie Saleeba will film her final scenes at the end of 2007, along with Ben, but they'll be on Australian screens until April, and UK screens until June.

The Herald Sun reports that another cast member is set to leave Neighbours by the end of the year. We already reported last month that Eliza Taylor-Cotter will film her final scenes as Janae Timmins next month, and it seems that Ben Lawson (Frazer Yeats) will be following her out of Erinsborough, filming his final scenes by the end of 2007.

It's not all bad new though; a couple of cast members have signed new contracts bringing them to late 2008. Natalie Blair (Carmella Cammeniti) has extended her contract until September of next year, while Daniel O'Connor (Ned Parker) will remain until at least October 2008.

Petra Yared made her first Neighbours guest appearance back in 1996 in the guest role of tomboy Georgia 'George' Brown, then went on to have a very successful film and television career, with roles in Muggers, Blurred, MDA and The Secret Life Of Us amongst others. She's currently filming a new Neighbours guest role, this time playing Mia Silvani, the sister of new regular cast member Marco Silvani (Jesse Rosenfeld) who makes his first appearance on Australian screens next month.

Special thanks to Daria from PetraYared.com for providing us with this spoiler.

Kyal Marsh (Boyd Hoyland) has been announced as one of the twelve celebrities taking part in the second series of Sky One's Cirque du Celebrite.

He'll join actors, sportspeople and television personalities including Shane Lynch, Lady Isabella Hervey and Hannah Waterman for the show, which will makes its debut on Sunday 7th October.

Alan Dale (Jim Robinson), who has spent recent years working in America, is set to return to Australian television with a villainous role in the second series of naval drama, Sea Patrol, which goes into production later this month.

Kylie Minogue (Charlene Robinson) looks set to make her return to UK screens in November with an appearance on the annual Children In Need telethon, ahead of her much-publicised Christmas role in Doctor Who.

Look out for personal appearances from various Neighbours stars at Westfield shopping centres across Australia over the coming weeks.

Sunday 23rd September will see Stefan Dennis (Paul), Eliza Taylor-Cotter (Janae), Natalie Blair (Carmellla) and Daniel O'Connor (Ned) appearing at Westfield Parramatta at 10.30am and Westfield Miranda at 2.00pm. Further dates and names of actors will be released in the coming weeks and the information will be available on our Neighbourhood Watch page.

The shortlists for this year's Inside Soap Awards have been announced, with Neighbours only making the list in one category, with Alan Fletcher (Karl) and Jackie Woodburne (Susan) nominated for Best Couple. Meanwhile, voting for Best Soap is still open, until Monday 24th September, the night of the awards. To vote for your favourite soap, visit the Inside Soap website.

Ian from The Soap Show would like to offer Perfect Blend visitors the chance to win a pair of tickets to see Neighbours stars Jonathon Dutton (Tad) and Blair McDonough (Stuart) in the play The Vegemite Tales, currently showing in the West End of London. Just send an email to answer this question: "What was Tad's real first name in Neighbours?" to info@thesoapshow.com and the lucky winner gets two tickets to see the play on a date of their choice before October 2nd.

And listen out to an interview with Jonathon Dutton on The Soap Show from Monday 24th September (a snippet will be available on the show from September 17th).

Here at Perfect Blend, we're planning a few changes to the site to coincide with some big changes to the show itself in October, and to give things a freshen up in preparation for our fifth birthday in February. As well as changes to our appearance, we're also hoping to add some new content. So, we'd like to hear from you - what do you love or hate about PB? What would you like to see more or less of? We can't promise to use every suggestion, but we'll do our best.

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Daniel O'Connor (Ned Parker) and Natalie Blair (Carmella Cammeniti) have been crowned King and Queen of Teen at this week's Dolly Magazine Teen Choice Awards. Unfortunately Dan couldn't be at the ceremony in Sydney but Natalie managed to pop by to collect her award.

Also present was former Neighbour Delta Goodrem (Nina Tucker), who was there to present an award, as she prepares for the launch of her third album.

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