Speaker 1: It's in the news today, but it was actually on
Speaker 1: TV Reload the podcast last week. Alight, Welcome back to
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Speaker 1: streaming services today. On the podcast, I have Rebecca Maloglu
Speaker 1: who has popped in to celebrate the finale of Neighbors,
Speaker 1: which will be screened across Australia tonight at seven point
Speaker 1: thirty on Channel ten. After thirty seven years, the show
Speaker 1: will come to a fitting end, with caste old and
Speaker 1: new being a part of this massive television event. Rebecca
Speaker 1: has been a part of the soap for the last
Speaker 1: ten years and while it's unknown how her character Terraise
Speaker 1: Willis will be seen in tonight's send off, one thing
Speaker 1: is for sure. Her character will be remembered for years
Speaker 1: to come. Fans are excited to see the likes of
Speaker 1: Kylie Minogue, Jason Donovan back on Ramsey Street tonight, and
Speaker 1: Beck is here to tell us what that final moment
Speaker 1: was like on the set, what Guy Pierce said to
Speaker 1: her on the last day, who still has her starstruck,
Speaker 1: and where she will be for the finale tonight. However,
Speaker 1: let's get started with today's guest. I'd like to welcome
Speaker 1: Rebecca Emma Longlou to TV Reload.
Speaker 2: The tissues will be around and the champagne will be flowing.
Speaker 1: The Neighbor's Finale.
Speaker 2: They might bring it back in some sort of different format.
Speaker 2: All these people live their lives right here before us.
Speaker 2: The fans would have absolutely loved it.
Speaker 1: It's our last episode ever.
Speaker 2: And you know what, you're the first person that's actually
Speaker 2: asked that. All right, lead back to Ramsey Street. Is
Speaker 2: that what mist misted do at six thirty?
Speaker 1: No? You know, Rebecca, how are you? Hi?
Speaker 2: I'm good, how are you? Thanks for having me?
Speaker 1: What a remarkable part of Australian history. To be a
Speaker 1: part of this Neighbor's Finale.
Speaker 2: It's amazing, it really is, and it's just been it's
Speaker 2: been such a rollercoaster, you know, coming to this. It's
Speaker 2: just been huge and a little bit into denial, still
Speaker 2: maybe hoping that someone will sweep in and save us.
Speaker 2: But but look, it's just been huge, and I'm just
Speaker 2: grateful that I'm a part of the end and it's
Speaker 2: just going to be amazing. And tonight's Tonight's going to
Speaker 2: be I've got I've got all the cast and some
Speaker 2: of the directors and producers coming up to my place
Speaker 2: to watch the final episode. So the tissues will be
Speaker 2: around and the champagne will be flowing.
Speaker 1: Oh good lord, you'll be probably still awake tomorrow at
Speaker 1: this time, still drinking. What was the set like on
Speaker 1: the last day of filming for you with your character?
Speaker 2: Oh, look, it was huge. It was amazing. Pretty much
Speaker 2: all the cast room the final scene and all our
Speaker 2: family and friends were invited to watch it. And it
Speaker 2: was just beautiful. It was just and it was done
Speaker 2: so well. Adam Nole, our first assistant director, he handled
Speaker 2: it really well, and you know, just the timing of it,
Speaker 2: it almost he almost there made it sort of happen
Speaker 2: that it wasn't like, oh that's a wrap and we're
Speaker 2: all in tears. You know, they did it really beautifully
Speaker 2: and we all had a glass of champagne that the
Speaker 2: lovely Margot Robbie gave us and I thought that was
Speaker 2: really really sweet, and then we went to the pub
Speaker 2: across the road and got really drunk, so.
Speaker 1: You know, elastous, I didn't you know? My mum asked
Speaker 1: me after I was there on the set of Neighbors,
Speaker 1: just as the week you know, it was rapping and
Speaker 1: all she wanted to know what was happening with you
Speaker 1: and Paul. That was it. She didn't want to know
Speaker 1: whether Scott and Charlene was back. That was the only
Speaker 1: thing that she wanted to know. And I could tell
Speaker 1: her nothing. Obviously I signed an NDA. But isn't it
Speaker 1: amazing or isn't it a thrill to know that people
Speaker 1: have been so invested in you and your story on
Speaker 1: the show.
Speaker 2: It's wonderful. And you know, I was watching the show
Speaker 2: last night with my my husband and my mom who's
Speaker 2: down visiting, and my son, and you know, I was
Speaker 2: almost in every second scene, and I think it was
Speaker 2: my husband or that turned around and went, my god,
Speaker 2: you're in the last second, last night of the show,
Speaker 2: and it's all about you and Paul and you break
Speaker 2: out with Glenn and blah blah blah, blah, and you know,
Speaker 2: and we still don't know what's going to happen. Night
Speaker 2: will reveal all. It's just special and it's just wonderful
Speaker 2: being a part of part of the finale.
Speaker 1: One thing I wanted to ask you was there's been
Speaker 1: a bit of a reunion of sorts for you on
Speaker 1: the set of Neighbors with Guy Peers.
Speaker 2: Yes, I did. And you know what, you're the first
Speaker 2: person that's actually.
Speaker 1: Asked that because you both work together on Home and Away.
Speaker 1: You actually had a baby on Home and Away, So
Speaker 1: this is a fairly unusual reunion for you now on
Speaker 1: the set of Neighbors.
Speaker 2: And it's really interesting because I said to our producer
Speaker 2: a few weeks and I said, you know, you realize
Speaker 2: that you didn't write any scenes with Guy and myself.
Speaker 2: Actually Guy said it to me, He said, we should
Speaker 2: have been in a scene together because the fans would
Speaker 2: have absolutely loved it.
Speaker 1: How amazing that these actors all came back, like I
Speaker 1: can't think of any show in the world that's had
Speaker 1: a finale like this where they know people as big
Speaker 1: as Kylie Minogue or you know, Margot Robbie sent thirty
Speaker 1: seven bottles of champagne which is just class Like.
Speaker 2: I know, isn't gorgeous. I know, look it's been it's
Speaker 2: been amazing, it really is. And tonight everyone's going to
Speaker 2: get a real Yeah, it's going to be really lovely.
Speaker 2: Everyone's going to love it.
Speaker 1: What is your first memory of Paul Robinson.
Speaker 2: I'll have to admit I had never watched Neighbors before
Speaker 2: I got the role of Terse Willis, which is a
Speaker 2: bit embarrassing. But I've said this before. You know, even
Speaker 2: if you've never watched the show, Neighbors has always been
Speaker 2: a show that's always you know, it's it's so iconic.
Speaker 2: It's always been in the background of everyone's So I
Speaker 2: knew who Paul Robinson was. I knew who Kennedy's were, Toady,
Speaker 2: I knew of Lassiter's, I knew Ramsey Street Erinsbrough. You know,
Speaker 2: even if you've never watched the show, it's always been there.
Speaker 2: I was still quite starstruck meeting everybody, and to this day,
Speaker 2: I still get nervous when I do scenes with Jackie
Speaker 2: and Fletch and Ryan. Not with Stefan though, because we've
Speaker 2: worked so class to be together. But he was just,
Speaker 2: you know, I was so blessed to be given the
Speaker 2: opportunity to do the ten years and work so closely
Speaker 2: with Stephan. You know, it was just a a dream
Speaker 2: job really working with him, and we just worked so
Speaker 2: well and knew each other so well.
Speaker 1: I was very lucky, you know, with all of the
Speaker 1: returning faces and so much pressure for this to have
Speaker 1: a moment. Do you think that Neighbors End will satisfy fans?
Speaker 2: Oh? Look, I really do, you know. I think Jason
Speaker 2: Herbson are executive producer, and you know, his writing team
Speaker 2: and the producers. I think they have done a really
Speaker 2: beautiful job of wrapping it all up and tying off
Speaker 2: loose ends. And you know, we've got a lot of
Speaker 2: old faces, we've got you know, new fa We've got
Speaker 2: you know, a lot going on. But you will find
Speaker 2: in tonight's show that it's Look, I haven't seen it,
Speaker 2: but from what I read from script and from the
Speaker 2: scenes that I was in, it's it's been done really
Speaker 2: really well and beautifully and you know, possibly left open
Speaker 2: for you know, who knows what could happen in the future,
Speaker 2: But no, it's they've done a great job and I
Speaker 2: think everyone's going to really love it. And I think
Speaker 2: a lot of people that haven't even watched the show
Speaker 2: before will definitely be tuning in tonight just out of interest.
Speaker 2: You know, it'll be nice.
Speaker 1: I think it's been very un Australian not to be
Speaker 1: watching Neighbors tonight. So I'm just going to put that
Speaker 1: out there for listening to this. You mentioned then that
Speaker 1: you know it leaves itself open. Do you think it
Speaker 1: is the last that we'll ever see of Neighbors? And
Speaker 1: do you think that there are the possibilities of maybe
Speaker 1: doing like small telemovies or dipping back into Ramsey Street.
Speaker 2: Look, I really do hope. So I really do hope.
Speaker 2: So it's funny because people keep making comments going I
Speaker 2: just said to I just saw Sepan in the corridor
Speaker 2: just then, and you know, we're back at the studio
Speaker 2: is today doing a whole lot of press and we
Speaker 2: haven't been here since, you know, we finished on the
Speaker 2: tenth of June. And I just saw him and he
Speaker 2: was just leaving, and I said, oh, this is the
Speaker 2: last time I'm going to see each other in the building.
Speaker 2: And then someone went, oh, you don't know that with
Speaker 2: a wink in there, and I'm like, what is it?
Speaker 2: And people keep doing that, and my producer keeps going, oh,
Speaker 2: you never know, and I'm like, and I know, look,
Speaker 2: the show's ended, you know, sets being pulled down, and
Speaker 2: you know, but I still help thinking that this has
Speaker 2: been a really sick joke and a way to get
Speaker 2: fans tune in. And I don't know saying the show somehow.
Speaker 2: I know it's crazy, and you know it's not going
Speaker 2: to happen, but I don't know. Who knows. They might
Speaker 2: bring it back in some sort of different format, maybe
Speaker 2: the Terre's and Paul spin off show.
Speaker 1: I know my mom is definitely up for it. She
Speaker 1: was like a die hard fan. So you've got some
Speaker 1: already in the audience.
Speaker 2: Ah, well, tell her a big high for me. You
Speaker 2: know what. My mom's down visiting from New South Wales
Speaker 2: and my mum is a massive fan. She said, what
Speaker 2: am I supposed to do at six thirty? Now? You
Speaker 2: know she's a massive fan. She wouldn't even answer the
Speaker 2: phone if I was calling while the show was on,
Speaker 2: So my mom's the same.
Speaker 1: You know, there's so many people that will be checking
Speaker 1: in to see what you're up to. For the last day.
Speaker 1: We know that you'll be having your own little wrap party.
Speaker 1: But if you've got a message for people around the world,
Speaker 1: especially in the UK, for the people who supported Neighbors
Speaker 1: the whole way through through it's run over the thirty seven.
Speaker 2: Years, thank you for sticking with us, and you know,
Speaker 2: you guys are what makes the show really and the
Speaker 2: outpouring of love I have to say, since we heard
Speaker 2: the news that we're finishing up was so heartwarming and
Speaker 2: so beautiful. It really, you know me personally helped me
Speaker 2: get through the last sort of six months and it's
Speaker 2: been really beautiful. So yeah, just thank you, thank you,
Speaker 2: and hang in there. There'll be another show out there
Speaker 2: that you'll all love just as much, well as much.
Speaker 1: And then what is your favorite neighbor's moment? What is
Speaker 1: your favorite neighbor's moment for yourself or throughout you know
Speaker 1: watching the show.
Speaker 2: Look, you know, I could say storylines or working with people,
Speaker 2: and of course that goes without saying, you know, working
Speaker 2: with amazing people, not just cast but crew. But for me,
Speaker 2: I have to say probably the highlight of working on
Speaker 2: the show was going up to Sydney with all the
Speaker 2: cast and we had the Neighbors float at the Gay
Speaker 2: the Sydney Gay Martograph I have to say that was
Speaker 2: the highlight of the best night of my life besides
Speaker 2: probably you know, obviously my wedding night and my wedding.
Speaker 2: At my wedding and giving birth to my child. Actually, no,
Speaker 2: that was horrendous, forget. Besides that, that march that we
Speaker 2: did at the marta gra on the Neighbor's float was
Speaker 2: just wonderful and I've never been prouder prouder of working
Speaker 2: on neighbors as I was there.
Speaker 1: Everyone who joins the podcast gets this question, regardless of
Speaker 1: what show, What's something from behind the scenes, something that
Speaker 1: we didn't see that we won't see that is kind
Speaker 1: of a behind the scene secret, something from your time
Speaker 1: working on neighbors, or.
Speaker 2: Just how cold it is. Maybe in the you know
Speaker 2: it's always summer, it's always summer at Erinsburg. The actual
Speaker 2: factor is that we're out there in the middle of
Speaker 2: Melbourne winter, freezing our butts off and in you know,
Speaker 2: clothes that are built for summer. So you know that
Speaker 2: that's something that's not really secret, though, is it.
Speaker 1: In the UK, they loved Neighbors so much because it's
Speaker 1: dark at four o'clock for them and they would love
Speaker 1: to watch neighbors because they'd be like, people are in
Speaker 1: the pool. People it looked sunny, and I'd always say to,
Speaker 1: you know, people from the UK, I'd be like, guys
Speaker 1: in the middle of Melbourne winter, no one's going anywhere
Speaker 1: near a pool.
Speaker 2: Well there is a pool.
Speaker 1: No one wants to get into the pool in another
Speaker 1: wadding ever, no thank you or in Vermont's out. Can
Speaker 1: I just say thank you so much for taking the
Speaker 1: time on the last day. You must be so busy.
Speaker 1: I just want you to really enjoy it today and
Speaker 1: celebrate neighbors because you've just been such a fantastic part
Speaker 1: of it. So congratulations.
Speaker 2: Look it's been it's been amazing, it really is. And
Speaker 2: tonight you know everyone's going to get it real. Yeah,
Speaker 2: it's going to be really lovely. Everyone's going to love it.