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O.C Star and 2000s Icon Mischa Barton Is Set To Join Neighbours

Sofia Geraghty
Published on: 18th April 2023 at 12:38 PM
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Pop culture icon and O.C. star Mischa Barton is to join the cast of Ramsay St.

Neighbours announced that Barton would be joining the hit Aussie soap on Twitter this morning.

In the Tweet, Neighbours said “we are excited to announce Mischa Barton will be joining the #Neighbours cast as a guest star, playing the character Reece, an an American new to Erinsborough who’s not quite as she appears to be..”

We are excited to announce Mischa Barton will be joining the #Neighbours cast as a guest star, playing the character Reece, an American new to Erinsborough who’s not quite who she appears to be… pic.twitter.com/Ys0iHnYKCA

— Neighbours (@neighbours) April 17, 2023

Barton became a 2000s icon after playing Marissa Cooper in teen drama the O.C. 

The news has been announced on the same day that the soap has re-commenced filming at its home in Melbourne. Cast favourites such as Alan Fletcher (Dr Karl Kennedy), Stefan Dennis (Paul Robinson) and Annie Jones (Plain Jane Superbrain) were seen celebrating the return to set.

Jason Herbison, Neighbours’ executive producer, told The Guardian: “We are beyond excited to have an actor of Mischa’s calibre join us for this exciting new chapter. Mischa’s character is dynamic and unpredictable, and will have an instant presence on Ramsay Street. Our loyal viewers are going to love her, locally and abroad.”

The show was axed last year after more than 30 years, with its final episode going live in July 2022. Responsible for the careers of global superstars such as Kylie Minogue, Margot Robbie and Jason Donovan, the show was particularly popular in the UK.

However, its UK distributor Channel 5 axed the show after slumping views. Just three months after it got the chop, Amazon Freevee resurrected the show.

Its set to return to screens in the second half of this year.

 

 

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Sofia is an award-winning B2B journalist with experience in investigative journalism and TV presenting. She worked as a journalist at the UK’s leading insurance publication before moving to TV presenting within financial services. She is passionate about equality and female empowerment and was awarded an industry-wide broadcast media award (and was shortlisted for another) for her work in promoting diversity within the insurance industry.

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