Neighbours: Iconic Australian Soap Opera Ending in June After Record 37 Years on Air

• Beloved iconic Australian soap opera Neighbours has officially come to an end after 37 years on air
• The show where household names such as Margot Robbie and Kylie Minogue had their start wrap for the last time in June
• The longest-running drama was known for its tumultuous romances, acrimonious break-ups, and tearful reunions by soap lovers

Australian soap Neighbours will shoot its final scene in June following a record 37-year run after producers Fremantle failed to secure another UK broadcaster.

The soap premiered on Australian TV in 1985 and featured the goings-on of the families living on Ramsay Street, an ordinary road in a fictional borough of Melbourne.

Ratings were initially unimpressive, but the series soon became wildly popular and proved an important export success, rapidly gaining a devoted following in the United Kingdom on its premiere in 1986.

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Broadcast on BBC1 in an early evening slot, Neighbours famously appealed to schoolchildren and parents alike, and viewing figures surged.

The soap was so popular then that it would command audiences of over 20 million, a third of the country’s population.

Now broadcast in over 60 countries, including Canada, New Zealand, Germany, Ireland, and the United States (where Hulu briefly picked up the show).

Its storyline features drug addiction, illnesses, moral dilemmas, and adultery and was the first broadcast on BBC1.

However, Fremantle Australia, last month announced that due to the impending withdrawal of funding by Channel 5, it had no choice but to "rest" the show.

The announcement of the show’s cancellation has rocked fans worldwide, but mostly in the U.K. where it continues to command a huge viewership almost four decades later.

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Steve Harvey recounts early struggles in life

Legit.ng reported that African-American television host and comedian Broderick Stephen Harvey Sr, famed as Steve Harvey, recounted how he became the host of Apollo Live, now Showtime at the Apollo.

According to Harvey, he used to sleep in his car with little to no money before the fame. The host of The Steve Harvey Morning Show recounted that he had just $35 (N14k) to his name at the time.

Source: Legit.ng