NEIGHBOURS fans have felt their hearts fluttering all over again - 23 years after this hunky actor left the Australian soap.
Dan Paris, 51, surprised viewers with an appearance on This Morning and he has barely aged a day in the last two decades.
The actor played Drew Kirk in the late 90s and early noughties and fans have gone wild for his return to the small screen.
Dan appeared on the ITV daytime show to talk about the Neighbours 40th Anniversary Tour, which is in the UK this month.
He is joined by a host of past and present Neighbours stars in the stage show, including his former on-screen wife Kym Valentine, who played Libby.
Dan admitted that he is enjoying being on this side of the world, as Aussie fans are 'not fussed' by him anymore.
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He told This Morning hosts Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard: "It was twenty three years ago I left the show and no one cares who I am back in Australia!"
Speaking about reuniting with Kym, aka Libby, he added: "I've reconnected with Kym - Libby - beautifully.
"It's like a long lost sister relationship. I think we have a lovely future together as friends.
"It's been wonderful hanging out with them all the past few days."
Fans went wild after tuning in to This Morning and seeing the hunk from the past on the sofa.
Writing on X, formerly known as Twitter, one said: "He has aged well. Still a good-looking f***er! #Neighbours."
Another added: "The fella who played Drew has aged well, aint he."
And a third gushed: "Fantastic seeing Neighbours royalty on @thismorning just now."
Dan and Kym are on tour with current cast members Majella Davis (Krista Sinclair), Rebekah Elmaloglou (Terese Willis), Lucinda Cowden (Melanie Pearson) and Tim Kano (Leo Tanaka).
He was joined on This Morning by Majella and Lucinda and hinted at a return to the Australian soap, which was rebooted in 2023 after being axed in 2022.
Dan's character Drew, however, is dead.
His character first appeared in Neighbours in 1998 and worked at the local garage.
Drew soon fell for Libby and they eventually got married and had a child together, a son called Ben.
Neighbours stars who made it big
The long-running Aussie soap has launched the careers of some of Hollywood's biggest stars. Here are some of the Neighbours alums who went on to make it big after starring on the soap...
Kylie Minogue
- Before she hit the big time with her music career, Kylie shot to fame playing Charlene Mitchell on Neighbours. Shortly after her arrival, Kylie began an on and off-screen romance with co-star Jason Donovan, who played Scott Robinson, which gained the couple an army of adoring fans.
Jason Donovan
- After his stint as Scott, singer and actor Jason became an international popstar and had his pick acting of roles. He moved to the U.K., married, had children and has since starred in over a dozen West End show, most notably Joseph and his Technicolour Dreamcoat.
Alan Dale
- New Zealand born actor Alan was one of Neighbours 12 original cast members having made his debut as Jim Robinson on the soap's first episode on 18 March 1985. As the head of the Robinson clan, widower Jim lived at Number 26 Ramsay Street with his children Paul, Julie, Scott and Lucy, and was a real anchor in the community. He stayed with the show for eight years, before his character was killed off in dramatic scenes aired in 1993 but which still reverberate through the soap to this day.
Margot Robbie
- Way before she was Barbie or Harley Quinn, Margot was best known as Ramsay Street resident Donna Freedman. Her notable storylines included her marriage to Ringo Brown and becoming a young widow following his tragic death. After three years she bid farewell to the soap and Australia with a plan to make a name for herself in Hollywood which she did when she bagged the role of Naomi Lapaglia opposite Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf of Wall Street.
Jesse Spencer
- Jesse rocked up on Ramsay street in 1994 with the rest of the Kennedy clan. He stayed for five years, literally growing up in front of the camera, but in 2000 felt it was time to spread his wings and head for Hollywood. It was certainly a smart move as he went on to bag leading roles in popular shows like House and Chicago Fire.
Russell Crowe
- New Zealand-native Russell had a brief arc on Neighbours, appearing in four episodes of the soap 1987 as Kenny Larkin, the former cellmate of Street resident Henry Ramsay. The role obviously got him noticed though because he quickly went on to become a fully-fledged Hollywood A-lister, winning the Best Actor Oscar for his standout performance as Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in Gladiator.
But fans were left devastated in 2002 when Dan's character was killed off in a horrifying horse-riding accident.
He died from internal injuries in hospital and fans will remember Libby singing Wild Mountain Thyme at his funeral.
Drew did, however, make a brief return to Neighbours to warn his friend Stephanie Scully (played by Carla Bonner) that her breast cancer was active in several dreams.
Speaking of another comeback, Lucinda looked at Dan and said on This Morning: "There could be a wedding. Somebody could be making an appearance."
Host Cat pointed out that 'it could be done', as Drew had already returned to Neighbours in dream scenes following his death.
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Refusing to give anything away, Dan said: "I'd love to go back.
"Working with these guys the last few weeks, I’ve had a ball."
