That’s our hopes of seeing Charlene Mitchell/Robinson on screen completely dashed.

Pint-size singer Kylie Minogue has said she won’t be reprising her role as the Neighbours’ favourite any time soon.

Kylie appears as a guest on ITV’s The Jonathan Ross Show, and when asked if she’d ever reprise the role, says: “I just like to say never say never about anything in life. But I don’t think it would have done Charlene any favours to come back now.”

Former Neighbours stars Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue in 1989
Former Neighbours stars Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue in 1989 (Malcolm Croft/PA)

“You know what I mean – she exists there and she’s so strong and loved in people’s memories and for me as well, I don’t think I’d have done her any justice.”

She did however, speculate as to where Charlene would be today saying: “I don’t know. I’d like to think that she was so gutsy as a youngster and breaking the rules and being a tomboy. It would be cool if she had a few garages around Queensland. She was a little tycoon in the motoring world, that would be cool.”

The Jonathan Ross Show airs on ITV on Saturday, April 4 at 9.35pm