Neighbours Golden Couple: Libby and Drew

Shattered Lives

With their wedding day looming on the horizon, Neighbours' Drew Kirk and Libby Kennedy ought to be one of the happiest couples in Soap land. But guest lists and flower arrangements have to be put on hold when the bride-to-be is involved in a motorbike accident. "The crash happens when Libby is riding home from a weekend in the mountains with Steph," reveals Dan Paris, who plays Drew. "It's late at night, it's raining and, out of the blue, a four wheel drive comes toward them. They smash right onto it."

Although Stephanie soon regains consciousness, Libby is rushed to hospital with life- threatening injuries. "It's touch and go for quite a while," says Dan. "And it looks as though Libby won't make it. She has all kinds of injuries." But that is only half the story. While Libby is fighting for her life, clues are slowly emerging as to the identity of the other vehicle. And all fingers point to Brendan Bell- the estranged husband of school teacher, Tess.

"Viewers will actually see that Brendan is responsible, as he came back to Erinsborough the day of the accident looking for Tess," says Krista Vendy, who plays her. "When she wasn't at home, Brendan assumed Tess was somewhere with Daniel and he left in a jealous rage. Straight after the accident, Brendan also arrives at the hospital with a ruptured spleen. But he makes up a story about what has happened, and pretends to not know anything about Libby and Steph."

However, Brendan does not escape blame for long, when Stephanie identifies his four wheel drive as the vehicle that hit them, Brendan is charged with dangerous driving- but Tess won’t accept that he is guilty. "Brendan still has this hold over Tess," says Krista, "and seeing him in hospital makes her realize how much she loves him. So, despite what everyone else thinks about Brendan, she decides to go back to him."

Sadly, Tess's decision is short lived. Not only is she devastated when she overhears Brendan telling Drew that he was responsible for the crash, Tess then suffers another blow- Brendan suddenly dies! "He has a massive stroke," explains Krista. "and Tess is left in total shock. She’s dealing with all these different emotions. Above all, she loves Brendan, but she is still trying to cope with the fact that he almost killed her friends. Tess has no one to turn to either.  Everyone warned her against Brendan and she refused to listen. So now that he' dead, it’s hard for anyone to feel sympathetic."

While Tess if left to deal with her feelings of grief, more heartache awaits Drew and Libby. Just when it looks as if Libby is on the mend, she is faced with another crisis… "The storyline is fantastic," says Dan, convinced that fans of the show will be intrigued with the twists and turns that are in store. "It's probably the best on I've ever had on Neighbours. We had brilliant direction and some great acting coaching. I think the performances are excellent. It really felt like it was a film environment, Shooting was very stressful and very draining as well. We're just getting over it now, even though we finished filming three months ago. It's a very long storyline and will run for six months, if not longer. So keep watching!" Don't worry, Dan. We will!

Source: UK All About Soap

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