Neighbours spoilers: Paul Robinson gets Gary Canning sacked from the Retreat
Paul does some digging on rival Gary and discovers his connection to prison inmate Jeremy, which leads to Gary losing his job as manager of the Retreat
Despite family friend Susan Kennedy warning Paul Robinson to stop meddling in his childrens' relationships, Paul is determined to sabotage daughter Amy Williams's new romance with spa manager, Gary Canning.
So ruthless Paul does some digging and discovers Gary's connection to criminal Jeremy Sluggett, who previously attempted to rob from The Flametree Retreat.
Wrongly assuming Gary is involved in some sort of dodgy insurance scam with Jeremy, Paul reports his concerns to spa owner Steph Scully, who left Gary to run the business when she left Erinsborough to move to Sydney earlier this year, causing poor Gary to be sacked from his job!
Meanwhile, following Sheila Canning's discovery of a pregnancy test kit in her bag, Sheila's granddaughter Xanthe reveals she bought the pregnancy test for her friend Piper Willis.
Sheila puts two and two together and realises killer Cassius Grady could be the father of Piper's baby. Will Sheila tell him? And secret lovers Chloe Brennan and multi-millionaire Pierce Greyson meet for a steamy date at the Lassiter's sauna.
But as Pierce starts asking Chloe about her plans for the future, could it be the wealthy businessman is starting to fall for his paid-for escort?
Neighbours continues weekdays at 1:45pm and 5:30pm on Channel 5
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Simon has long been a fan of soap operas, and especially loves OVER-THE-TOP plots involving evil twins, hair-pulling catfights and natural disasters. Anyone remember the Sunset Beach earthquake/tidal wave? Or when Krystle Carrington got locked in the attic and replaced by look-a-like Rita in Dynasty?!
Simon has written for a variety of TV and childrens’ magazines/websites including Inside Soap, Nickelodeon, What’s On TV, Radio Times, Metro, Girl Talk, Disney Girl, Toxic! and Digital Spy. He has reported LIVE from the red carpet at The British Soap Awards interviewing glammed-up stars from soapland, and hosted a Facebook LIVE session for Metro with Home and Away legend Ray Meagher (Alf "Stone the flamin' crows!" Stewart) to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Aussie soap.
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