Neighbours spoilers: Shane Rebecchi has been SHOT!
Shane Rebecchi and Dipi are united by a SHOCK turn of events on Neighbours. Meanwhile, will Hendrix and Jay come clean about the gun?
After the sudden explosion at the Kennedy house, Hendrix Greyson (played by Benny Turland) and his buddy, Jay Rebecchi (Dhruv Malge) are shocked to discover Jay's dad, Shane (Nicholas Coghlan) has been accidentally SHOT on Neighbours (1:45pm/5:30pm on Channel 5, see our TV Guide for full listings)...
As Shane is rushed off for emergency surgery to remove the bullet from his leg, will Jay's guilty conscience get the better of him?
Will he admit he was the one who hid the gun in the outdoors pizza oven at the Kennedy house, just before it exploded?
Meanwhile, after the close-call at the Kennedy house, Hendrix realises he has no choice but to come clean about his gambling problem and the death threats from Kane Jones (Barry Conrad).
Hendrix's stepmum, Chloe Brennan (April Rose Pengilly) is shocked when she hears how Hendrix gambled away her house in a game of blackjack with Kane and his mates.
But she decides to support her stepson after he confesses everything to the police.
However, Hendrix's girlfriend, Harlow Robinson (Jemma Donovan) is not so forgiving when she finds out about his lies.
Storming off, Harlow suddenly finds herself being followed by a mystery white van...
And then things take a very DANGEROUS turn...
Neighbours continues weekdays at 1:45pm/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?!
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