Neighbours' Kym: 'Brett is adorable'

Neighbours' Kym: 'Brett is adorable'
Neighbours' Kym: 'Brett is adorable' (Image credit: five)

Kym Valentine says she always has to wear heels in Neighbours - because her on-screen love interest is so tall. The actress, who plays Libby in the Five soap, revealed that Brett Tucker, who stars as Dan Fitzgerald, towers over her. Kym described Brett as 'adorable' and laughed: "We call him the wall of man - I think he's 6ft 3, so I'm always in heels because I'm pretty short!" She said her co-star is "a lovely boy, in life and on the telly". The actress is also close to Caitlin Stasey and Matthew Werkmeister, who play her step-siblings Rachel and Zeke on the Aussie soap. She said: "Aren't they beautiful? I used to call Caitlin my mini-monkey, because she's kind of like a mini-me, and Matthew is so funny. They're adorable. "They remind me of myself when I was their age. I've been on the show since I was 17, so I have an empathy with them." The 31-year-old went on: "I'm pretty bossy too, pretty old school. I'm like a proper big sister! "If they haven't done their homework, I'll tell 'em! I do quite often say, 'get your feet off the couch!'" Libby and Dan are due to tie the knot in Neighbours next week - but will the wedding go without a hitch? Get exclusive access to your favourite stars. Subscribe to TV Times magazine

Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 


An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.