'Neighbours saved my career,' says Peter

'Neighbours saved my career,' says Peter (Image credit: five)

Peter Flanigan has revealed he thought his acting days were over before winning his role in Neighbours. Peter cut his acting teeth in long-running US serial As The World Turns during his early days as a model in New York. But Peter - who was once the face of Gillette - didn't enjoy the experience and thought his time as an actor was over. "A friend of mine convinced me to go back to acting, so I decided to give it another shot and I got the role as Andrew Simpson," he explained. Peter added that he was enjoying his time on the soap. He told the official Neighbours website: "I'm really enjoying my time on Neighbours. I love the location shooting and the people. Everybody here has been really helpful and they're all so interesting." Get all the latest soap gossip delivered straight to your door. Subscribe to Soaplife magazine today Click here to watch whatsontv.co.uk's new weekly soaps video preview, the Soap Scoop

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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.