Neighbours set to turn up the heat with first-ever gay love triangle

Daily Mail​

19-06-2025

As Neighbours faces its impending cancellation, the iconic soap opera isn't holding back, introducing its first-ever gay love triangle that promises to shake things up.
The storyline sees Aaron (Matt Wilson), who is still reeling from the loss of his husband last year, entangled in a romantic web involving two exes: Rhett (Liam Maguire) and Colton (Jakob Ambrose).
The trio's paths collided unexpectedly at a yoga class this week, igniting a competition for Aaron's affection.
In a shock move, Aaron boldly decided to date both simultaneously, setting the stage for expected chaos.
Actor Liam Maguire has shared his excitement about being involved in such a compelling storyline.
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'Reading the scripts I kept finding myself laughing and that felt like the most progressive thing about the storyline,' he told Yahoo Lifestyle.
'It's so confidently queer while being able to be funny and playful, because all the characters are entirely comfortable with who they are.'
'It definitely was something I recognised reading these scripts... that we were going to be given the chance to portray queer characters in a really fun, messy, playful, honest way,' Jakob Ambrose added.
'I think it's important all our colours are seen on screen - the happy family, but also the messiness it sometimes takes to get there. Working with Liam and competing in a way has been the best way to be forced to step it up.'
Fans have taken to social media to praise the long-running soap opera for creating such an engaging story.
'Best scene in Neighbours I've ever watched. Absolutely hilarious, hats off to the writers,' one person wrote.
'The best thing on Neighbours for a long time,' a second added.
It comes after the long-running soap opera was abruptly axed in February, after Amazon did not renew their contract with production company Fremantle Australia.
In response to the shock announcement, an Amazon spokesperson told MailOnline: 'Neighbours has brought so much joy over the last 40 years to its fanbase globally.
'Forty years is an incredible milestone and we are proud that Amazon MGM Studios was able to have a small part of bringing further episodes to Freevee and Prime Video customers over the last two years.'
In a heartwarming post, the crew assured fans that new episodes from the 40th anniversary season would continue to be broadcast on Prime Video and Ten, with 'all the big soapie twists and turns that our viewers love.'
The show's Executive Producer Jason Herbison went on to celebrate the many years of Neighbours and the success it had experienced since its inception.
'Audiences all around the world have loved Neighbours for four decades. We are proud of the success over the last two years including often appearing as one of the Top 10 titles in the UK and the show's first ever Daytime Emmy nomination,' he said.
'As this chapter closes, we appreciate and thank Amazon MGM Studios for all that they have done for Neighbours – bringing this iconic and much-loved series to new audiences globally.'
He ended the post, saying: 'We value how much the fans love Neighbours and we believe there are more stories of the residents of Ramsay Street to tell in the future.'
The final ever episodes will air at the end of 2025 with fans forced to say goodbye to Ramsay Street for a second time, after first being axed in February 2022.