Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan ‘will reunite for BBC sitcom’

Neighbours icons Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan are planning a small screen reunion.

The Aussie stars are reuniting for a special episode of hit BBC sitcom Ghosts as part of this year’s Comic Relief fundraiser.

37 years after they first starred together as Charlene and Scott on Neighbours, the two will take on new roles in the one-off special of Ghosts. 

The pair, who once dated in real life, have already shot the episode, according to The Sun, with the show set to air during the night of fundraising on Friday March 17. 

The episode of Ghosts, which portrays a group of spirits haunting a country house, will reportedly include nods to their famous pop career, including their iconic 1988 duet Especially For You. 

Reunion: The Aussie stars are reuniting for a special episode of hit BBC sitcom Ghosts as part of this year’s Comic Relief fundraiser

A TV insider told The Sun: ‘Getting Kylie and Jason back together is a real coup and the results are hilarious.

‘The episode is really tongue in cheek and they crack gags about their history and music.

‘It was all kept hush-hush on set to keep the secret that they were both reuniting for the show.’

Kylie and Jason appeared on screen together last year in what was thought to be the final episode of Neighbours.

The famous pair reprised their roles for a brief cameo in the last episode of the soap, which has since been renewed for a new run starting later this year. 

Kylie quit Neighbours in June 1988, having become the first person to win four Logie Awards in one year and the youngest ever recipient of a Gold Logie.

She went on to launch a phenomenally successful music career, selling more than 80 million albums worldwide.

After leaving Neighbours in 1989, Jason, like Kylie, pursued a pop career and while he may not have been as successful as his on-screen bride, he had a string of hits including Too Many Broken Hearts and Sealed With A Kiss.

Off screen, the couple dated from 1986 to 1989.

They were so popular at this time, they even recorded the Christmas Number 1 single Especially For You.

Jason told the Mirror in 2016: ‘It was an extremely painful parting of the ways and, without a doubt, I took a long time to recover from it. Years, definitely.’

Kylie then dated the late INXS frontman Michael Hutchence. She is now in a romance with British GQ’s Creative Director Paul Solomons and Jason is married to Angela Malloch.

Comic Relief airs on BBC on March 17. 

A step back in time: 37 years after thy first starred together as Charlene and Scott on Neighbours, the two will take on new roles in the one-off special of Ghosts

Popular show: The episode of Ghosts, which portrays a group of spirits haunting a country house, will reportedly include nods to their famous pop career (Pictured – Ghosts stars Charlotte Ritchie and Kiell Smith-Bynoe)