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'Neighbours' newcomer Tim Phillipps feels "pressure" after Kylie Minogue vowed to watch him on the show.
The hunky actor has joined the Australian soap as Daniel Robinson, the son of iconic characters Charlene and Scott Robinson - played by Kylie and Jason Donovan - and he hopes the pint-sized pop star tunes in as promised during a recent interview.
He told BANG Showbiz: "That would be so cool, I'd love it if she could tune in and see a bit of Daniel. I guess there is a bit of pressure now [she has said she will]! Hopefully she likes what I'm doing, it'd be a bit of upsetting if she didn't."
While Kylie quit 'Neighbours' for pop stardom in 1988, Charlene and Scott's romance captured the nation's hearts, with a peak of 20 million viewers tuning in for the UK broadcast of their wedding that same year.
Tim feels the introduction of the couple's son - more than two decades later - could help bring back old viewers.
He explained: "It's exciting, the fact that it was such a big time for the show and they were such big characters - it's nice to be linked in with that. Hopefully, with Daniel on the show it may be a reason for the people that loved it back then to tune back in. "
And the actor would love Daniel's parents to drop by Erinsborough for a visit.
Tim added: "I would love that. It would be super exciting because if they did come back - even if it was brief - a lot of their [scenes] would be with Daniel. It'd be a great experience for me to be able to work with them.
'Neighbours' airs weekdays at 1.45pm and 5.30pm on Channel 5.

The stars of 'Heroes' could return for the show's new spin-off.
NBC confirmed plans to reboot the popular drama - which followed a group of people with extraordinary powers - in February, and it seems original stars such as Hayden Panettiere and Zachary Quinto could be invited back.
'Heroes Reborn', which will launch next year, will be a 13-episode series executive produced by 'Heroes' creator Tim Kring.
Speaking at NBC's upfront presentation in New York this week, TV boss Bob Greenblatt said: "Some familiar faces from the show are bound to drop in.
"We have a big mini-series called 'Heroes Reborn', based on one of NBC's strongest dramas in recent years. Its original creator Tim Kring will reboot the show.
"Plus, we'll ramp into the show with an original online series prior to launch."
'Heroes' first launched in 2006 to critical acclaim in both the US and UK and made stars out of its cast, including blonde beauty Hayden, 24, who played indestructible cheerleader Claire Bennet.
The series was axed after four seasons in 2010 amid low ratings.
Original 'Heroes' star Masi Oka - who played Hiro Nakamura - has hinted he'd like to return to the show.
He wrote on Twitter: "Was watching the Olympics and saw the #HeroesReborn trailer. Time to dust off the sword?"

'Good Morning Britain' needs at least a year on air before its ratings can be judged, according to ITV's director of television Peter Fincham.
The TV boss has defended the new breakfast show - which is fronted by Susanna Reid - and insists the channel is firmly behind the programme despite ratings dropping to as low as 400,000 viewers.
Speaking at a Broadcasting Press Guild lunch on Tuesday (13.05.14), he said: "It's like your breakfast cereal. We are all very habit formed at breakfast time. We wouldn't expect to see anything happen very quickly."
"We are in it for the long term. We have got a show here that is trying something fresh and different although with many of the familiar elements of a breakfast show. I look at it now and can see the beginnings of something that will make a difference.
"We should come back to this conversation in nine months or a year's time. In terms of the speed of change in breakfast television, this is almost too early to have this conversation."
Peter also praised the show's hosting team, which includes former 'BBC Breakfast' star Susanna, Ben Shephard, Charlotte Hawkins and Sean Fletcher.
He added: "I think it's a really strong line-up of presenters.
"I think it's fresh and different, it's good that we are trying something different. It's more newsy, which I think it should be.
"It's two or three weeks in the life of 'Good Morning Britain' - in the life of a breakfast show that is a nanosecond. It is very early days, we are right behind it."

'Two and a Half Men' is to end after its 12th season.
The hit sitcom starring Ashton Kutcher and Jon Cryer - which also starred Charlie Sheen until he was infamously fired from the show in 2011 - will conclude in 2015, US TV network CBS has confirmed.
CBS boss Nina Tassler has promised the final season, which will begin broadcasting in the US in September, will be a "season-long event" much like the last season of 'How I Met Your Mother', which focused on the events of one weekend in its final episodes.
Speaking at the network's upfront presentation today (14.05.14), Nina said: "[Show creator] Chuck Lorre is creating a season-long event. Chuck is very psyched about this, he's got some great ideas and very big surprises. We know fans and audiences respond to that and that should really give us a nice boost when we launch our new comedy."
Leading man Charlie was axed from 'Two and a Half Men' in 2011 following his erratic behaviour, such as slamming the show's creator in various interviews. The actor reported to a rehabilitation facility for alleged drug and alcohol abuse, but his controversial private life soon eclipsed the show.
At the time, the 48-year-old star was the highest paid actor on television, earning $1.8 million an episode.
Ashton, 36, replaced Charlie going into the show's ninth season and commands $700,000 per episode, while Jon, 49, earns $620,000.

Martin Clunes will play Sherlock Holmes creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in a new ITV drama.
The 52-year-old actor will star in the series 'Arthur & George', based upon the Julian Barnes' 2005 novel of the same name, which follows a real-life case solved by the legendary author.
The 'Men Behaving Badly' star will portray Conan Doyle as he attempts to clear the name of a wrongly accused Anglo-Indian solicitor, George Edalji, as well as tracing his relationship with his first wife.
The three-part drama will be penned by 'Silent Witness' and 'Waking the Dead' writer Ed Whitmore and is set to go into production this autumn.
ITV's director of television Peter Fincham has described the upcoming adaptation as "an extraordinary mystery with racial overtones". Adding that it is "a very modern story" despite its early 20th Century setting.
Martin will also reprise his role as Dr Martin Ellingham in the ITV medical comedy drama 'Doc Martin' for a seventh series in 2015.
The BAFTA-winning actor recently discussed how playing a doctor gave him the confidence to intervene with his wife's medical care when she fell ill.
Doctors were close to removing his wife Philippa's appendix until Martin advised them "it was the wrong thing to do".
He said: "I do think I've absorbed [some knowledge] as my wife frequently tells me, but I am always interested in people's medication and ask what they've been prescribed."

Jason Manford is returning to the BBC four years after he resigned from 'The One Show' following an internet sex scandal.
The 32-year-old comedian - who confessed to exchanging a string of sexually explicit texts and photos with women he met online during his marriage to his ex-wife Catherine - has signed up to host a spin-off of sports-themed quiz show, 'A Question of Sport'.
The father-of-three will be joined by team captains, former rugby union star Matt Dawson and ex-cricketer Phill Tufnell, on 'A Question of Sport: Super Saturday', which will be a companion to the Sue Barker-fronted original series.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Jason has been a naughty boy in the past, but he's still a great TV presenter and everyone deserves a second chance.
"The show should be a huge success. He has great chemistry with Matt and Phil, which has been proved when he's been a guest on the show."
The new programme will have a similar format to Sky One's quiz show 'A League of Their Own', requiring celebrity guests to complete a number of sport-orientated challenges.
A BBC spokesperson said: "'Super Saturday' is a brand new entertainment show to coincide with the World Cup England matches. It is packed full of fun, surprises, stunts and must-see challenges.
"Show regulars Matt Dawson and Phil Tufnell will be joined by celebrity guests as they go head-to-head to see who will b crowned Super Saturday supremo."
Jason will film the pilot of 'A Question of Sport: Super' next month, with the programme set to air during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Diane Parish feels "revived" by her current 'EastEnders' storyline.
The actress, who plays Denise Fox in the BBC One soap, admits she wasn't happy with the lack of storylines for the Minute Mart shopkeeper, but is now relishing in her expanded role due to the Lucy Beale murder mystery.
She said: "I don't feel exhausted by all of this Lucy Beale murder drama - I feel revived! It's no secret that I had been quite quiet in the show for a while, so when I heard about this storyline and what our new boss Dominic [Treadwell-Collins] had planned for Denise, I was dead excited."
Denise was set to walk out on fiancé Ian Beale (Adam Woodyatt) - who recently cheated on her with ex-wife Jane - last month, but ultimately decided to stay with him after news broke of his daughter Lucy's grisly death.
Diane doesn't agree with Denise's decision as the character has been "humiliated" by her cheating partner.
She told Inside Soap magazine: "I don't think Denise has done the right thing in staying with Ian at all, but that's just me. I'm nothing like Denise, I hope!
"She's been totally humiliated by Ian because she has literally become 'the help' - and that's not what she wanted from the relationship at all. But she can't leave him because she couldn't bear to be seen as a bad person for abandoning Ian at his time of need."

Matt LeBlanc was happy to live a "normal life" after 'Joey' flopped.
The 'Friends' actor starred in a short-lived spin-off of the smash hit sitcom between 2004 and 2006 - which centred on his loveable character Joey Tribbiani's move to Hollywood - and he admits he needed a break after the show was axed as he had worked non-stop for 12 years on 'Friends' and 'Joey'.
Matt said: "I didn't do anything for five years. I didn't want to work. I just let the dust settle and went back to my life and found out what it was like to go to the grocery store and drop off my dry cleaning again."
Matt was lured back to the small screen to play an exaggerated version of himself in 'Episodes', which is now in its third season.
He explained: "The writers called and told me the idea and I was flattered and genuinely excited. I thought it would be weird to play myself but it's not really me, it's a scripted character with references to my career and the public's perception of celebrity."
The 46-year-old star thinks the show challenges the public's belief that celebrities live glamorous lives without any worries.
He told the Metro newspaper: "The reality is celebrities are just as damaged as anyone else can be. It's not all glamour. That's what the lights and cameras are for. Behind the scenes, there's hard work, anxiety and disappointment."
'Episodes' season three begins tonight (14.05.14) at 10pm on BBC Two.

Caroline Aherne is "winning" her battle with lung cancer.
The 'Royle Family' star, who previously fought off both bladder and eye cancer, has been quietly recovering from treatment and although she faced moments of "grave" concern she is a fighter a has had a "positive outlook".
A source told The Sun newspaper: "Put it like this -- at times in the hospital there were very grave areas of concern. The chemotherapy was really intensive.
"But she's a fighter. After two weeks of recovery at home, she came on leaps and bounds. She has a positive outlook and is winning this battle."
Caroline, 50, went public with her secret illness in order to help raise £3.4 million to improve care for cancer patients in Manchester, where she received great care and support from the nurses who were "brilliant" during her treatment.
The 'Mrs Merton' star has now backed the Macmillan Cancer Improvement Partnership, which will seek to bring together doctors, hospitals, patients and the council to improve cancer care in that area.
The source explained: "Caroline wanted to keep the illness under wraps while undergoing treatment.
"She didn't lose any weight during chemo but she did lose all her hair.
"The one group of people she really wants to thank are the Macmillan nurses, who were brilliant throughout. Over the next few months she faces further chest X-rays and blood tests. She will be in remission for five years."
The actress-and-writer and her brother, Patrick, were both born with retinal cancer, leaving her near-blind in one eye and her brother will undergo checks too.
The source confirmed: "This cancer of the lung is not caused by smoking -- it's genetic. It affects only about one per cent of the population and her brother Patrick will have to get checked out as well."