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* [[Natalie Imbruglia]] played [[Beth Brennan]] from 1992–1993, with a brief return in 1994. Imbruglia was sixteen when she won the role of Beth.<ref name="NatalieIm">{{Cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/natalie-imbruglia-torn-no-longer-530672.html|title=Natalie Imbruglia: Torn no longer|last=McNair|first=James|date=1 April 2005|work=[[The Independent]]|location=UK|publisher=Independent Print Limited|accessdate=22 May 2010}}</ref> Beth is a sweet natured girl who comes to Ramsay Street in search of a new life. She works in the construction business and begins a relationship with [[Brad Willis (Neighbours)|Brad Willis]] ([[Scott Michaelson]]).<ref>Monroe, Josephine, p.68</ref> Imbruglia grew disappointed with her scripts and decided to quit the show.<ref name="NatalieIm"/>

 

* [[Delta Goodrem]] played [[Nina Tucker]] for a year from 2002–2003, with two short returns in 2004 and 2005. Nina Tucker was a shy schoolgirl with a talent for singing. It was Goodrem's manager, [[Glenn Wheatley]], who suggested making the character into an aspiring singer.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/03/28/1048653847512.html|title=Gimme Delta|last=Zuel|first=Bernard|date=29 March 2003|work=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|publisher=[[Fairfax Media]]|accessdate=11 February 2011}}</ref> Goodrem was forced to leave ''Neighbours'' to begin treatment for [[Hodgkin's lymphoma]] and the writers sent Nina to India, where she became a [[Bollywood]] actress.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0743486320080707|title=Aussie singer Delta Goodrem heads for U.S|date=7July 2008|work=[[Reuters]]|publisher=Thomson Reuters|accessdate=6 May 2010}}</ref>