New Gay character for Chris!

Bob Morley has swapped Summer Bay for Ramsay Street, joining the cast of Neighbours as a nurse and potential love interest for Chris Pappas.

The former Home and Away star has just started filming a six-month guest role this week, playing nurse Aidan Foster. Bob's character will play a potential love interest for Chris Pappas, played by James Mason. The two characters will form Neighbours' first ever gay couple.

The 26-year-old Melbourne actor is said to be excited about the story and how it develops.

"I don’t see it as a big deal that the character is gay, it certainly doesn’t define him and what the writers have planned is really interesting and authentic," Bob said.

This is Neighbours second gay character in recent times. Last year James Mason was cast in the guest role as Chris Pappas, a high school student who comes out and has since become a regular cast member.

According to Susan Bower, the character of Chris needs to be presented truthfully, so it was important to the writers that he met someone.

"How it unfolds, all will be revealed, however I think viewers will find the story compelling," Susan said.
Bob’s character Aiden will be seen on-air from September