clarke rose clarke previously lawrence fictional character australian soap opera neighbours played created neighbours original characters producer originally wanted play role joined cast television series smith came audition guest appearance particularly short caught attention casting director looking outrageous image character smith won role screen debut soap episode broadcast march portrayed smart confident independent woman good background sported short bright clothing stand female characters television time embarrassed profession nonsense approach life immediate favourite viewers gave stripping grandfather gave lease local coffee shop position help customers problems gained trust teenage characters particularly marriage central storylines brief relationship shane peter brien engagements married des july gave birth son july year smith announced departure neighbours wanting kill popular character producers sent care dying father viewers satisfied ending smith returned conclude storyline actress asked killed producers agreed final appearance march regular character die creation casting original characters conceived creator executive producer neighbours came casting initially wanted actress play role joined cast children television series instead previously small appearances established television series came neighbours audition guest role short caught attention casting director smith told author casting director neighbours looking outrageous image didn know smith revealed idea playing clothes development characterisation character introduced neighbours heart gold book neighbours wrote came rich family rarely mentioned screen making past somewhat mystery received good education worked office secretary told boss jump lake chose ask mother tina loan profession smith explained point completely counter black bright girl good background gets fed men job says right money hair bright clothing stood female characters television time portrayed strong smart independent woman warm friend author neighbours years street stated appealing mix cheek girl door woman charge life helped serial sweetheart smith told favourite aspects personality confidence streak smith commented wore clothes outgoing fact embodied nonsense approach life embarrassed profession meant immediate favourite viewers way treated serial teenagers adults younger viewers gave career run coffee shop grandfather gave won poker game commented ran business like pro position coffee shop meant customers helped parents children gained trust affection teenage characters notably took wing later legal guardian marriage des episode neighbours saw hired strip party night interrupted neighbour left belongings returned following morning collect des fiancée assumed spent night called wedding realising des needed help pay mortgage moved des instantly attracted tried hide feelings awkward author neighbours years wrote local men date shane peter brien caught eye soon began relationship neighbours season finale broke shane proposed des accepted day wedding car bank late church having stood times past des gave waiting left couple failed sort happened relationship ended romance shane engaged worried rushing marriage rebound eventually ended engagement following advice encouragement mother friend des tried june week announced accept proposal des shane definitely result getting married smith told cook don know actually needs man life certainly got men triangle developed try rational explanation impossible smith thought ideal shane great deal love hand loved des trusted good friends brien stated far shane concerned woman loved thought suited des commented despite engaged times stood des loved added love sight des cook later revealed des propose marry wedding episodes broadcast july cook moment moved feeling des eventually marry despite shane having des rival romance acted best man cook added wedding saw regular cast set small affair months wedding pregnant pregnancy lasted usual months smith explained producers stretched longer tie storylines des son arrived july baby born neighbours departure half years playing smith decided leave neighbours asked written felt bit challenge felt trapped persona smith believed role longer offered variety want stay bored comfortable neighbours popular characters producers chose kill instead father allen entered life told dying realising short time peace took moved away nurse allen viewers satisfied ending character especially meant des break situation accept smith agreed return days finish storyline time actress asked character killed smith told sydney morning herald wanted die didn want stuck television series rest life taken far run life experience possibly critically injured car crash way father funeral left coma screen representatives serial production company tried persuade smith sign new contract refused briefly regained consciousness love des regular character die storylines hired perform party street returns following morning collect watch emerges bedroom des fiancée arrives parents wedding des helps clean house shane asks watch train pool day tells wants agrees dinner decides number des help pay mortgage good friends des begins dating shane falls love des breaking shane proposes accepts day wedding car bank dressed suit late church des assumes changed mind leaves failing sort happened moves des girlfriend turns claims des father son bradley room number best friend moves grandfather harry gives lease local coffee shop gives career business despite initial struggle coffee shop soon begins making profit gets shane engaged starts doubts moving quickly des learns bradley father tries win shane jealous des friendship verbally attacks breaks gets des eventually marry des legal guardians learn comes violent home helps mike banned seeing grandmother soon discovers sending poison pen letters mike contracts recovers learns pregnant des marriage strained learns contact couple eventually talk des explains given financial advice offers help paint nursery knocked ladder mike pet suffers amnesia threatens sue des decides settle court stressed learns des angry keeping picnic goes labour delivers son briefly suffers depression following birth mother tina turns sit talk problems speaking terms shortly learns father dying des persuades things right allen decides nurse father takes stay months later offers drive allen funeral journey involved car crash leaves coma des stays holding hand briefly wakes tell loves suffers cardiac arrest dies reception author neighbours years stated popular colourful characters neighbours writer bbc neighbours website thought notable moment going labour riverside picnic mobile network operator orange branded des popular couples serial history writer thought marriages sydney morning herald called neighbours commented des troubled romance neighbours best storylines couple wedding gained lot attention discussed episode talk day aired times named death memorable neighbours moments commented like bed actress wig romance des ordinary early neighbours classic felt hard reporter included death list neighbours moments reporter wrote popular character serial peak called des added death watched millions viewers australia placed death number feature memorable neighbours moments called relationship des series classic added couple tie knot fatally hit car des neighbours viewing audience australia suitably devastated columnist said moment dies tear moment
Daphne Clarke