Look who's Ramsay St boundSydney Confidential
February 12, 2007 12:00
RAMSAY Street is set to sizzle this year with producers importing one male pin-up to the Neighbours lot - and another local teen Idol linked to the long-running show.
While Kylie Minogue may have helped to make the show a hit in the UK, it was her little sister Dannii who played her part in securing a mate this latest job.
English model Benjamin Hart, who starred in fashion campaigns for Dolce & Gabbana and on the popular UK soap, Hollyoaks, will join the cast next month, after his former Home & Away star friend introduced him to her Aussie agent.
"I've been to Australia a few times with Dannii and kept saying to her next time I am here I will definitely see an agent,'' Hart said.
"I was due to fly out that day to London, but on my way to the airport I went to see Jan Russ (Neighbours' casting boss) and within 10 minutes of leaving her office, they called and offered me the part,'' Hart said.
Meanwhile Australian Idol hearthrob Dean Geyer has also been mooted as a possible new soap stud.
Having seen his TV star rise on Channel Ten's singing series, he watched it fall when he missed out on the hosting gig on Video Hits late last year.
While that job went to Nathan Sapsford, TV executives have been keen to find a place for the teen favourite.
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