Vallejo excited for "special" show

Melanie Vallejo has revealed that she thinks her new TV show is very "special".

The 31-year-old Australian actress, who has previously appeared in Packed To The Rafters, plays former bullying victim Sophie Wong in new Channel Seven drama Winners and Losers, which is about four women who meet at their high school reunion.

Vallejo told National Features: "This feels like a very special show and a great opportunity for me. I feel very lucky as the actress who gets to play her because she does stand out in the first episode.

"You see all these layers to her straight away, whereas with the other girls the layers come out as the series progresses."

Vallejo also revealed that she gets on very well with the other stars of the show, saying: "To find four actresses who actually like each other is quite rare. The producers wanted to keep us in a little bubble, let us really connect, and develop real friendships.

"Packed To The Rafters is such a phenomenon. The planets aligned, but we're a really different show. Their show is about family and ours is about friends. I just want people to like it."

Winners and Losers is scheduled to premiere on March 22.