'Neighbours' star happy with revamp

Neighbours star Pippa Black has admitted that she wasn't a fan of the Australian soap's shift to sensationalised storylines.

Producers promised that the show would go back to its roots in March this year, following weeks of low viewing figures in Australia.

The changes will be seen on Oz screens over the next few weeks, and Pippa, better known as Elle Robinson, has explained that it is a relief to be performing in more realistic scenes.

"There have been explosions and a lot of big bangs - I guess it had taken a somewhat fanciful direction," Pippa told the Herald Sun.

"Things were happening so quickly, stories began and finished in an episode. It's exciting to be doing some more realistic stories. It's still a soap opera, it's still entertaining every night. But the stories will be more believable."