Neighbours is set to welcome an unexpected new resident later this year, when none other than Selling Sunset star Chrishell Stause rocks up on Ramsay Street.

The much-loved reality TV realtor – who is actually a seasoned soap star, having cut her teeth on US soaps All My Children and Days of Our Lives before starring in the Netflix property series – is set to join the Neighbours cast as mysterious businesswoman Yasmine Shields.

It’s fair to say her casting announcement came as somewhat of a surprise to both Neighbours and Selling Sunset fans alike. However, it’s certainly not the first time a familiar face has randomly popped up in Soapland, as this lot prove…

Ed Sheeran in Home & Away If you don’t keep up with the action in Summer Bay, chances are this might have passed you by, but we can assure you Ed Sheeran really did make a cameo in Home & Away back in 2015.

The Thinking Out Loud singer dropped by The Diner to be reunited with his former nanny, Marilyn Chambers (Emily Symons), who – in universe – looked after ‘Teddy’ when he was a kid and she lived in England. However, Marilyn hadn’t quite realised how big of a star he’d become in the intervening years.

Ed said of his appearance at the time: ‘I got asked to do it and it sounded like it could be fun… I’m sure if Emmerdale or EastEnders ever ask me, I would do that as well.’

Eight years later, however, he’s still to set foot in Walford or The Woolpack…

Long before Boris Johnson took up residence in No 10 (simpler times, eh?), he swung by The Queen Vic for a pint in 2009, much to the excitement of a peacocking Peggy Mitchell (Barbara Windsor).

The iconic landlady had vowed to give the then-London Mayor a piece of her mind after he

if she ever clapped eyes on him. But just moments later, when a bicycle puncture coincidentally led him to take refuge in the east end boozer, she was fawning over him.

At the time, Labour raised concerns about whether the BBC should have been portraying the Tory MP ‘as pretty straight guy on such a popular show’, but the broadcaster insisted his cameo was ‘compatible both with BBC editorial guidelines and the principle of due impartiality’.

Lorraine Kelly in Coronation Street 

It might once have been claimed that Lorraine Kelly presents a persona of herself on her ITV show daytime show Lorraine, but her acting skills were a little less convincing when she made an appearance in Coronation Street.

The 2019 scene saw Corrie regulars Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicholls) and Gail Platt (Helen Worth) doing a spot of archery, but when they got distracted, Gail ended up shooting the telly legend in the leg. What they were all doing at an archery club in the first place, we’re still not quite sure, but who are we to pick holes in this masterpiece of storytelling.

Earlier this year, Lorraine admitted to Graham Norton that her performance was “as wooden as a forest of trees”.

Torvill and Dean in Emmerdale 

Another spot of ITV cross promotion saw Dancing on Ice judges Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean quite literally slide into the Dales, after being enlisted to help Belle Dingle (Eden Taylor-Draper) propose to Tom King (James Chase) in 2022.

Sinitta in Neighbours

Sinitta was just one of a number of random stars, including Emma Bunton, Sir Michael Parkinson, Neil Morrissey and Jo Whiley, who featured in scenes when Neighbours filmed a set of special episodes in London back in 2007.

Sadly for us, however, the So Macho singer’s outfit was a lot more low-key than the ones she famously sported during her various appearances on The X Factor.

Rag’n’Bone Man in EastEnders

Easties superfan Rag’n’Bone Man ticked joining the soap off his bucket list in 2022.

The storyline saw Rocky Cotton (Brian Conley) pulling in a favour from the Human hitmaker to perform a carol concert fundraiser in Albert Square as a wedding gift to Queen Vic landlord Mick Carter (Danny Dyer) and Janine Butcher (Charlie Brooks).

Perhaps better than Rag’n’Bone Man’s cameo, though, was the social media content featuring Jessie Wallace and Linda Henry (aka Walford’s Kat Slater and Shirley Carter) we were treated to as a result. Take a look at the video below to see what we mean…