Neighbours’ Dipi Rebecchi (Sharon Johal) has been struggling to cope since discovering her husband Shane Rebecchi (Nicholas Coghlan) is a secret drug addict.
So far, she is standing by him, but she will find herself embarking on a risky affair with her friend Pierce Greyson (Tim Robards), despite his marriage to Chloe Brennan.
The pair are struggling in their own marriages, and it seems they’re set to find solace in each other as they become each other’s shoulders to cry on.
TV Week revealed that the pair share a kiss after a huge argument between Dipi and Shane erupts, but the pair soon decide it was a mistake.
Dipi has had her world turned upside down after Shane’s drug revelation (Image: Channel 5)
They resolve to try and save their own marriages, but will they confess the truth to their partners and risk ruining everything?
Sharon opened up about the affair to Daily Star Online, revealing the guilt gets to Dipi as she fears that it could push him over the edge if he found out the truth.
Not only has he left rehab early, he is emotionally leaning on Dipi a lot, causing her to fear that she could end up making him relapse, especially as he called her the reason why he started taking drugs.
Dipi and Pierce are set to share a kiss behind their partners’ backs, but does it turn into an affair? (Image: Channel 5)
She said: “Shane doesn’t handle the aftermath very well.
“He has a part time job and a little project and he can’t even handle that, so she has to help him, she is worried about him.
“In the actual moment where they do kiss, it is purely hate for Shane, it’s her being devastated about her husband saying you’ve driven me to taking drugs.
Could Shane relapse as he discovers his wife has cheated on him? (Image: Channel 5)
“She worries that he will fall over the edge, and she thinks, can I do this for the rest of my life?”
Speaking about Dipi’s guilt over the kiss, she added: “I think she is in actual extreme turmoil the whole way, you can see she is a shell of herself, she feels terrible.
“Every time she sees Chloe and Shane she feels disgusted with herself for what she has done, viewers will be able to see how upset she is.”
Will Shane find out about the affair, and will it push him over the edge?
And will the Neighbours couple be able to save their marriage after 20 years?
Neighbours continues on Monday at 1.45pm on Channel 5.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
