According to the search results, Melanie Pearson is a character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours. In the 2023 reboot of the show, Melanie leaves Toadie Rebecchi one year into their marriage, blaming the strain of being a stepmother to his children. They divorce, and Toadie later marries his neighbor Terese Willis. Melanie is played by Lucinda Cowden, who joined the cast of Neighbours as Melanie for seven episodes in 1987. She returned for six episodes the following year. Cowden left to star in daytime soap opera The Power, The Passion, but when the show was canceled, Cowden decided to call the Neighbours producer about a return. Coincidentally, the actress called on the same day Annie Jones (who played Jane Harris) had decided not to renew her contract, and she was invited to re-join the cast as a regular cast member.