Janelle Timmins
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| Neighbours character | |||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Nell Feeney | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2004–07, 2015 | ||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 11 November 2004 | ||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 11 March 2015 | ||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Ric Pellizzeri (2004) Jason Herbison (2015) |
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| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Hairdresser (2005–06) Lassiter's shareholder (2006–07) Carpenter's Mechanics owner (2007–09) |
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| Home | Cairns | ||||||||||||||
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| Brothers | Kevin Rebecchi |
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| Husband |
Kim Timmins (until 2007) Allan Steiger (2007–) |
| Sons | Dwayne Timmins Brandon Timmins Dylan Timmins Scott Timmins |
| Daughters |
Janae Timmins Anne Baxter |
| Adoptive daughters | Bree Timmins |
| Granddaughters | Kerry Mangel |
| Nephews | Toadfish Rebecchi |
Janelle Beryl Steiger (previously Timmins) is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Nell Feeney. She made her first screen appearance on 11 November 2004. The character was written out and she departed on 13 July 2007. Feeney reprised her role as part of the show's 30th anniversary celebrations and returned for one episode on 11 March 2015.
Janelle is Kevin Rebecchi's (Don Bridges) younger sister. She has six children with her ex-husband Kim Timmins (Brett Swain). A writer for the show's official website said "Janelle will admit to manipulating men to get what she wants, she is fiercely proud of the fact that she has never been unfaithful to Kim." They described her as "a hard-as-nails bogan" and "a romantic".
In December 2006, it was announced that the Neighbours producers had decided to write out the characters of Janelle and her on-screen daughter, Bree (Sianoa Smit-McPhee). They took the decision not to renew the contracts of Feeney and Smit-McPhee, following the departures of Ben Nicholas (Stingray Timmins) and Damien Bodie (Dylan Timmins). Co-star Ian Smith (Harold Bishop) called the decision a "huge mistake". Janelle and Bree made their final appearances in July 2007.
On 28 November 2014, it was announced that Feeney had reprised her role as part of Neighbours' 30th anniversary celebrations. Janelle returned to take part in the Erinsborough Festival's baking competition on 11 March 2015. Janelle gets in between the feuding Susan Kennedy (Jackie Woodburne) and Sheila Canning (Colette Mann), while her own rivalry with Susan also "reasserts itself." However, after the cakes are ruined, the judge chooses Karl Kennedy's (Alan Fletcher) trifle as the winner, which unites the women in anger. Janelle, Susan and Sheila then tie for the People's Choice Award.
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