She will star alongside another Aussie soap legend
The former X factor judge and singer, 53, is starring in glamorous Channel 5 drama Imposter opposite ex-Corrie actress Kym Marsh, 49.
Dannii, younger sister to pop icon Kylie, 57, has already started filming the four part series in Victoria, Australia.
The Succession-like plot centres around a twisted family betrayal and a murder and is set in a seaside family hotel.
This is also with Neighbours ‘Susan Kennedy’ icon Jackie Woodburne, 69, starring as the matriarch.
A source said: “Bosses have spent weeks trying to get Dannii and she finally put pen to paper just days before filming started.
“It’s been decades since she’s acted on the small screen and everyone at the channel is over the moon that she was able to make the dates work because she loved the script.
“She started filming last week after meeting her fellow cast members.”
Dannii portrayed the troubled teen Emma Jackson on Home and Away from 1989 to 1990.
She currently presents the LGBTQ BBC dating shows, I Kissed a Boy and I Kissed a Girl.
The source continued: “Dannii has been wanting a return to acting for a long time but hadn’t found the right role.
“But then Channel 5 came along with Imposter and she instantly knew the role would be perfect for her acting comeback.”
They added: “Her character will be one of the suspects in the murder, as the family all fight it out over the family empire.
“From what’s been filmed of her performance already bosses really couldn’t be happier to have got Dannii signed up.”
Channel 5’s thrilling new drama, Imposter will hit our screens in 2026.
