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Kylie, Paula, Helena: Seven announces leading female cast in upcoming two-part INXS teleseries

Samantha Jade as Kylie Minogue

Samantha Jade as Kylie Minogue

Former X Factor winner Samantha Jade will make her screen debut as Kylie Minogue in Channel Seven’s upcoming two-part television series Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story of INXS.

The network and production company Shine Australia confirmed Jade will play the lead female role this morning.

Alongside Jade, actresses Georgina Haig will play Paula Yates and Mallory Jansen will play Helena Christensen.

Seven said the series will deliver:

An authentic behind-the-scenes look beyond the music, Never Tear Us Apart: The Untold Story of INXS will tell the band’s extraordinary and uncensored story, with full access to their archive of music, photography and stories.

INXS manager CM Murphy is co-executive producer on the series, with Mark Fennessy and Rory Callaghan executive-producing. The series is written by Justin Monjo and Dave Warner, and directed by Daina Reid.

The series is currently in production in Melbourne.

Courtney Robinson 

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