Jim would have wanted." Bell also confirmed that Lucy's return is brief, but she would love a longer stint in the future. Bell announced her return to the role in March 2022. This stint sees Lucy forced to fire Terese Willis (Rebekah Elmaloglou) from Lassiter's following the Lassiter's Fashion Week disaster. When Neighbours was cancelled, Bell returned for the show's finale episodes. In the storyline, Lucy tried to convince Paul to get together with Terese. In February 2023, it was announced that Bell would reprise the role once again in Amazon Freevee's relaunch series for another guest stint. Storylines 1985–1989 Lucy's mum Anne died in 1973 giving birth to her and she was raised by Jim and her beloved grandmother, Helen. Lucy grows up to be a mischievous, yet intelligent little girl, who has great fun with her brothers, loved her grandmother and father, and enjoy plays with her dog Basil. Lucy is the flower-girl at her older brother Paul's wedding to Terry Inglis (Maxine Klibingaitis). In late 1986, Lucy falls down a drain and is trapped for many days. She was eventually found, but is left temporarily blinded by the incident. Lucy's good friend Bradley Townsend (Bradley Kilpatrick) leaves to go to Europe with his mother Andrea (Gina Gaigalas) and her new partner, Jack Lassiter (Alan Hopgood) and Lucy promises to visit him. During a trip to the beach, Basil falls into the water and drowns when the tide took him, Lucy devastated by the incident, but Scott's (Jason Donovan) friend Mike Young (Guy Pearce), who had failed to save Basil, tries to cheer her up by getting her a new puppy, Bouncer, whom Lucy comes to adore. In 1987, Lucy leaves to visit Bradley for several months. Upon her return, Lucy's (now Close) mood and attitude noticeably change, which annoys her family and friends. Lucy then organises a dinner party but none of her guests arrive. Realising her attitude has alienated her friends, Lucy changes her ways and soon fits in. She attends both of her brother's weddings. However, Lucy's behaviour becomes strange when she lets Bouncer off his leash while walking him, and is later dropped from the netball team, and generally become forgetful and clumsy. Nobody can figure out what is going until Scott tries to wake Lucy from a nap but is unable to. Lucy is rushed to hospital, where it is discovered she has