Neighbours to bring in Terese Willis's estranged mother

 Estelle visits Erinsborough next week.

Neighbours bosses have announced that Terese Willis's estranged mother will be paying a visit to Ramsay Street.

Show chiefs have cast Maria Mercedes in the role of Estelle Petrides, who makes her first appearance on UK screens next week.

Estelle's arrival comes as tensions between Terese and her estranged husband Paul Robinson are getting worse.

Terese is furious when she finds out that Paul has been hiding assets to prepare for their upcoming divorce.

Annoyed that Paul plans to cheat her out of a fair settlement, Terese considers a way to take her revenge. However, she soon changes her mind and realises that it's not worth stooping to Paul's level.

Terese's attention shifts when she unexpectedly comes face-to-face with Estelle, who has arrived in Erinsborough.

Terese is unsettled over the surprise family reunion, even when Estelle claims that she has turned up to support her through this difficult time.

When Terese contacts her brother Nick, she discovers the real story – Estelle is homeless and needs someone to support her.

Although initially disappointed, Terese wants to work to mend her relationship with Estelle, but it's unclear whether she'll ever be able to trust her mother.

Aside from Terese's brother Nick making appearances in 2015 and 2017, Neighbours has rarely explored her family background.

Viewers will now see Estelle in the thick of the action, as Terese's storylines with Paul and her new partner Glen Donnelly take some twists and turns in the weeks ahead.

Maria Mercedes already has a history with Neighbours as she played Carmella Cammeniti's mother Lucia for guest appearances between 2004 and 2007.

Neighbours airs these scenes on Thursday, May 26 and Friday, May 27 at 1.45pm and 6pm on Channel 5 (UK) and Tuesday, June 21 and Wednesday, June 22 on 10 Peach (Australia).