Rachel Kinski

Rachel Kinski is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Caitlin Stasey.

Former The Sleepover Club star Caitlin Stasey was offered the part of Rachel Kinski when she was fifteen years old.

"[1] Stasey left school after she won the role of Rachel and decided to study using a distance education programme.

[2] Rachel was introduced along with her brother Zeke (Matthew Werkmeister) and their widower father Alex (Andrew Clarke).

"[5] On 19 September 2008, a reporter for the Herald Sun confirmed Stasey had decided to end her contract with the show, so she could return to her school and focus on Year 12.

[6] Rachel is the youngest daughter of Alex Kinski (Andrew Clarke) and Francesca Sangmu and the sister of Zeke (Matthew Werkmeister) and Katya (Dichen Lachman).

Alex enrolled Rachel and Zeke at Erinsborough High School to help develop their social skills and have a normal teenage life.

[7] On her first day at school Rachel is picked on for singing in the corridor and not understanding some of the other students, however, she makes friends with Bree Timmins (Sianoa Smit-McPhee).

Rachel agrees to go on a date with an older boy, Jake Rinter (Chris Toohey), and she lies to him about her age.

Rachel tries to help Stingray with his drink problem and she later discovers that he may have fathered Sky Mangel's (Stephanie McIntosh) child.

Rachel starts dating Ringo Brown (Sam Clark) after she helps him with his fear of water.

Declan Napier (James Sorensen) reveals the relationship and Daniel Fitzgerald (Brett Tucker) tricks Rachel into confessing the truth.

A few weeks later, Rachel and her friends, Bridget Parker (Eloise Mignon) and Donna Freedman (Margot Robbie), all fear they are pregnant.

When Zeke disappears during a rafting accident, Rachel throws herself into her music career and tries to take her relationship with Ty further.

For her portrayal of Rachel, Stasey was nominated for Fave TV Star at the 2007 Nickelodeon Australian Kids' Choice Awards.

[9] A reporter for the Daily Record called Rachel and Zeke "the usually whiter than white Kinski kids".

[10] In a 2010 interview, executive producer Susan Bower said the storyline featuring Rachel, Donna and Bridget thinking they were pregnant was one of her favourites from the past twenty-five years.