Bridget Parker

Bridget Parker
Neighbours character
Portrayed by	Eloise Mignon
Duration	2007–2009
First appearance	23 July 2007 (2007-07-23)
Last appearance	21 July 2009 (2009-07-21)
Classification	Former; regular
Introduced by	Ric Pellizzeri
In-universe information Occupation Student Erinsborough Veterinary Clinic assistant Gym assistant Mother Joanna Hale Adoptive father Steve Parker Adoptive mother Miranda Parker Brothers Riley Parker Half-sisters Josie Hale Clara Hale Husband Declan Napier (2009) Daughters India Napier Grandfathers Jim Parker Gary Fuller Grandmothers Kitty Parker Yvonne West Uncles Stuart Parker Ned Parker Aunts Nicola West First cousins Mickey Gannon

Bridget "Didge" Parker is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Eloise Mignon. In 2007 the show was revamped to boost falling ratings in Australia. As part of this, the show's focus returned to family dynamics and the character of Bridget and her family were created and introduced. Bridget made her first on-screen appearance on 23 July 2007. She arrived in Erinsborough from Sydney with her father and mother, Steve and Miranda. During her time in Neighbours, Bridget's storylines included being run over by Susan Kennedy, falling in love with Declan Napier, finding her birth mother and falling pregnant at seventeen. In March 2009, the decision was taken to write the Parker family out of the show after both Mignon and Steve Bastoni, who played Steve, quit. Mignon wanted to return to her studies and she had enough of Neighbours. Bridget died on-screen on 21 July 2009 after suffering internal injuries, which she sustained in a car crash. The character was met with polarised reactions from viewers and critics, though her pregnancy storyline was voted the best of 2008 during a poll on the official website.