Rosetta Cammeniti
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Rosetta "Rosie" Cammeniti is a fictional character
from the Australian soap opera Neighbours
, played by Natalie Saleeba
. The character was introduced into the serial as part of a group of four "20 somethings." Saleeba began filming in July and she made her first on-screen appearance on 12 October 2006. Rosetta's storylines included an arranged marriage
, a same-sex kiss and pseudocyesis
. She departed on 25 April 2008.
and Christian Clark
were cast as Pepper Steiger
, Frazer Yeats
and Will Griggs respectively. Their introduction was part of the producers attempts to introduce more contempary characters and to fill the void left by several cast departures. Executive producer Ric Pellizzeri said "We've got 15-to-18-year olds and the 35-plus brigade, we've always liked the shenanigans of Toadfish (Ryan Maloney) and friends at No. 30, so we thought, rather than introduce a new family, we'll bring in some new 20-somethings as housemates and fill the middle ground we've been missing." Despite not knowing each other, the characters all share the same house upon their arrivals, which was a first for the series.
Former All Saints
actress Saleeba was cast as Rosetta and she began filming in July. Saleeba said that it was a "bonus" joining the show at the same time as the others, as it made the process easier and less intimidating joining an established cast. Rosetta was given immediate family connections within the show in the form of younger sister and already established character Carmella Cammeniti
(Natalie Blair
).
One of Rosie's most notable storylines is a kiss shared with Pepper in the heat of the moment, the characters were portrayed agreeing to forget it ever happened. Australian press branded the kiss as a failed attempt to gain ratings for the serial, also stating it aired practically unnoticed along with a number of would be attention grabbing plots. Describing Rosie and Frazer's exit storyline, Dan Bennet speaking for Newtwork Ten states: "It will be a bittersweet departure for them. They will experience a big tragedy and, on the beck of that, find a sense of new hope."
along with Pepper Steiger, Frazer Yeats and Will Griggs. She had previously lived with her mother Lucia (Maria Mercedes), until she decided to cut herself loose, dump the fiancee she was not in love with, and move to Erinsborough. In late 2006, Rosie developed feelings for housemate Will but did not act upon them out of fear of being rejected; meanwhile, fellow housemate Frazer had hidden feelings for her. Upon finding out Will only had eyes for sister Carmella, Rosetta's feelings for him disappeared.
She had an affair with scheming business mogul Paul Robinson
(Stefan Dennis
) which lead to him leaving new wife Lyn
(Janet Andrewartha
) on the same day as their wedding. The affair did not last, and Rosie and Frazer became an item. However, when Frazer confessed to Rosie that he was really George Brown, the brother of her former fiancee, Johnny Brown, she left him and took comfort with Paul. Upon learning that Paul had an affair with her best friend, Pepper, Rosie lashed out at him, accusing him of mistreating Pepper. Pepper, overwhelmed by Rosie's act of friendship, spontaneously kissed her before Rosie kissed her back, unaware that Frazer's little brother Ringo
(Sam Clark
) was watching. Ringo spread the word, and the whole street thought that Rosie and Pepper were gay for a brief period. Rosie reunited with Frazer, who was bound to a wheelchair
following an accident on a race track
. After they sorted out their issues and learnt more about each other, Rosie and Frazer got engaged.
They married on 23 July 2007 as part of Neighbours new revamp. But after the wedding ceremony the mini bus that was taking residents back to the street crashed leaving many injured (including Roise's sister carmella) and Frazer's brother Ringo in a coma. After this Rosie's boss Tim Collins put a lot of pressure on her, and has recently given her more opportunities, which conflicts with peoples increasing expectation that she and Frazer will start a family. After Tim's pressuring put Toadie in hospital from a panic attack, they decided to quit and start their own partnership, which became a success.
Though Frazer wants children, they both realize that they are not ready, so they agree to wait. Later, her sister Carmella's difficult time during Chloe's birth convinces Rosie she will never be able to stand the emotional strain of having children. However in February 2008, she finds out, much to her distress, that she is pregnant. Frazer tells her that if she cannot raise the baby, he will – as a sole parent. After Frazer says this, Rosie promises to try to raise the baby because she wants to save the marriage. Rosie was now looking forward to having the baby, especially after becoming her niece Chloe's godmother. But Rosie then believes she has lost the baby, leaving her and Frazer heartbroken, but after going for another scan to receive a second opinion
, they realised that there is a baby. After this Rosie and Frazer decided to go to Italy and have left the street. But after they left it was revealed that Rosie had given birth to a baby boy which she and Frazer named Marco Yeats. Despite stating that their trip to Italy would be a relatively short one, they have never returned.
". They following year she and Lawson were nominated for "Best Couple". Lowculture
's Ruth Deller praised Rosetta's relationship with Frazer describing it as a high point for Neighbours and said the serial would be "dull" without them. She also compared them with past couples saying, "Of the more recent additions to the cast [...] two of the most loved have been Frazer and Rosie. Brittle, neurotic, flawed but ultimately sweet Rosie and thoroughly nice and not-unattractive Frazer are one of those Ramsay Street couples that just work, and have been totally right for the show – feeling just as, well, Neighbours-y as pairings such as Madge and Harold, Scott and Charlene and Des and Daphne." TV Scoop called Rosie and Frazer "fully-formed, warm, witty characters who have been a genuinely great addition to the street".
The Birmingham Mail
chose Paul confessing his love for Rosetta and her confusion as their "pick of the day". Natalie Craig writing for the The Sydney Morning Herald
said Rosetta is like Maria from West Side Story
- because she was "young, Italian and forced into an engagement with a man she does not desire". She jested it made Erinsborough appear like The Bronx
.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
from the Australian soap opera Neighbours
Neighbours
Neighbours is an Australian television soap opera first broadcast on the Seven Network on 18 March 1985. It was created by TV executive Reg Watson, who proposed the idea of making a show that focused on realistic stories and portrayed adults and teenagers who talk openly and solve their problems...
, played by Natalie Saleeba
Natalie Saleeba
Natalie Saleeba is an Australian actress best known for her roles as Jessica Singleton in the medical drama series All Saints and Rosetta Cammeniti on Neighbours....
. The character was introduced into the serial as part of a group of four "20 somethings." Saleeba began filming in July and she made her first on-screen appearance on 12 October 2006. Rosetta's storylines included an arranged marriage
Arranged marriage
An arranged marriage is a practice in which someone other than the couple getting married makes the selection of the persons to be wed, meanwhile curtailing or avoiding the process of courtship. Such marriages had deep roots in royal and aristocratic families around the world...
, a same-sex kiss and pseudocyesis
Pseudocyesis
False pregnancy or hysterical pregnancy, most commonly termed pseudocyesis in humans and pseudopregnancy in other mammals, is the appearance of clinical and/or subclinical signs and symptoms associated with pregnancy when the person or animal is not pregnant. Clinically, false pregnancy is most...
. She departed on 25 April 2008.
Character creation and casting
Rosetta was created in 2006 along with another three characters as part of a new group of "20 somethings". Nicky Whelan, Ben LawsonBen Lawson
Ben Lawson is an Australian actor best known for his role as Frazer Yeats in the Australian television series Neighbours....
and Christian Clark
Christian Clark
Christian Clark is an Australian actor. He appeared in the role of Will Griggs in the Network Ten soap opera Neighbours from 2006 to 2007...
were cast as Pepper Steiger
Pepper Steiger
Heidi "Pepper" Steiger is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, played by Nicky Whelan. The character was introduced into the serial as part of a group of four characters branded as "20 somethings". She made her debut in the episode airing on 12 October 2006....
, Frazer Yeats
Frazer Yeats
Frazer Yeats is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, played by Ben Lawson. The character was introduced into the serial as part of a group of four characters branded as "20 somethings". He debuted in the episode airing on 12 October 2006. He departed the...
and Will Griggs respectively. Their introduction was part of the producers attempts to introduce more contempary characters and to fill the void left by several cast departures. Executive producer Ric Pellizzeri said "We've got 15-to-18-year olds and the 35-plus brigade, we've always liked the shenanigans of Toadfish (Ryan Maloney) and friends at No. 30, so we thought, rather than introduce a new family, we'll bring in some new 20-somethings as housemates and fill the middle ground we've been missing." Despite not knowing each other, the characters all share the same house upon their arrivals, which was a first for the series.
Former All Saints
All Saints (TV series)
All Saints is an Australian medical drama which first screened on the Seven Network. The series debuted on 24 February 1998 and concluded its run on 27 October 2009...
actress Saleeba was cast as Rosetta and she began filming in July. Saleeba said that it was a "bonus" joining the show at the same time as the others, as it made the process easier and less intimidating joining an established cast. Rosetta was given immediate family connections within the show in the form of younger sister and already established character Carmella Cammeniti
Carmella Cammeniti
Carmella Cammeniti is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, played by Natalie Blair. She appeared on a recurring basis from 2003-05, then became a main character from 2006-08, before making a final guest appearance in 2011...
(Natalie Blair
Natalie Blair
Natalie Louise Blair is an Australian actress, best known for her role as Carmella Cammeniti on Neighbours, an Australian TV series.-Career:...
).
Characterisation
Before appearing on-screen Rosetta was described as Carmella's "strait-laced older sister", "a young lawyer and the object of Frazer's affections". Network Ten said Rosetta "appears to be just your average uptight lawyer. However, scratch the surface of the feisty Italian and you'll find that she can be every bit as passionate as her wayward younger sister Carmella." They commented on the burden of her being the eldest child, which automatically ensured she had to be responsible, they also state that she transformed as a person upon arriving in Ramsay Street, describing her as uptight, but eventually settling down. They add that she is eager to please her parents all the time, saying it was once her sole aim in life. Rosie is also career driven and business minded putting them before a family. Pellizzeri said that Saleeba plays the "perfect Neighbours character – a 27-year-old virgin." Audiences felt Rosetta and Carmella were cast well as they looked alike, Blair said they work well together as a unit and Rosetta's presence changes Carmella for the good.Relationships
Rosie's relationship with Frazer is a focal point of her storylining, it has provided the character different plots, including chosing her career over starting a family and her subsequent false pregnancy, of this during an interview with entertainment website Lastbroadcast Salebba stated: "Frazer's desperate to start a family, but Rosie feels that her career as a lawyer is more important at this time in her life, it creates a lot of tension between them. But then Rosie really does fall pregnant, with complicated consequences..." Of Rosie's false pregnancy Saleeba said "It's terrible, they tell their friends what's happened, but I don't think Rosie can believe it."One of Rosie's most notable storylines is a kiss shared with Pepper in the heat of the moment, the characters were portrayed agreeing to forget it ever happened. Australian press branded the kiss as a failed attempt to gain ratings for the serial, also stating it aired practically unnoticed along with a number of would be attention grabbing plots. Describing Rosie and Frazer's exit storyline, Dan Bennet speaking for Newtwork Ten states: "It will be a bittersweet departure for them. They will experience a big tragedy and, on the beck of that, find a sense of new hope."
Storylines
A lawyer and the older sister of Carmella, Rosetta moves into No. 30 Ramsay StreetRamsay Street
Ramsay Street is the fictional cul-de-sac in which the characters of the Australian soap opera Neighbours live. The street is set in the equally fictional Melbourne suburb of Erinsborough. Neighbours storylines primarily centre around the residents of the Street, which was named after the...
along with Pepper Steiger, Frazer Yeats and Will Griggs. She had previously lived with her mother Lucia (Maria Mercedes), until she decided to cut herself loose, dump the fiancee she was not in love with, and move to Erinsborough. In late 2006, Rosie developed feelings for housemate Will but did not act upon them out of fear of being rejected; meanwhile, fellow housemate Frazer had hidden feelings for her. Upon finding out Will only had eyes for sister Carmella, Rosetta's feelings for him disappeared.
She had an affair with scheming business mogul Paul Robinson
Paul Robinson (Neighbours)
Paul Stewart Robinson is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, a long-running serial drama about social life in the fictional Melbourne suburb of Erinsborough. He is played by Stefan Dennis. Paul debuted in the serial's first episode in 1985 and appeared on a...
(Stefan Dennis
Stefan Dennis
Stefan Dennis is an Australian actor, best known for playing the role of Paul Robinson in the soap opera, Neighbours, from its first episode in March 1985 to the present day...
) which lead to him leaving new wife Lyn
Lyn Scully
Lynette "Lyn" Scully is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Janet Andrewartha. The character debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 21 October 1999, along with her family and remained a prominent feature within the show until late 2006...
(Janet Andrewartha
Janet Andrewartha
Janet Andrewartha is an Australian actress. She is famous for playing on-going roles in two popular Australian soap operas: that of Reb Kean in Prisoner and Lyn Scully in Neighbours.-Biography:...
) on the same day as their wedding. The affair did not last, and Rosie and Frazer became an item. However, when Frazer confessed to Rosie that he was really George Brown, the brother of her former fiancee, Johnny Brown, she left him and took comfort with Paul. Upon learning that Paul had an affair with her best friend, Pepper, Rosie lashed out at him, accusing him of mistreating Pepper. Pepper, overwhelmed by Rosie's act of friendship, spontaneously kissed her before Rosie kissed her back, unaware that Frazer's little brother Ringo
Ringo Brown
Ringo Brown is a fictional character from the Australian Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, played by Sam Clark. Clark was given the role after he entered and won a Dolly magazine competition. He made his first on-screen appearance on 24 January 2007...
(Sam Clark
Sam Clark
-Studio albums:-Singles:-Music videos:-Filmography:-Awards and nominations:-External links:* on SoundCloud...
) was watching. Ringo spread the word, and the whole street thought that Rosie and Pepper were gay for a brief period. Rosie reunited with Frazer, who was bound to a wheelchair
Wheelchair
A wheelchair is a chair with wheels, designed to be a replacement for walking. The device comes in variations where it is propelled by motors or by the seated occupant turning the rear wheels by hand. Often there are handles behind the seat for someone else to do the pushing...
following an accident on a race track
Race track
A race track is a purpose-built facility for racing of animals , automobiles, motorcycles or athletes. A race track may also feature grandstands or concourses. Some motorsport tracks are called speedways.A racetrack is a permanent facility or building...
. After they sorted out their issues and learnt more about each other, Rosie and Frazer got engaged.
They married on 23 July 2007 as part of Neighbours new revamp. But after the wedding ceremony the mini bus that was taking residents back to the street crashed leaving many injured (including Roise's sister carmella) and Frazer's brother Ringo in a coma. After this Rosie's boss Tim Collins put a lot of pressure on her, and has recently given her more opportunities, which conflicts with peoples increasing expectation that she and Frazer will start a family. After Tim's pressuring put Toadie in hospital from a panic attack, they decided to quit and start their own partnership, which became a success.
Though Frazer wants children, they both realize that they are not ready, so they agree to wait. Later, her sister Carmella's difficult time during Chloe's birth convinces Rosie she will never be able to stand the emotional strain of having children. However in February 2008, she finds out, much to her distress, that she is pregnant. Frazer tells her that if she cannot raise the baby, he will – as a sole parent. After Frazer says this, Rosie promises to try to raise the baby because she wants to save the marriage. Rosie was now looking forward to having the baby, especially after becoming her niece Chloe's godmother. But Rosie then believes she has lost the baby, leaving her and Frazer heartbroken, but after going for another scan to receive a second opinion
Second opinion (medicine)
A second opinion is a visit to a physician other than the one a patient has previously been seeing in order to get a differing point-of-view. Second opinions may be sought by a patient under the following circumstances:*Physician recommends surgery....
, they realised that there is a baby. After this Rosie and Frazer decided to go to Italy and have left the street. But after they left it was revealed that Rosie had given birth to a baby boy which she and Frazer named Marco Yeats. Despite stating that their trip to Italy would be a relatively short one, they have never returned.
Reception
Saleeba was nominated in the "Best Newcomer" category at the "2007 Inside Soap AwardsInside Soap Awards
The Inside Soap Awards is a yearly award ceremony run by Inside Soap magazine since 1996. The awards celebrate the British and Australian soap operas and their actors. Until 2007, EastEnders had won the award for "Best Soap" on every occasion...
". They following year she and Lawson were nominated for "Best Couple". Lowculture
Lowculture
lowculture.co.uk is a UK television website founded in January 2003 by Paul Lang, who currently works as the art director of Doctor Who Adventures.-Purpose:...
's Ruth Deller praised Rosetta's relationship with Frazer describing it as a high point for Neighbours and said the serial would be "dull" without them. She also compared them with past couples saying, "Of the more recent additions to the cast [...] two of the most loved have been Frazer and Rosie. Brittle, neurotic, flawed but ultimately sweet Rosie and thoroughly nice and not-unattractive Frazer are one of those Ramsay Street couples that just work, and have been totally right for the show – feeling just as, well, Neighbours-y as pairings such as Madge and Harold, Scott and Charlene and Des and Daphne." TV Scoop called Rosie and Frazer "fully-formed, warm, witty characters who have been a genuinely great addition to the street".
The Birmingham Mail
Birmingham Mail
The Birmingham Mail is a tabloid newspaper based in Birmingham, UK but distributed around Birmingham, The Black Country, Solihull, Warwickshire and parts of Worcestershire and Staffordshire. The newspaper, which was re-branded from the Birmingham Evening Mail in October 2005, is one of the biggest...
chose Paul confessing his love for Rosetta and her confusion as their "pick of the day". Natalie Craig writing for the The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald is a daily broadsheet newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1831 as the Sydney Herald, the SMH is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia. The newspaper is published six days a week. The newspaper's Sunday counterpart, The...
said Rosetta is like Maria from West Side Story
West Side Story
West Side Story is an American musical with a script by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins...
- because she was "young, Italian and forced into an engagement with a man she does not desire". She jested it made Erinsborough appear like The Bronx
The Bronx
The Bronx is the northernmost of the five boroughs of New York City. It is also known as Bronx County, the last of the 62 counties of New York State to be incorporated...
.