At the end of 1987, Dannii turned 16 and the time came to say farewell to Young Talent Time. Just before she left the show, John Young told her about an acting role he'd heard about which he thought she'd be perfect for. It was the part of Penny in Channel Nine's All The Way.

With a little coaching help from Kylie, who was by then a star on Neighbours, Dannii went in for the audition and, to her surprise was offered the part. "I didn't expect to get it at all," she says. "I just went along to the audition for the experience."

The series was set in the 1960s and Dannii played 'a real spoilt brat who used her father to get anything she wanted'. In order to better understand her character, Dannii started researching the 1960s. "It was like cramming for an exam, trying to learn all this stuff about the 60s, but it was fun," she says. "I asked Mum and Dad and other friends of theirs and read bits out of books and old magazines and newspapers." The show wasn't exactly a huge success, but it was a great learning experience for Dannii.

"I had an acting coach while I was doing the show and every week I could see my work improving. I really liked working on the show because I was learning new things every day." After All The Way, John Young called Dannii up and asked her to be part of The New Generation.

"It was like an older but better version of Young Talent Time because we had more time to spend on it," she explains. "There were three guys and three girls and we made thirteen episodes that were sold in the United States and Canada."