Chelsea Murphy

Chelsea Murphy is a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera Neighbours, played by Viva Bianca. She made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 18 January 2024. Chelsea is introduced as the sister of Cara Varga-Murphy (Sara West). Chelsea is characterised as an entrepreneur and businesswoman. Bianca described her as "a really effective manipulator" and who has ulterior motives behind her actions. Chelsea is portrayed as scheming against other characters in the show throughout her duration. She arrives in Erinsborough with the intention of romantically pursuing Paul Robinson (Stefan Dennis).

Chelsea seduces Paul and installs herself as manager of Lassiters Hotel, taking advantage of Paul's grief over the death of his son. As her storyline progressed, Bianca believed that Chelsea had genuine feelings for Paul. Writers developed a feud with Krista Sinclair (Majella Davis). This escalates when Chelsea locks her in a sauna room causing the death of Krista's unborn baby. Chelsea attempts to hide her involvement but leaves Erinsborough when her secrets are exposed. Bianca made her final appearance as Chelsea during the episode broadcast on 8 May 2024. Television critics have assessed that Chelsea is "evil", "scheming", "dastardly" and a "devious character". Despite her short tenure, Chelsea's characterisation made her a "divisive character" with viewers generating many differing reactions. This resulted in her becoming a "love-to-hate" figure within the series.