Krista Sinclair

Krista Sinclair is a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera Neighbours, played by Majella Davis. She made her first appearance as Krista during the episode broadcast on 13 November 2023. Davis originally auditioned for other regular roles before receiving the part. Krista was introduced during episodes containing a series of flashback scenes exploring stories set during a two-year time jump. Krista was first subject to a missing person story involving her half-sister, Reece Sinclair (Mischa Barton), who arrives to find her. Krista was given a shared backstory with Melanie Pearson (Lucinda Cowden) and established friendships with Holly Hoyland (Lucinda Armstrong Hall) and Eden Shaw (Costa D'Angelo), which were explored in the flashback episodes. Davis has described Krista's characterisation as "very fun and eccentric and she loves life." During her first year in the series, writers transformed Krista from a party girl into a business woman, running the Lassiters hotel alongside Paul Robinson (Stefan Dennis). They originally are portrayed as enemies but Paul later assumes a "father figure" role towards Krista.

Krista is an alcoholic and drug addict and these traits often play into her storylines. Her early stories focused on her friendship with David Tanaka (Takaya Honda), who helps Krista get sober. Krista soon discovers she is pregnant with Eden's child and vows to remain sober. Writers also developed a relationship with Leo Tanaka (Tim Kano), which became more prominent during her second year in the series. Writers also developed a feud with Chelsea Murphy (Viva Bianca), which featured them competing in their roles at Lassiters. Their rivalry ends in turmoil when Chelsea locks Krista in a sauna room causing her to be hospitalised. Writers used Krista to explore the issue of stillbirth. Krista's baby dies following the sauna incident. Davis revealed that she researched stillbirth extensively and wanted to portray the story with sensitivity for the show's audience. She also revealed it was one of her favourite storylines to portray. Krista subsequently has a drugs relapse and struggles to cope with her grief.

The introduction of her best friend, Sebastian Metcalfe (Rarmian Newton) and her half-sister, Fallon Morell (Kate Connick) further explored her backstory. Krista feels responsible for introducing Sebastian to drugs and tries to help him to the detriment of her relationship with Leo. Fallon resents Krista for her privileged upbringing and teams up with Sebastian to ruin her relationship with Leo. Producers decided to make Krista and Leo's wedding storyline centric to the show's 40th anniversary. Fallon succeeds in manipulating and ruining Krista's relationship by claiming to have had sex with Leo. Krista responds by having sex with Sebastian and Fallon reveals her plotting. Krista and Leo marry but she later reveals her infidelity. Krista has been well received by television critics who praised Davis' performances. Davis has also been nominated for an Inside Soap Award for her portrayal of Krista.