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An interesting and rather touching collection of three highschoolers' stories--the kind I only hear about when watching documentaries. The cinematography was better than I expected from a documentary.
April begins attending therapy sessions and she gets back together with Xavier. Dex confesses his feelings for her and April tells him she has feelings for him too. April breaks up with Xavier, but she does not tell him about Dex. Xavier sees April and Dex kissing and he tells them to stay away from him. Bianca is raped and April becomes angry with Liam for not being there when her sister needed him the most. April consoles her sister when she begins having nightmares and she supports Irene when she learns she has breast cancer.
April Scott (Home and Away)
Chelsea calls her father Neil Campbell to tell him about the engagement and leaves him a voicemail. He then comes to the Bay and makes his disapproval of Colby clear. He asks Colby to give Chelsea up in exchange for information about his missing sister Bella Nixon , but Colby refuses.
ClassificationPresent; recurringIntroduced byLucy AddarioIn-universe informationSonsDean ThompsonGrandsonsJai SimmonsKaren Thompson, played by Georgia Adamson, made her first appearance on 4 October 2018. The character and Adamson's casting details were announced on 24 September 2018. She is being introduced in a bid to explore the character's backstory. Jackie Brygel of New Idea reported that Karen has "a history of violence as well as drug and alcohol abuse". She has never been "a stabilising influence" in Dean's life, and her appearance shows that she has not changed. After Dean attempts to talk to her on the phone, Karen "callously" ends the call.
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April tells Xavier she is going to perform a form of environmental protest and she steals some chemicals from the school. Xavier manages to convince April that they need to get rid of the chemicals as they are dangerous. When they pour them down the sink, the chemicals react with one another and cause April and Xavier to fall unconscious. In 2011, April breaks up with Xavier to be with his best friend, Dexter Walker. However, she does not inform Xavier of the real reason she is breaking up with him, leaving him confused. Xavier decides to go in search of April to find out the reason behind their break-up.
However, Ziggy catches them together in Simone's caravan, which leads to the end of Brody's marriage. Simone continues working at the school alongside Ziggy's mother Maggie Astoni , but Raffy refuses to have her as a tutor. Simone and Brody face anger from the Astonis, Raffy and Mason when they go public with their relationship. The Morgans also disapprove when she stays the night with Brody at the cottage where he lived with Ziggy. After they are rejected for a rental agreement due to Brody's criminal record, he tells Simone about his past drug addiction. She asks that they slow things down and get to know one another.
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Simone tells Brody that their relationship is purely professional, after he speaks with her at Ziggy's request. Ziggy attempts to set Simone up with Mason Morgan , but they are not interested in each other, so she tries befriending her instead. Ziggy finds a picture of Brody on Simone's phone, which Simone apologises for. Later that day, Brody tells Simone that she cannot work at Salt any longer, as he needs to put his marriage first. Brody says the kiss should not have happened and asks Simone to finish up at Salt. He later gives her a job reference and admits his feelings for her.
April disapproves and tells Heath the truth, angering Bianca who tells her to stay out of her life. The sisters eventually reconcile and Bianca asks April to be her birthing partner. When she learns about the closure of Summer Bay High, April chains herself to the gates.
April 2018
Robbo's storyline later takes another unexpected turn when his high-stakes final showdown with Novak sees the dangerous villain end up dead! In dramatic episodes due to air on Channel 5 in a few weeks' time, Robbo is forced to take action after Novak kidnaps Kat. Life in Summer Bay rarely runs smoothly for Kat and it's no different now that we know she's pregnant. Upcoming episodes see Kat receive the big news that she's much further along with her pregnancy than she originally thought. This means that her ex-boyfriend Ash is the father, not her boyfriend Robbo.
Colby has been searching for her and her father Ross Nixon for a number of years. When Colby comes face-to-face with his sister again, "a traumatised" Bella threatens him with a crossbow. Miller received a nomination for the Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent in 2019.
April is diagnosed with OCD and Fish said the storyline has been her favourite to portray. The actress told Katharine Rivett of teen magazine S-press that as she is interested in psychology and similar areas, she did a lot of research into the disorder, so she could understand it. Before her arrival on screen, April was described as being "worldly, intelligent and quick witted" by a writer for The Daily Telegraph. April has travelled the world and has become independent and wise beyond her years because of it. She is passionate, has strong opinions and stands up for what she believes in.
Dex and Xavier get into a fight and April leaves the formal and goes to the beach. Daniel Kilkelly of Digital Spy explained April then has a "chance meeting" with Heath Braxton and they both seek comfort in each other. Fish explained she was shocked when she found out about her character's new storyline, but Heath has always been there for April and he is good looking.
Dex apologises to April, but she tells him their relationship is over. April worries about Bianca when she gets engaged to Prince Vittorio Seca , especially as Vittorio cheated on her. April believes Bianca is actually in love with Liam Murphy and she tries to push her sister and Liam together. April makes sure Liam and Bianca chaperone the Year 12 formal and she is happy when they leave together.
After his grandfather gets sick, Ty's case worker brings him to Summer Bay to stay with John Palmer and Marilyn Chambers. Ty refuses the food on offer, as he has already eaten, and later goes out on his own for a walk. Ty appears disinterested during a talk about his new school, leading Raffy Morrison to call him out for being rude to everyone. When Ty tells her that he does not plan on staying long and will be gone when he turns sixteen, Raffy tells him to leave.
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Franklin's casting was confirmed in December 2017, after he was photographed filming scenes at Palm Beach, the show's outdoor filming location. He learned from his agent that he had secured the role of Colby on his 27th birthday. He stated, "My agent sang 'Happy Birthday', but changed my name to Colby. When I heard it, I jumped out of my seat and screamed – it was the best gift." Colby is a police constable.
Mackenzie gives Karen a waitressing job at Salt, but Karen struggles with the ordering system. While serving a large table, Karen accidentally bumps into John Palmer, starting an argument. She pours a drink over his head and then faints, which Dean thinks she is faking, but it turns out to be a side effect of her medication. She and Dean make up and Karen gets a job in nearby Reefton Lakes.