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Rebecca Breeds (Ruby Buckton) has joined the band "Troy Cassar-Daly and the Skat Kats" to help raise money for kids with brain tumours. "I got a call out of the blue and I had no idea how they even knew if I could sing or not,” Breeds said. “I would go into the green room where there’s a beat-up guitar and play and sing by myself and it’s right next to wardrobe department and they dobbed me in.” Source: Daily Telegraph...
Tomorrow, When the War Began is a movie currently being shot in Australia, starring Lincoln Lewis (Geoff Campbell) as Kevin Holmes. The movie is based on the book of the same title by James Mardsen. Filming is set to wrap-up in 2010....
Isabel Lucas (Tasha Andrews) is going to climb Mouth Kilimanjaro next January with actress Jessica Biel. The climb is to help raise awareness to the need for communities to have clean water worldwide. Lucas and Biel will be joined by hip-hop star Lupe Fiasco. Rumours suggest Biel's boyfriend Justin Timberlake may also join the trek, but this is yet to be confirmed. Source: www.entertainmentwise.com...
Home And Away star Bernard Curry (Hugo Austin) is set to host Channel 7's new reality tv show Beauty and the Geek. Beauty and the Geek is series created by Ashton Kutcher, and is advertised as "The Ultimate Social Experiment". The show already has/had many international versions including a Finnish version (Kaunotar ja nörtti) and a Spanish version (Nadie es Perfecto). The show is set to air later this year on 7....
Both Isabel Lucas' (Tasha Andrews) and Chris Hemsworth's (Kim Hyde) success is beginning to snowball in the States now that they both are set to star in the MGM remake of the 1984 US war film, Red Dawn. "Lucas will play a Wolverine, the name of the local football team that a group of US high school students who form an insurgency when their town is invaded - this time by Chinese and Russian soldiers - call themselves." She'll play along side Hemsworth (who'll also take the lead role), Josh Peck (Drake & Josh; Mean Creek) and Adrianne Palicki (Smallville;...
It's been a good few years for Ryan Kwanten (Vinnie Paterson). But the next year or so is set to get even better now that the hit HBO vampire series True Blood has been given the go-ahead for a third season. The show is currently airing it's second season in the US and has gained huge popularity, having already won a Golden Globe and been nominated for three Emmys this year. Kwanten is playing Sookie Stackhouse's (Anna Paquin) brother, Jason Stackhouse. Without giving anything away, the second season certainly is a good season for Kwanten fans! The first season of...
Home And Away's Rebecca Breeds (Ruby Buckton), Jon Sivewright (Tony Holden) and ex-H&A star Rhys Wakefield (Lucas Holden) are set to star in Scent, a movie directed and edited by Kain O'Keefe, who played Brendan Austin and Callan in the soap. The film is produced by Jaz Spelic. "Scent is the story of Michael (Sivewright), a socially inept middle aged man struggling with his infatuation for a young couple, Dan (Wakefield) and Emma (Breeds), living in the same building as him." Release date: Sometime in 2009 Trailer: [youtube link]...
Former H&A star Conrad Coleby (Roman Harris) is set to play Sergei in Robert Crouch's theatre version of the famous Russian drama Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk. The season runs from 4th - 26th July 2009 @ Belvoir St. Downstairs Theatre in Surry Hills, New South Wales. If you're in Australia, you can book tickets by calling 9699 3444 or visiting the website at www.belvoir.com.au Source: H&A official site and www.belvoir.com.au...
Lincoln Lewis (Geoff Campbell) is set to partake in the new season of the Australian Dancing With The Stars. He will team up with dance partner Luda in hopes of winning the big trophy! Source: H&A Official Site...
Nicholas Bishop (Peter Baker) will appear in Past Life, a 13-episode series about investigators who try to resolve their clients’ current woes by solving the mysteries encountered in their previous lives. Bishop will appear as a former New York Police Department (NYPD) detective who work together with Kelli Giddish (All My Children), who plays a gifted psychologist. Source: tv tonight...
Chris Hemsworth (Kim Hyde) is set to play the Marvie thunder god, Thor. The movie "Thor" is scheduled for release in May 2010. Source: JustJared....
While viewers most likely will be jumping in their seats, watching scary scenes; Home & Away graduate, Tammin Sursok, is probably hoping to give her career a jump in the right direction, with her new movie this fall. Playing the role of Stacey, Tammin can soon be seen in an American horror production titled “Albino Farm”. The movie tells the story of four college students doing research in the Ozark Mountains when they suddenly find themselves accompanied by deformed mutants. The indie-movie, most likely to be released some time this fall, has scored a DVD deal with MTI Home Video,...
The 2009 Logie Nominees were released yesterday in Australia. A few Home and Away cast members are nominated, they are: Kate Richie (Sally Fletcher) for Most Popular Personality on TV (Gold) and Most Popular Actress Jodi Gordon (Martha MacKenzie) for Most Popular Actress Todd Lasance (Aden Jeffries) for Most Popular Actor Rebecca Breeds (Ruby Buckton) for Most Popular New Female Talent Jordan Rodrigues (Jai Fernandez) for Most Popular New Male Talent And Home and Away is nominated for Best Popular Aussie Drama Back to the Bay would like to wish the best of luck to all nominees....
Burden is a captivating thriller based on true events that occurred in November of 2003. It stars Indiana Evans (Matilda Hunter), Jon Sivewright (Tony Holden) and Kain O'Keefe*The movie is about "a young man trapped in a life that is spinning out of control, and is pushed over the edge to do the unthinkable." *Kain O'Keefe is set to play Brendan Austin, Xavier and Hugo's brother on 'Home and Away'.Source and photo: Soapbox Media Films...
Although rumored to be a hit film ready to give Disney's High School Musical franchise serious competition, Tammin Sursok's new movie, Spectacular! disappointed for Nickelodeon.The entertainment business newsletter Studio Briefing, reports that only 3.3 million viewers caught the premiere in the US on February 16th, while Disney's first High School Musical movie managed to gather 7.7 million viewers in front of the silver screen for its premiere in 2006.Australian Tammin Sursok, who played Dani Sutherland on Home & Away, plays one of the leads in the movie, which as of this date does not have a set premiere date for...
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As reported earlier, the Official Home and Away magazine is being sold to international fans online. UK and Irish fans shouldn't worry if they can't order it off the internet, they are trying to sort out the distribution in the respective countries as soon as possible. We will update you when more information is available....
We take a look at some of the future projects in which ex-Home and Away stars are involved in. Tammin Sursok (Dani Sutherland) is playing Stacey in horror flick Albino Farm, which is set to be released in 2009. She stars alongside professional wrestler Chris Jericho who plays Levi. Sharni Vinson (Cassie Turner) will play Jaennette in Navy NCIS: Navel Criminal Investigative Service (1 episode).Isabel Lucas (Tasha Andrews), as some of you know, will play Alice in Transformers 2: Revenge of The Fallen, which will be released in Australia on June 25 2009 and in the UK on 26 June 2009....
Ryan Kwanten (Vinnie Patterson) was in back at home in Australia recently and talked about how Hollywood is a tough business and his role in the US vampire series True Blood. Q: Does being back in Sydney make you miss living here more? A: The beauty of Sydney is it doesn't change. I know I can come back and it still feels like the place I grew up in. America is definitely my second home but as the saying goes 'home is where the heart is'. Q: Have you found it easy to find work in Hollywood? A: The work...
The long awaited Home and Away fan magazine can now be bought online by international fans! The magazine, which features exclusive interviews, brand new, never before seen photos and a complete timeline of events at Summer Bay and much more (including 12 pin-ups!), is set to be released in stores in the UK and Ireland soon. But fans can buy the magazine here before it is released in their respective countries. The price for the magazine is A$24.90. It should be around £11 or €13. These prices include postage and packing. Source: H&A Official Site...
Former Home and Away personality Tammin Sursok (Dani Sutherland) and Nolan Funk signed a mountain of posters for their fans in Garden City, New York. The twosome star as Courtney (Tammin Sursok) and Nikko (Nolan Funk) in the made-for-TV musical about a high school choir that is fading in popularity. A wannabe rock singer, Nikko is convinced to join the choir by Courtney in hopes of winning the upcoming competition and cash prize. Spectacular! premieres on Monday, February 16th in the US. Source: JustJared...
Former Home and Away star Isla Fisher (Shannon Reed) stars in the 2009 chick flick "Confessions of a Shopaholic" which is set to be released in the UK on February 20th (Australia: 12th March). The film stars Isla Fisher as the central character, Rebecca Bloomwood, a college graduate who moves to Manhattan to fuel her shopping addiction. Though she is up to her neck in debt, Rebecca becomes a financial advice columnist and even manages to fall for a wealthy entrepreneur......
Haven't voted for your favorite Home and Away stars for the 2009 Logie Awards yet? You can vote here. Voting open to Australian residents only...
Due to special news coverage of the Victorian bush fires, Home and Away suffered slight disruptions in its scheduling this week. Seven are showing this week's episodes (4786-4790) again on Sunday at 2PM (in all states) for anybody who missed them during the week. Source: H&A Official Website...
Ryan Kwanten (Vinnie Patterson) plays vampire Jason Stackhouse in US TV Series True Blood. Once a Home And Away regular, Kwanten now lives in LA and was sought out by True Blood creator Alan Ball. "He'd seen a film of mine and saw characteristics of Jason Stackhouse in the character that I was playing," Kwanten says. "Next thing you know, I was hired." Kwanten, 32, has the task of making the self-centred, ladykiller Jason not seem like a lost cause. "I threw away the textbook on everything I thought I knew about acting and just flew by the seat...
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Home and Away star Luke Jacobz (Angelo Rosetta) says he is not dating former Dancing With The Stars partner Luda Kroiter. He says he remains single following his break-up with Emma Horlin-Smith last year. "I didn't lose a girlfriend - I gained a best friend," he said. Source: The Daily Telegraph...
Ex-Home and Away star Holly Brisley (Amanda Vale) is set to become a mother. Holly and her husband Paul Ford have been trying for a year. "It really hit home at the 12-week ultrasound," he smiled. Source: H&A Official Site The team at BttB would like to congratulate the couple and we wish them the best of luck. :)...
After modeling for almost nine years, and another two more years presenting travel show Postcards, Esther Anderson (Charlie Buckton) finally auditioned for a role on Home and Away. Anderson now plays the resilient cop Charlie. "I always wanted to get into acting; it had always been on my mind. When I was little I was always performing for family and friends." she says. "I worked as a model and then decided it was time to give it a go so I moved back to Melbourne and took classes for a few years." Esther was based in Japan, but also modeled...
True Blood, the US vampire series which stars Ryan Kwanten (Vinnie Patterson), is coming to UK screens. Channel 4 have bought the rights for the show and it will be aired later this year. Source: Yahoo Entertainment...
Former Home and Away star Isabel Lucas (Tasha Andrews) is now "one to watch" in 2009. Lucas has a role in the Transformers sequel, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen. She stars along side Shia LaBeouf, who she dated last year. Isabel is set to star in two other major Hollywood productions, including The Pacific, starring William Defoe and Ethan Hawke. Source: entertainment.uk.msn.com...
Ex-Home and Away star Chris Egan (Nick Smith) will star in the movie "Crush" which is set to released in Australia in April 2009. The following trailer contains flashing images You can view the extended trailer here, and you can check out the official website here. Source: Home and Away Official Site...
Todd Lasance (Aden Jeffries), Jodi Gordon (Martha McKenzie), Ada Nicodemou (Leah Patterson-Baker) and Bernard Curry (Hugo Austin) will be signing copies of the Official Souvenir Magazine at the 7 Store in Sydney on Wednesday 28th January. Times are to be confirmed but Seven are hoping they will be in the store from 9am - 10am after they have appeared on Sunrise. The magazine will be on sale in New Zealand from February 16th. Dates have yet to be confirmed for Ireland and the UK. Source: H&A Official Site...
Jodi Gordon (Martha McKenzie), 23, is on track to become a member of Australia's elite group of media tycoons. The actor and former model is dating Ryan Stokes - beneficiary to a media empire that includes Pacific Magazines and Seven Network . The couple are surrounded by the rumors of a potential wedding. "If my boyfriend says I look beautiful, I don't need anything else for the whole night,'' Gordon said. In 2004, she put her modeling career on hold to act in Home and Away, but is now back at it, as this shot shows, promoting Tony Bianco heels....
Former Home and Away stars talk about their journey from coast to coast. Moving from the comforts of your own home to the big bad city of LA isn't always easy. Chris Hemsworth, Justin Melvey, Tammin Sursok and Chris Egan talk about their experiences in Hollywood and the big roles they have played since they left the Aussie soap. CHRIS HEMSWORTH Played: Kim Hyde from 2004 to 2007; Moved to LA: 2007 Recent work: Ca$h! with Sean Bean; A Perfect Getaway with Milla Jovovich; JJ Abrams' Star Trek (all due for release this year). "If I were to think of...
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Ex-Home and Away star Kate Richie (Sally Fletcher) has teamed up with fellow Aussie celebs Sarah Murdoch, Antonia Kidman and Ricki-Lee Coulter in their stand against the "thin is in" craze. Richie, 30, said women were behind the whole female body image epidemic, not men. "Women really need to start giving each other a break," she said. "In most cases, it's women who criticise each others bodies." Richie teamed up with Antonia Kidman and Ricki-Lee Coulter to declare war on the skinny celebrity cult. The ladies said "We love our curves" in this week's Who magazine. "(Fitting) into size small...
Home and Away stars Lincoln Lewis (Geoff Cambell) and Todd Lasance (Aden Jeffries) will join co-stars Rebecca Breeds (Ruby Buckton) and Tessa James (Nicole Franklin) at Emirates Stakes Day. Both Lincoln and Todd will be flying to Melbourne the morning after they attend the Chris Brown concert in Sydney. Source: The Herald Sun...
Home and Away actress Tessa James (Nicole Franklin) is no longer a student at Methodist Ladies College but she still has a prominent presence at the high school. Her classmates have cut out clippings of her and have pinned them to a notice board, assembling a mini-shrine. And they have accumulated a considerable collection! The 17 year-old left school early, but has full intentions of completing year 12. "I don't miss the homework that much," she laughed. Living in Sydney at the age of seventeen away from family and friends has been challenging for Tessa. "I have had to grow...
Jodi Gordon (Martha Holden) has admitted that she gets nervous in front of the camera. But she has conquered this fear by participating on Dancing With The Stars, a show that is watched by millions of Australian people. "And I guess I did a little bit - I'm a little bit more relaxed in front of the camera now," she said. "But I don't think you can ever not be nervous doing live television - it's daunting." Jodi was voted off the show on Sunday and she had mixed feelings about her elimination. "Part of you is slightly relieved and...
In a recent interview, Home and Away's Amy Matthews (Rachel Armstrong) has revealed she wouldn't mind appearing on Seven's dance show Dancing With the Stars. DWTS has already showcased the dancing talents of seven Home and Away actors/actresses , including two winners Bec Hewitt (nee Cartwright) and Ada Nicodemou. "It looks like a whole lot of fun, learning all those steps and everything," Amy says. "Talking to people who've done it here, I know it can be gruelling with the schedules, plus trying to fit in rehearsals. You'd want to be in peak condition, energy-wise, to do it really, but...
Teen's in Australia may have a great Christmas this year. Home & Away's Todd Lasance is participating in one of Screenwise's many acting workshops over the Christmas Holidays in Sydney. This special screen acting workshop will run 3 hours per day for four days for 12yr - 16yr olds. Commences: Mon 15th December Concludes: Thur 18th December From: 1.00pm - 4.00pm Where: Screenwise Studios, Sydney, Australia Cost: $395 (Australian Dollars) Places are strictly limited To book, contact the Screenwise office on (02) 9281 4484 SOURCE: Screenwise...
Ex-Home & Away star Bobby Morley (Drew Curtis) has revealed that he was treated as a "meat puppet" on the Channel 7 show. He also described the Channel 7 soap opera as a "machine that can chew you up and spit you out". "With credibility, it's unfortunate that Home and Away does get looked down upon. People do great work on it." "It seems that people respect me more for what I did on Scorched than Home and Away, but I'm proud of both. It's the same with The Strip." Bobby is currently appearing on the Channel Ten show The Strip. "It's nice...
Home and Away's Kip Gamblin (Scott Hunter) and Ella Scott Lynch (Hayley Lawson #2) are being written into Seven's medical drama 'All Saints'. Kip will play Dr Adam Rossi, and Ella will play nurse Claire Anderson. Source: Sunday Herald Sun...
Home and Away's Todd Lasance (Aden Jeffries) has returned to work after he and two others were involved in a serious car accident at the weekend. Lasance and his fellow passenger struck a Honda Civic which was making an improper right turn off Warringah Rd, Forestville, on Sunday. The driver of the Honda Civic was an 80-year-old woman who is said to have serious injuries. The passenger traveling with Lasance is also reported to be in a serious condition. Source: The Daily Telegraph...
Rumours that Home and Away star Lincoln Lewis was to make an appearance in this year's Dancing With The Stars have been proved false. Speculation has been rife on the Back to the Bay Forum for the past few days. Although somewhat disappointed, members are glad to hear that Jodi Gordon (Martha MacKenzie) will be appearing on DWTS alongside the two-time winner of New Zealand's Dancing with the Stars Stefano Oliveri. Dancing With The Stars returns soon to Channel Seven. Source: TV Tonight...
Bec Hewitt (Hayley Lawson) is expecting her second child with her husband Lleyton Hewitt. They both told OK! Magazine that their baby is due in January 2009. In November 2005, Bec gave birth to her first child, Mia. Source: Daily Telegraph...
Home and Away has been nominated for two Awgie awards. The two episodes that have been nominated are:Home and Away, Episode 4521 by Sam MeikleHome and Away, Episode 4498 by Margaret WilsonEpisode 4521 is the episode in which little Pippa has been run over by Alf, and we see them all waiting in the hospital for news. We also see Geoff saying a prayer together with Alf. And Episode 4498 is the non-wedding between Sally and Brad, in which Rachel verbally attacked Sally....
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ECO-friendly beauty Isabel Lucas (Tasha Andrews) packed up her Melbourne home last week and is relocating to the US. The 23-year-old made the move after landing a strong support role in the big-budget Transformers sequel and to allow her to spend time with her new boyfriend, Adrian Grenier (Entourage). Source: The Herald Sun...
Sharni Vinson (Cassie Turner) made a brief appearance in American TV program CSI: NY. Link to clip The staff at Backtothebay would like to wish Sharni all the very best of luck in her career!...
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Rodger Corser (Dr. Hugh Sullivan) and Callan Mulvey (Johnny Cooper) who starred in Home and Away have now teamed up to appear in the new police drama Rush. The pair played enemies in the banned underworld drama Underbelly. Four days into filming the Channel 10 drama, Corser has shifted from portraying a detective moving up the ranks to top dog Senior Sergeant Lawson Blake. This is Corser's fourth role as a law enforcer, having starred in Stingers and Water Rats. Mulvey will play Brendan Joshua - a role that he welcomed after his career has been dry for the last...
Isabel Lucas (Tasha Andrews) is set to join the cast of the up-and-coming Holywood sequel Transformers 2. Lucas caught the eye of film director Steven Spielberg when filming The Pacific. Lucas is set to play a strong support role in the film, which stars Holywood actor Shia LaBeouf. Transformers 2 is in production and is set to be released in the USA in 26 June 2009. Source: The Cairns Post...
It has been reported that Kate Ritchie has broken up with her boyfriend, Corbin Harris. After a year-long romance, Ritchie and professional skateboarder Harris have decided to end the relationship with both saying that busy schedules and heavy workloads were to blame. The public had been speculating over the couple's relationship after Kate showed up to the Logies on her own at the beginning of May. Not long after the break-up, rumours of Kate hooking up with a new lover have been spreading. Richie, 29, was reported by the Daily Telegraph last week to be involved with Parramatta Eels star...
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