Abigail Fowler
Abigail Fowler (2024-present)
Hailey Pinto
Episodes: 8324-present
Parents: Jimmy Fowler & Unnamed mother
Siblings: Levi & Eden Fowler
Occupation: Board shop assistant
Levi and Eden’s younger sister arrived in town for Eden’s engagement party but first stopped by to see Levi and his new girlfriend Mackenzie. She brushed off the fact Levi had left his wife for Mackenzie and convinced the pair to accompany her to the party. She had been hoping to stay with them but, with a full house, Levi offered to put her up in a motel instead. However, she promptly disappeared with his wallet and the petty cash from the surf club. Although her family believed she was at college and staying in a share house, Levi learned she had left both. He cancelled his cards, prompting Abigail to turn up again. Noticing track marks on her arm, Levi quickly realised she was a drug addict. He tried to get her to seek help for the addiction but eventually settled for treating an infection and giving her money in return for a promise to go and stay with their mother.
She instead ended up at the home of her dealer, Dom, who gave her drugs on credit but then expected her to sleep with one of his customers to pay it off. Abigail rang Levi and he and Eden turned up to rescue her. Abigail decided to go cold turkey at a motel with them watching over her and Levi helping out with supplies from the hospital. Eden invited her to stay with her but Abigail balked on remembering Kirby and Remi lived there, since she blamed them for Eden never spending time with her when they were younger, so moved in with Levi and Mackenzie instead. She made an effort to get along with Mackenzie and housemate Mali and had a go at Cash for breaking off his engagement with Eden, which led to her agreeing to make a statement against Dom.
Abigail tried group counselling but quickly concluded it wasn’t for her. Mali gave her a job at the board shop but she forgot Kirby worked there. She taunted Remi after seeing him arguing with Bree, took long breaks and was caught arguing with Kirby by Mali, having brought up a time Eden missed her party because Kirby took her out drinking. She tried being polite to Kirby but lost her temper again when Kirby tried to clear the air. However, after Mali helped her realise it was unfair to put the blame on Kirby and Remi, she called a truce with them.
She was annoyed when Eden was assigned the job of driving her to her counsellor, Tim Russell, and walked away from the session but Eden annoyed her into going back and she admitted she started taking drugs because she felt lonely. Eden read the journal Abigail had been writing for Tim, and Abigail accused Eden of stopping her having a relationship with her father and Levi when the family split up. Eden decided she would accompany Abigail to her next counselling session but Abigail responded by cancelling it. Eden brought Tim to her and he suggested a family session at the farm. Abigail praised Levi but accused Eden of abandoning her, prompting Levi to remind her that Eden stayed while he left with their father.
Abigail organised a family meal and gave Eden a letter in which she talked about how much she meant to her. She was upset when Tim dropped her as a client, saying he had too many people on his books. She refused to see another counsellor, feeling disenchanted with everything Tim had told her, and threatened to leave when Levi and Mackenzie put pressure on her. Tim talked her into giving counselling another go. She began spending time with Theo and turned to him for comfort when she found out Tim had dropped her because he was dating Eden, falling out with them both. She arranged a date with Theo but he found out about her history and called it off, explaining his last girlfriend got him hooked on drugs. She went looking for Levi at the hospital and impulsively tried to break into a drugs trolley. She was found by Dana, who gave her the number of a crisis hotline.
Cash told her that Tim had previously had a relationship with a client, Nerida Mullins, and encouraged her to make a complaint against him. Abigail agreed to meet with Nerida and, after hearing her story, agreed they should both submit complaints, leading to Tim being suspended. Eden told her Nerida was making it up and Abigail spoke to Nerida again. Nerida was unable to give details of the supposed relationship but rambled about how Tim still loved her and needed to be made to pay for hurting her. She told Cash her suspicions and then withdrew her own complaint.
Wanting to thank Mali for his faith in her, she did all the preparation for the surfing gala he and Kirby had organised, not realising they had cancelled it after the promotional posters had arrived with Kirby’s appearance altered. Mali was grateful for her work anyway and nearly kissed her but pulled back. When they got home, they kissed for real.