Home and Away's Ethan Browne shares reunion with Parata co-stars
Tane, Ari and Nikau are back together.
Home and Away spoilers follow.
Home and Away's Parata family have been reunited off screen, as actor Ethan Browne has shared a trio of photos of himself catching up with his former co-stars.
Browne, who plays Tane Parata in the soap, documented the "rare sighting" of himself with Rob Kipa-Williams, who played Tane's brother Ari, and Kawakawa Fox-Reo, who starred as Tane's nephew Nikau, on Instagram.
Browne shared three snaps of the former co-stars with their arms around each other as they enjoyed some drinks, and captioned the post "Kia ora brothers" ('Kia ora' is a Māori-language greeting
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Kipa-Williams jokingly commented on the post "Parata boys in da house.. ghosts are real .." referring to his character Ari's death on the soap.
Home and Away fans were just as delighted to see the Parata family back together again, with one fan commenting, "Ah I miss seeing the Parata family together!" and another writing, "The reunion we all needed".
Another of Browne's followers, meanwhile, had an idea for a brand new show which could reunite the Paratas on-screen, too, as they commented, "We need a spin off showing the early days of the brothers before they came to the bay. Please
Tane is now the only member of the Parata family remaining in Summer Bay, with Ari having lost his life in 2022 following a battle with a rare form of cancer.
Nikau then departed with a happier ending in 2023, as he got back together with ex-girlfriend Bella and moved to New York with her.
Tane, meanwhile, is facing yet more trouble in the Bay, as he continues to wrestle with his feelings over estranged wife Felicity Newman following her lies about wanting to start a family with him.
Australian fans have also seen Tane become embroiled with a baby who he discovers abandoned on the beach, with his attachment to the little girl causing some concern for his loved ones
Home and Away reunion sends fans wild: 'Great news!'
A Summer Bay reunion had fans wildly speculating about the return of a much-loved character.
The stars of Summer Bay graced the red carpet for the Channel Seven Upfronts but it was a Home and Away reunion pic that sent fans of the show wild, speculating the return of a much-loved character.
The social media pages for the popular soap uploaded a happy snap of the stars, including Matt Evans who plays Theo, Kyle Schilling who plays Mali, Adam Rowland who plays Remi, Kirsty Marillier who plays Rose, Jessica Redmayne who plays Harper, Ada Nicodemou who plays Leah, and James Stewart who plays Justin.
However, it was the surprising cameo from Stephen Peacocke who played Darryl 'Brax' Braxton that sent fans wild, with some interpreting the image that the star was going to grace Summer Bay with his presence again.
Stephen made a cheeky photobomb cameo in the image with Matt, Adam, Kirsty, and Jessica, who are all more recent additions to the show.
Home and Away also announced the show would be returning for a new season in 2024.
Bring back Brax!'
Fans flooded the comments to beg Stephen's character Brax to return.
Brax departed Summer Bay in June 2015, the last of three Braxton brothers to depart the show. His exit saw the car transferring him to jail run off the road and plunge into a lake, leaving the storyline open for his return. Brax then returned to Summer Bay months later, with his final storyline playing out in mid-2016, where he's reunited with Ricky and his son.
Stephen's cameo in the photo left fans reminiscing on the good old days.
"I’d tune in just for Brax!! Take me back to the river boys days!" one fan commented.
"What a shame I was hoping this was spoiler that Steve might make a cameo return next year!" another said.
"Bring back Brax 🙏🏻," another person begged.
"If brax is back, so am I!!," another said.
Home and Away Spoilers – Tori Morgan set for Summer Bay return
Tori Morgan is set to return to Summer Bay in 2024, as Penny McNamee is spotted on the set of Home and Away.
Penny, who played Tori on the show from 2016 until 2021, was recently spotted by fans of the show at Palm Beach, the real-life home of Summer Bay’s exterior scenes.
Fan Felicity Oliver was lucky enough to meet Penny, who told her that she was back for “a couple of weeks“, leading to speculation that Tori will likely be attending the wedding of Justin (James Stewart) to Leah (Ada Nicodemou
Summer Bay hasn’t been a distant memory for Penny since her departure. Over the past year, Penny has added scriptwriting to her list of talents, and has so far written four Home and Away episodes that have aired, the most recent being last Thursday in Australia
Tori first arrived in May 2016 as the new Head of Emergency at Northern Districts Hospital, moving to Summer Bay alongside brothers Justin, Mason (Orpheus Pledger) and Brody (Jackson Heywood) plus dog Buddy (himself).
After an eventful five years in Summer Bay, which you can see a rundown of in her departure feature, Tori departed Summer Bay in September 2021 with her new husband Christian Green (Ditch Davey) and her daughter Grace, who she had via IVF with help from Robbo Shaw (Jake Ryan) back in October 2019.
The pair had planned to move to the UK following their marriage, but Tori wasn’t banking on being offered the first job she had applied for. With her required to start in only two weeks time, it was all hands on deck to organise a last minute wedding for the pair in the back garden of the Morgan household immediately before departing for London.
Now, she’s set to return to the bay for a short time, allowing her to possibly attend the wedding of her brother Justin and fiancée Leah.
Hopefully Leah and Justin’s wedding plans won’t be as difficult as Tori and Christian’s, who needed two attempts at getting married, after Christian initially put a halt to the proceedings.
Having decided to live for the moment after a near-death experience, Christian spontaneously booked in for a last-minute skydive as he passed an airfield, whilst he should have been picking up his suit for the wedding.
There he crossed paths with Rachel Young (Marny Kennedy), who was looking for a thrill after her marriage broke down, but disaster struck when her parachute failed and she hit the ground hard
Christian sprung into action as they waited for an ambulance, but developed an unhealthy relationship with Rachel in the belief that his being there was ‘meant to be’.
Christian became so fixated on Rachek’s care that he opted to postpone his and Tori’s wedding. While the pair’s relationship remained platonic, Rachel began to fall for Christian, and his refusal to discuss a new wedding date with Tori caused her to break off the engagement.
Rachel dying in an accident on the day she was finally discharged from hospital made Christian realise that there perhaps wasn’t some deeper meaning for his survival after all.
After making amends with Tori, the pair finally got engaged again, and only 8 weeks later were exchanging vows and jetting off to the other side of the world
Do Justin and Leah get married?
Leah recently proposed to Justin during their traumatic experience trapped in an abandoned warehouse, and the pair have quickly set about planning their big day
Although Leah seems to have gained a reputation as Summer Bay’s ‘black widow’, technically only one of her husbands has actually died whilst she’s been legally married to them.
While Leah previously swore off getting married again, her relationship with Justin has caused her to have a change of heart. The pair have been together since 2019
Who returns for Justin and Leah’s wedding?
While discussing wedding plans in recent weeks, Leah began compiling a list of potential guests who would be coming from abroad.
She mentioned Tori, Christian and Grace, as well as Leah’s son VJ (Matt Little) and his six-year-old stepdaughter Luc who both live in Cyprus.
A return for VJ should be straightforward, as, like Penny McNamee, actor Matt Little now works behind-the-scenes on the show, albeit as a Production Assistant.
There’s no official confirmation yet on whether we’ll get to see Christian, VJ, Grace and Luc back on screen, but considering Home and Away doesn’t often bring back friends and family for big events such as weddings, the fact that Tori is returning and the others have been namechecked gives us hope that they too may return.
Raffy (Olivia Deeble) lives with half-brother Brody and his partner Simone (Emily Eskell), who run a restaurant and vineyard in Victoria. Brody and Simone welcomed a child together in November 2022. Could we see a return for the other two surviving Morgans, or will the baby develop a sudden ear infection that requires their attention?
Justin’s daughter Ava also has to be considered, who was last seen on-screen earlier this year when her infatuation with Theo (Matt Evans) caused a whole heap of trouble for her dad.
Leah has umpteen Poulos relations, though we’ll stick with the direct ones. Parents Theo Sr (Silvio Ofria) and Helen (Peta Toppano), last seen in 2009, would be a pretty considerable omission, though they didn’t attend her last wedding to Zac
Dimitri is of course the father of current character Theo, who made a reappearance after 17 years in 2022 where it was revealed that he been repeatedly beating his son since he was a young teen. As such he wouldn’t be expecting to see him score an invite.
Danny Raco has directed hundreds of episodes since moving behind-the-scenes in 2007, so would be well placed for a quick Alex cameo, whilst youngest brother Chris was last seen attending Leah’s 30th alongside his parents in 2009.
Most importantly of all however, will the Morgan dog Buddy finally emerge from his house in the back garden to act as ring bearer?
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