Home and Away's Matt Evans moves out of flat with co-star after 'eventful few years'

   Home and Away's Matt Evans moves out of flat with co-star after 'eventful few years'

Home and Away Theo Poulos star Matt Evans revealed he has moved out of his shared apartment with co-star Jacqui Purvis after an 'eventful' couple of years living together

Home and Away star Matt Evans has moved out of the apartment he rented with co-star Jacqui Purvis.

Matt, who portrays Theo Poulous, struck up a friendship with Felicity Newman actress Jacqui when he joined the Channel 5 soap a few months after her in 2021.

The pair became roomies that same year and lived in their Aussie pad together for nearly three years before their lease ran out

Matt explained he felt it was the right time for him to leave as he wanted to focus on writing music in his own place.

"I had lived with her for three years and then one month ago I moved out on my own," the actor exclusively told Daily Star.

"I had lived with her for three years and then one month ago I moved out on my own," the actor exclusively told Daily Star.

"I've been wanting to live by myself for a long time now because I wanted to write music and do what I want to do."

He added: "I've always wanted to have my own space and now it's really nice. I'm in an apartment just 10 minutes down the road from the studio so I can walk to work

You wouldn't see it from the exterior, you'd think I'm more extroverted but I am quite introverted and I need to recharge and write music and be by myself."

"It was an eventful few years, he laughed before joking: "There's s**t everywhere!"

Matt explained their living situation worked so well because he had very few scenes with Jacqui on screen.

"No it was quite chilled. It was easy. I didn't really act with her a lot so I think that was the saving grace. I feel like if we had to go to work with each other every day then that would be too much," he said.

I've been wanting to live by myself for a long time now because I wanted to write music and do what I want to do."

He added: "I've always wanted to have my own space and now it's really nice. I'm in an apartment just 10 minutes down the road from the studio so I can walk to work

Matt went on to say: "But that was how it worked for so long. It was good. It was different, that's for sure. But now I come home to myself and I sit in the quiet and I love it!"

Moving out has allowed Matt to focus on his music, following the release of his single, Over It, in January.

Discussing his music career further, the Aussie star added: "I've had another single ready for ages but it's just been pushed back but hopefully we can get that out in the next one or two months.

"On the side I've been working towards an EP (Extended Play). So I've written about six or seven tracks and we're working towards an EP of maybe four to five tracks

 

Home and Away's Matt Evans 'unrecognisable' in throwback snap: 'Suits you'

The Summer Bay star had long hair as a teenager.

Matt Evans is best known for his ongoing role as Theo Poulos on Home and Away and his short stint on The Voice in 2020. The star, 25, has kept his curly brown hair short since his first TV appearance.

Fans were surprised when the musician shared a snap from when he was just 19 years old, and many thought he looked completely different. Before his first appearance on TV, the star actually had hair that reached his shoulders

Cannot believe my hair looked like this,” Matt wrote on his Instagram story, followed by a laughing emoji.

In the photo, the actor has his hair loose and wears an open white button-down shirt over a plain white t-shirt. He stands next to a friend and both hold red plastic cups.

In Matt’s left hand, he is seen holding a cheap box of Golden Oak wine, commonly referred to as a ‘goon bag’.

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He then shared a screenshot of a conversation he had with his co-star Adam Rowland, who plays Lyrik band member Remi Carter on Home and Away.

“The goon bag does it for me!” Adam replied to Matt’s story.

“Yes @adam.rowland, I was 19 and drank goon because I was broke,” Matt fired back

Fans went wild over the throwback picture on social media, with many saying they loved the way it looked.

“Suits you mate,” one person wrote, with another adding that it was “such a great picture”.

“My eldest son had hair like that, only much longer, till about two or three years ago, always loved it. Love the hair,” a third commented.

“Oh my goodness!!! I love it,” another exclaimed.

“People would love to have your hair,” a fan chimed in.

Matt breaks silence on mass exodus

This comes after the West Australian star told Yahoo Lifestyle it can be emotional when a cast member departs. Popular stars Sophie Dillman (Ziggy Astoni), Patrick O’Connor (Dean Thompson), Kawakawa Fox-Reo (Nikau Parata) and Courtney Miller (Bella Nixon) for the second time, have all left the soap this year.

While long-term cast members Ray Meagher (Alf Stewart), Lynne McGranger (Irene Roberts), Ada Nicodemou (Leah Patterson), Emily Symons (Marilyn Chambers) and Georgie Parker (Roo Stewart) are unlikely to exit any time soon, the younger actors often come and go quite quickly