Home and Away legend Lynne McGranger reveals she was bullied on set

 "I struggled with fitting in, and there was a time I felt bullied."

Former Home and Away star Lynne McGranger has opened up about a time she felt bullied on set. The award-winning actor, who starred as Irene Roberts on the Australian soap, left the role in 2025 after 32 years.

Appearing on the Cracking On podcast with co-stars Sam Frost and Sarah Roberts, the actor spoke about a time when she confronted a colleague after feeling bullied on set.

"I struggled with fitting in, and there was a time I felt bullied," she began, before saying she has not revealed who the person was behind the attacks.

On speaking about it in her memoir, she said: "I thought it was an important message to get across that it doesn't matter how old you are, or what your perceived capabilities are, that I did [get bullied].

"I felt it came from quarters that it shouldn't have come from, and this assumption that because I was at that stage – 40, 41, 42 or whatever I was – that I should have known what I was doing."

Sarah asked how it had manifested, to which Lynne revealed that because she is "a red mist person", she will "put up with stuff" and then she "just loses it".

I remember saying to this particular person, and of course, we were in a situation where almost the whole cast was there and extras, because why do something in private when you can do it with a couple of hundred people," she laughed.

"I remember saying to this person, 'Are you always an a**e hole, or is it just towards me?' and this person said 'Oh, it's just towards you' and I went 'I thought so.'

She went on to say that after this confrontation, the bullying stopped.

"I just lost it, as it was just little niggly things, eye-rolling, all of this, and I felt like I was really out of my depth," Lynne said.

She said the entire situation was "awful", but that it was "actually a good thing to do".

"I hate confrontation, I don't deal with it at all, but then the other side of the coin is I get to that stage where it just boils over, and I just blurt, and that's what I did this day.

"Looking back on it, I thought it was actually a good thing to do because I kind of embarrassed myself, but I guess I also embarrassed this other person to the point where they didn't do it anymore."

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Emmerdale pays tribute to two characters with Jacob and Sarah's baby name

 Say hello to the newest resident.

Emmerdale paid a touching tribute to two characters as the name of Jacob and Sarah Sugden's baby was revealed in tonight's episode. The latest instalment began with the young couple talking about the ordeal everyone has been through with the baby's birth, and how Dr Todd — as much of a bully as she is — came through for them, with Jacob begrudgingly noting that she's excellent in a crisis.

At the encouragement of one of the staff, Sarah brought the baby in for a feed. At first, she wasn't sure she had provided enough, but she was told that the baby only has a stomach the size of a marble so it was okay.

The couple brought the baby into Charity's hospital room, letting her hold the newborn and telling that they'll "never forget" how she went "above and beyond" for them.

They then revealed that the baby's name... Leyla Charity Sugden.

The middle name is a tribute to what Charity did for them, while her first name is paying respect to Jacob's late mum, who died in the limo crash at the start of 2025.

It all got a bit emotional for Jacob, who had to leave the room. Kerry Wyatt followed and comforted him, telling him that his mum would have been so proud of him.

Unfortunately, the happy mood is under threat, as Dr Todd's heroic rescue hadn't caused a change of heart.

She tried to use her actions to get Jacob to retract his statement, but he claimed that her reaction was exactly why he'd continue to fight and push through his complaint — for the sake of all the staff who had quit their jobs due to her.

Wounded, Todd learned from the medical records that baby Leyla wasn't the result of a surrogate, but actually from Ross and Charity sleeping together. How soon will she use that information to get what she wants?

Eastenders airs horror car crash with 7 characters at risk in early iPlayer release

 There's a deadly cliffhanger.

EastEnders has aired a horrific car crash, as Ravi Gulati’s powerful mental health story takes a very dangerous turn. As his family try to get him urgent help, a shocking chain of events leave them in danger when their car collides another vehicle containing Cindy Beale and Max Branning.

This week, struggling Ravi attempted to keep his family in the flat by bolting the door shut, but his loved ones soon realised that things weren’t right. As Nugget confronted his dad, Ravi ended up revealing that he attacked his son in the Square several months ago.

In today’s episode, Nugget came to terms with the fact that his own dad left him in a critical condition, while Priya and Avani watched Ravi anxiously explain the events of that fateful night when he experienced hallucinations.

As Ravi refused to let his partner and kids leave the flat, Suki continued to worry about her family and was forced to admit to Eve that Ravi had been struggling with his mental health recently.

A tense struggle ensued when Priya tried to give Avani and Nugget the keys to leave, and it was revealed to the kids that Priya also knew about Ravi’s attack. Nugget raged at his dad for his actions and heartbreakingly told him to disappear.

Priya later managed to take the keys from Ravi and attempted to unlock the door, but Ravi put a stop to her escape plan. He exploded with anger and smashed up the living room before collapsing to the floor.

Coming up with another plan, Priya convinced Ravi that they need to leave Walford to run from the so-called bad people – but she secretly told the kids that she was going to get their dad in the car then take him to hospital.

She took a vehicle from the car lot, and the family drove off, with Avani and Nugget refusing to leave their mum alone with Ravi. Meanwhile, Suki, Eve and Vinny got into the now empty flat and discovered that the family’s phones had been hidden and the door padlocked.

It didn’t take long for Ravi to realise that Priya had tricked him into leaving the house and he demanded she stop the car. At that moment, Nugget started having a seizure, which caused Priya to swerve and crash into Cindy, Max and baby Jimmy, who were driving back from a nursery mixer.

Cindy and Max’s car collided with the other vehicle and flipped over several times, leaving the fate of all characters up in the air. We know that everyone survives the incident, but what will be the lasting effects of this crash?

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Home and Away casts a second new police character - and Cash won't be happy

 "Is Abby about to fall for the Bay’s newest heartthrob?"

Home and Away has released a new teaser trailer, giving fans a first look at two new characters. Among the new characters is a new police officer, who looks set to butt heads with Senior Constable Cash Newman.

In the new teaser, fans were treated to a look at the recently announced Nicole da Silva, who is on board to play Dr Amelia Carlisle, and newcomer Rocco Forrester-Sach, who is set to star as Yabbie Creek police recruit Richie Brezniak (via The West).

Narrated by Alf Stewart, the teaser for the Australian soap shared a look at some of the moments set to take place in Summer Bay in the coming months.

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In an official press release, Home and Away confirmed that Rocco's character will ruffle some feathers at the station.

It reads: "Rookie Richie’s enthusiasm is set to test Senior Constable Cash Newman’s (Nicholas Cartwright) patience, and off-duty, he is poised to make waves with Abby Fowler (Hailey Pinto). Is Abby about to fall for the Bay’s newest heartthrob?"

Nicole's casting was announced earlier this month, with the star confirming that filming had already begun for what is described as a regular role.

She is known for her portrayal of Franky Doyle in the acclaimed Australian prison drama Wentworth, a modern-day reimagining of the '80s prison drama Prisoner.

Explaining why she decided to join the cast of Home and Away, Nicole said: "My reasons are twofold, or maybe even threefold.

"To be honest, it was a great opportunity, and it came at exactly the right time: I am a single parent, and to be able to live and work in Sydney, where I am raising my daughter, meant we could stay around our community [and be around] our friends and our family.

"It meant I could provide that consistency - and that was a big, key element."