Home and Away's Rhiannon Fish recalls "very hurtful" career setbacks after soap exit

 "I stepped back from the industry."

Home and Away's Rhiannon Fish has recalled some "very hurtful" career setbacks, following her exit from the soap. The actor played April Scott for three years, before leaving in 2013 to pursue opportunities in Hollywood.

Believing she could achieve bigger success in the US, Fish left her home in Australia to move halfway across the world.

"There was no debate, that's what you had to do," she told nine.com.au. "So I did, and then was immediately very, very lonely."

The star soon realised how difficult the lifestyle was and decided she wasn't happy. She shared that her confidence was knocked with every rejection, forcing her to reassess her next move.

"The grind of auditioning and being told 'no', sometimes up to three, four times a day, and 'no' for reasons that can be very hurtful, it knocked me down.

She continued: "And I then, quote-unquote, 'Took a break.' It's not like I was offered anything, so I wasn’t taking a break from anything, but I did.

"I stepped back from the industry, I told my managers at the time, 'I need to heal some stuff in myself, I think.'"

Fish then moved to Canada, where she was born and had the support of extended family who lived there.

She successfully auditioned for a "very, very small part" in a 2020 Hallmark movie, and has since starred in up to six TV films a year for the channel.

"I really, finally, for the first time in a long time feel like I've found my stride and that I'm in a pocket that feels really good both to me personally and professionally," she shared.

Hollyoaks star warns of Sienna revenge amid Cleo and Dodger's affair

 Nadine Mulkerrin has a theory over how the secret is revealed…

Could Sienna Blake ultimately play a role in exposing their scandalous secret?

Cleo and Dodger have been sneaking around behind Theresa's back in recent weeks, creating a ticking timebomb which threatens to tear the McQueen family apart.

We caught up with Nadine while she took part in a big photoshoot to celebrate Hollyoaks' nominations at the Inside Soap Awards 2026.

Nadine is up for the Best Actress prize, as well as Best Storyline for Cleo's postpartum psychosis.

All the pictures can be seen in the next issue of Inside Soap magazine, which is out tomorrow (25 August). In the meantime, you can see exclusive footage from the shoot at the top of the page – and read on for Nadine's DS Q&A..

Hi, Nadine! How does it feel to be up for Best Actress and Best Storyline at the Inside Soap Awards 2026?

"I am thrilled and honoured – I was very happy when I heard. It's amazing to be nominated.

"Cleo's postpartum psychosis is the story that I'm most proud of from the past year and the fans gave it a really positive reaction. I received so many comments, and the charity that we were working with were really happy with the awareness that we raised."

Why should fans vote for Hollyoaks as Best Soap this year?

"We've had plane crashes, affairs, murders, endless drama always! We still also love to make you guys laugh and we like to tackle the big issue-led storylines head-on. And we also brought Brookside back – talk about nostalgia!"

What's coming up next for Cleo?

"It's all to do with Theresa and Dodger, although I haven't filmed the reveal yet of Theresa finding out about Cleo and Dodger's affair. I'm anxiously waiting for that script!

"I just can't wait to see how Theresa reacts. Honestly, I'm like: 'Are my days numbered here?' I think she might try and kill me!"

"I wasn't surprised, to be honest, because their chemistry had been going on for a long time – ever since Dodger saved Cleo in the plane crash. It was kind of obvious it was going to happen.

"It was on the backburner but there were little feelings there, they had a little kiss and then Dodger got with Theresa. We had the 'will they / won't they' dynamic and in the end they've just given in to their desires, naughty people!"

Do you worry about getting a storyline where your character may be disliked by the audience for a while?

"No, I think we shouldn't worry about that – if anything, it's quite freeing when your character gets to make a really bad decision! It's something I'd never do in my own personal life, so getting to act that out is fun to explore.

"Cleo does make bad decisions, but I like it! The more bonkers the storyline – like being locked in a cupboard for a year – the more I thrive and I enjoy it. I'd much rather that than crying all the time!"

Do you think Cleo feels any guilt about the affair?

"I do think she feels some guilt. I think all Cleo really wants is to be loved. She needs some therapy – I've seen that a lot in the comments, people saying: 'Cleo in therapy, please!'

"If I had to pick anything for Cleo, she really needs to work on her self-worth and stop seeking validation from men and hopping from relationship to relationship.

"I think she does really love Dodger, it's just so unfortunate that he's got a child and is in a relationship with her cousin. It's really bad and I don't know how the McQueens are going to react. They might not stand by Cleo. They might have just had enough of her nonsense – and I almost don't blame them, to be honest!"

They've all had affairs themselves, though…

"Exactly – pot kettle, Mercedes!

Do you reckon it'll be even more explosive when Sienna returns?

"I quite often have a little daydream and wonder what the writers are going to do next. I wouldn't be surprised if Sienna is somehow involved in the unravelling of Cleo and Dodger, because at the end of the day, she's not very happy that we shopped her into the police.

"Sienna does not forget, so if she was out for revenge against anyone, it'd probably be Cleo and Dodger. She had her suspicions about Cleo and Dodger the whole time, so she'll have been proven right if she finds out about their relationship.

"She's not going to be happy. Maybe she tells Theresa, who knows?"

Who do you think Cleo is best suited to?

"I think Cleo needs to be on her own, so that's number one! But if she had to pick a partner, I think it'd be Joel. I think he is her soulmate. But maybe I'm biased – do you think that might be connected to Rory? Maybe!"

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Home and Away 8774 Episode 24th August 2026

 

Home and Away spoilers for next week 31 August to 4 September 2026

 What's next in Summer Bay?

Coming up on Home and Away, Eden and Cash's worlds are turned upside down when she receives an unexpected health diagnosis.

Elsewhere, Harper's nightmare is finally over when Beau is placed under arrest, while Alf and Marilyn find themselves with a new houseguest.

Here's a full collection of 11 big moments coming up.

Dana gives Sonny one last chance

Dana and Sonny's relationship is in crisis after he confessed to dealing drugs for Beau. Sonny begs for forgiveness, but the betrayal runs too deep for Dana.

Running into Remi, Dana apologises for not believing him sooner. In turn, he persuades her not to give up on Sonny.

Dana agrees to give Sonny one last chance, as Remi and Eden both pledge to support his recovery.

Beau is under arrest

Over at the police station, Beau is still protesting his innocence and claiming he has an alibi in Harper.

Cash finds Harper preparing to flee the Bay. Seeing the bruises on her body, Cash tells Harper that if she makes a statement, they can put Beau away for a long time.

Later, Beau is placed under arrest as Tane consoles a distraught Harper and promises to look after her.

David and Amelia are on the same page

David decides to seize the day after learning that Amelia is sticking around in Summer Bay.

He organises a barbecue and invites Amelia to come along, but when she arrives, David is too nervous to talk to her.

With a gentle nudge from Jo and Lacey, David and Amelia finally get chatting and discover they feel the same way.

 Zane moves in with Alf and Marilyn

Mali catches Zane scavenging for food in a dumpster. Startled, he jumps out of the dumpster and ends up cutting himself.

Levi offers to stitch Zane's injured hand, but it's clear that his own injury is preventing him from doing the job, so Amelia steps in.

Meanwhile, Marilyn rushes to Zane's side and convinces him to come home with her to be looked after.

Mac fears for Levi

A miserable Levi tells Mackenzie that his hand surgery has been scheduled to take place in three weeks' time.

Abigail tries to lift her brother's spirits with cocktail tasting at Salt, but Levi feels he's no use to anyone.

Mac fears for her boyfriend's future as she wonders what will happen if he can't work again.

 Jo supports Levi

Jo hears that Levi is trying to fast-track his operation to increase his chances of being able to carry on performing surgery.

Levi is short with Jo, but she helps him see sense and understand he's got to be the patient for once.

 Is Eden pregnant?

Eden has been suffering from dizzy spells, and Abigail fears there could be something bigger going on.

As the sisters arrive home, Cash updates them on the situation with Beau and Harper, but an exhausted Eden has to head to bed.

Abigail jumps to the conclusion that Eden is pregnant and convinces her to do a test. It comes back negative, which is a huge relief for Eden.

Eden's health takes a turn for the worse

Eden keeps brushing off her symptoms as tiredness but ends up fainting into Cash's arms.

Mac rings for an ambulance and a barely conscious Eden is rushed to Northern Districts.

When Abigail tells Amelia about Eden's recent health struggles, Cash is frustrated that his wife failed to mention anything to him.

Marilyn and Leah make up

Alf agrees to give Zane a fair go and signs off the paperwork for him to stay.

But when John discovers Marilyn fell out with Leah over her prison pen pal, he advises her to be very careful over who she trusts.

Zane and Leah make amends and work together to get Marilyn to take her job back at the Diner. Marilyn agrees on one condition: Leah hires Zane, too.

 Eden receives her diagnosis

Eden is diagnosed with an abnormal heartbeat, and Cash's mind starts to spiral when he sees her back is covered in large bruises.

Amelia swiftly arranges a bone marrow biopsy, which detects that Eden has aplastic anaemia.

Although there are treatments available to alleviate the symptoms, Amelia has to warn Cash that the condition can be fatal.

 Zane feels uncomfortable around Alf

Zane impresses Marilyn and Leah with his skills at the Diner, and the pair help him set up a bank account and email address.

Back at home, Zane feels bad when Alf excuses himself to bed straight after dinner.

Marilyn insists everything is fine and Alf is happy to have him there, but Zane wonders if he's already outstayed his welcome.

This week on Home and Away in Australia, after collapsing at Salt, a trip to the hospital brings devastating news for Eden.

Eden (Stephanie Panozzo) has been dismissing a series of seemingly minor symptoms in recent weeks, unaware that they could be pointing towards something far more serious.

The first indication came after a girls’ getaway in the city with sister Abigail (Hailey Pinto) and Mackenzie (Emily Weir) three weeks ago.

Eden admitted that she wasn’t feeling particularly well the following morning, but blamed it on having enjoyed an extra glass of wine.

Abby jokingly suggested that married life was making Eden soft, and there appeared to be little reason for either of them to suspect anything more concerning.

However, things took a more unusual turn when Eden suffered a sudden nosebleed whilst working at Salt the following week.

Eden admitted that she’d never experienced one before, prompting Abby to encourage her to get checked over.

When Eden dismissed the suggestion, Abby asked whether she would at least speak to their brother Levi (Tristan Gorey).

But with Levi already facing uncertainty over his medical career following the injuries he suffered during the recent camping trip, Eden didn’t want to add to his worries. She insisted it was nothing to be concerned about and carried on as normal.

Further warning signs followed this past week. Remi (Adam Rowland) noted that Eden looked worse then he did when she visited him in hospital, which she put down to stressing over the Sonny (Ryan Bown) situation.

When she later served Sonny at Salt, she suddenly became dizzy, assuring him that she simply needed some water.

But this week, things take a dramatic turn.

After a busy shift at Salt, Mac sends Eden and Abby home early, but Eden is forced to pause when another wave of dizziness hits.

She attempts to brush it off, but Abby isn’t convinced that everything’s fine, particularly given Eden’s recent nosebleed.

Once they’re home, Eden’s so exhausted that she heads straight to bed. Her sudden tiredness only adds to Abby’s concern, and she begins looking into what could be causing her sister’s symptoms.

However, Abby’s research leads her to an unexpected possibility—could Eden be pregnant?

The possibility is particularly unsettling following Eden’s recent disagreement with husband Cash (Nicholas Cartwright) over their future.

Levi and Mac’s pregnancy loss left Eden terrified of becoming pregnant, putting strain on her marriage when Cash admitted he wasn’t ready to give up on having a family.

They eventually found common ground in fostering, although Eden wasn’t ready to begin the process straight away.

With those conversations still fresh in Eden’s mind, Abby persuades Eden to take a pregnancy test.

Once she’s alone, Eden checks the result and breathes a sigh of relief when it comes back negative. But whilst pregnancy has been ruled out, the symptoms haven’t gone anywhere.

Eden remains exhausted, prompting Abby to tell Mac that her sister is unwell.

Cash, however, dismisses her concerns, with Eden insisting that she’s simply had a big week.

Nevertheless, Mac encourages Eden to finish early and spend some quality time with Cash.

But as the couple prepare to leave Salt, Eden is struck by another dizzy spell—and this time, she loses consciousness, collapsing into Cash’s arms.

Mac immediately calls an ambulance, as a terrified Cash tries to bring Eden around.

Eden is taken to Northern Districts Hospital, where Amelia (Nicole da Silva) begins examining her. Cash refuses to leave her side as Eden struggles to stay conscious, whilst Levi, Mac and Abby arrive desperate to find out what’s wrong.

Amelia begins working through Eden’s recent symptoms and reassures her that she’ll carry out all the necessary tests to get to the bottom of things.

When Abby reveals that Eden has been unusually tired—and also suffered an unexplained nosebleed—the disclosure catches Cash off guard, leaving him frustrated that Abby hadn’t mentioned her concerns sooner. He also struggles to understand why Eden never told him that she’d been feeling unwell.

When Amelia returns with an update, she explains that the tests have detected an abnormal heartbeat. Although she stresses that there could be any number of explanations, the news does little to calm Cash, who demands to know exactly what’s happening to Eden.

As his questions become increasingly heated, Amelia suggests that he step outside and take a moment.

Levi subsequently takes Amelia aside and explains why Cash is finding the situation particularly difficult. The incident is clearly evoking memories of what happened to Cash’s sister, Felicity (Jacqui Purvis), who herself collapsed in Salt following a brain aneurysm in 2024.

After Flick spent several days on life support in that very hospital, Cash finally accepted that his sister was clinically dead and allowed the machines to be turned off.

It later caused Cash to split from Eden at Felicity’s graveside, feeling that he was cursed to lose all those that he loved. It would be another six months before they got back together and went on to marry.

Cash eventually returns and apologises to Amelia for his outburst. She explains that Eden will need to remain in hospital overnight, so that another ECG can be carried out whilst they wait for further test results.

However, the situation becomes even more concerning when Eden asks Cash to help fasten her hospital gown.

As he does so, he notices several large bruises across her back.

Cash and Eden immediately show Amelia, who explains that some of Eden’s blood-test results have also come back abnormal.

Taken together, the bruising and the blood tests are serious enough for Amelia to arrange a bone-marrow biopsy that same night.

Back in Summer Bay, Levi is soon updated on the latest developments and breaks the news to Mac and Abby.

He admits that cancer is one possible explanation, although he stresses that there are several other conditions that could account for Eden’s symptoms. Whatever the eventual diagnosis, however, Levi knows that his sister’s condition is serious.

Cash sits by Eden’s side that evening as Amelia performs the uncomfortable procedure.

The following morning, Amelia returns with the results—and finally identifies what has been making Eden so unwell.

Eden has aplastic anaemia, a condition which means that her bone marrow has stopped producing new blood cells.

The diagnosis explains the exhaustion, fainting and shortness of breath that Eden has been experiencing, as well as the bruising and nosebleed that first alerted Abby to the possibility that something was wrong.

Amelia explains that treatments are available to help manage Eden’s symptoms, but Cash needs to know just how serious the condition really is.

When he presses her for the truth, Amelia doesn’t sugarcoat it—aplastic anaemia can be fatal.

As Eden and Cash face the devastating news, what will the diagnosis mean for their future?

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Here’s the full spoilers this week’s Home and Away episodes in Australia:

Monday 24th August (Episode 8774)

David turns on the charm. Levi’s hand lets him down. Zane’s on the run.

Tuesday 25th August (Episode 8775)

Leah and Zane team up. John’s nose is out of joint. Cash’s concern for Eden grows.

Wednesday 26th August (Episodes 8776)

Zane learns the ropes. Eden receives shocking news. Cash demands answers.

Thursday 27th August (Episode 8777–8779)

Remi is concerned for his friend. David gets stood up. Cash and Eden face an uncertain future.

Jo and Lacey get to know Amelia. Harper fears for her safety. Remi drowns his sorrows.

Sonny battles withdrawal. Dana says goodbye. Leah and Marilyn ambush Alf.