Matt Page (Alec Snow)

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Home and Away newcomer Alec Snow has signed a three-year contract to stay on the show.

Australian viewers will know the actor as student Matt Page, who joins Summer Bay High as it merges with Mangrove River school because of a fire.


Alec Snow as Matt Page with Demi Harman as Sasha Bezmel
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Having originally joined the show on a three-month contract, Snow admits that he feels privileged to be given the opportunity.

Snow said to The Chronicle: "It is an absolute privilege to be on Home and Away. It truly is an iconic show and I am very proud to be a part of it.

"I have learnt a lot in only a short time and I think, at this point in my career, growing as an actor is the most important thing."

Demi Harman previously revealed that Matt would bully her character Sasha Bezmel when he first arrived at the school.

Snow's first scenes as Matt will air over in the UK on January 20.

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More bullying for Sasha so

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Home and Away star Alec Snow has said that fans will see a new side to his character Matt Page later this year.

The actor joined the soap as a guest character but has since had his contract extended and is committed to the show for the next three years.

Alec Snow as Matt Page with Demi Harman as Sasha Bezmel
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Alec Snow as Matt Page with Demi Harman as Sasha Bezmel

Matt was quick to cause trouble for his fellow students and teachers when his school, Mangrove River, merged with Summer Bay High.

However, Snow has revealed that a softer side to his alter ego will emerge as he starts to settle down in Summer Bay.

Snow said to TV Week: "There will be times when he lets his guard down a bit. He starts to settle down in the Bay and hang out with different people."

Snow also admitted that Matt will be able to start afresh once he escapes the clutches of his manipulative teacher, Jade Montgomery (Tasma Walton).

He said: "He had his reasons for why he did what he did. But I wanted to make sure that Matt wasn't completely unlikable.

"It was great fun working with Tasma. I know she had a bit of a tough time with her character, in terms of how evil she was."

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so this chap gets with sasha

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Home and Away couple Matt Page and Sasha Bezmel will hit the rocks in an upcoming storyline when she considers moving away from Summer Bay.

Matt (Alec Snow) will break up with Sasha (Demi Harman) after he realises that she is looking at universities in the city.

The chemistry between Sasha and Matt is obvious
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Matt and Sasha in Home and Away

The story kicks off when Sasha suggests to Matt that they take a trip out of town. However, it soon becomes clear that Sasha plans to attend university open days, leaving Matt devastated.

When Matt discovers her intentions, he calls time on their relationship and refuses to support her.

Snow told TV Week: "Sasha planned a romantic trip to check out unis. But Matt doesn't want a bar of it.

"It's not like he has fallen out of love with her. Breaking up with Sasha is almost a self-sacrificing thing to do."

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I didn't realise that Alec Snow had signed a three year contract. That's good news as I love his character, and his relationship with Shasha works very well. I'm intrigued by the fact that Matt's obviously a very clever and talented person but is too scared to show it.

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Also ahead on Summer Bay, Sasha Bezmel is given a horrible shock when a mysterious stranger punches her boyfriend Matt Page in front of her.

Sasha (Demi Harman) and Matt (Alec Snow) are walking along the beach discussing their studies when a man approaches the couple and punches Matt in the face.

The teenagers later discover that the man is Matt's father, Graham 'Gray' Page, and are forced to deal with the consequences of his unexpected arrival.

Gray punches Matt
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Gray punches Matt

Matt is knocked to the ground
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Matt is knocked to the ground

Discussing the reason behind his earlier violence, Gray explains to Matt that he was angry to come out of rehab and find his family split up.

Later he leans on Matt, who helps his father by organising a caravan for him to stay in and buys him some food.

However, when Gray hears that Matt is sitting important exams, he starts emotionally manipulating his son, complaining that he feels sad they can't spend more time together.

Gray's blackmail has the desired effect as Matt feels terrible and abandons his plans to study in order to help his father out once again.

With Sasha extremely worried by this turn of events, she later admits to Irene that Gray punched Matt on the beach.

A concerned Irene then tells Alf to keep an eye on Gray, but Alf already has suspicions about Gray's character. What is he up to?

Home and Away airs these scenes on Thursday, December 3 1.15pm and 6pm on Channel 5.

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Meanwhile another teen relationship reaches the end of the line when Matt Page realises his long-distance romance with Sasha Bezmel simply isn't working.

The couple have felt the strain ever since Sasha headed off to a university in the city, and when Matt is banned from Sasha's dorm, he starts to realise that their romance isn't going to last.

With Sasha having to come back to the Bay every time she wants to see Matt, she soon finds herself failing her university assignments and it becomes clear that her relationship commitments are causing a huge problem.

Sasha tries to cheer up Matt
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Matt calls time on his relationship with Sasha

Although Sasha's solution to the problem is to switch to a nearer university, Matt is against the decision, knowing how hard she worked to get where she is now.

Sacrificing his own feelings, Matt decides to break-up with a devastated Sasha so she can focus on her future without him.

Snow said to TV Week: "Matt wants to be the strong one in the relationship. He also wants her to be the best she can. So he goes into self-sacrificing mode and ends things. It's very sad."

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Also ahead on Summer Bay, Leah Patterson-Baker will have a tough time as she tries to persuade troubled Matt Page to face up to his problems.

Matt (Alec Snow) has been on a downward spiral ever since his girlfriend Sasha Bezmel left town, but his destructive behaviour will intensify in upcoming scenes, prompting Leah to take action.

Worried about Matt who has disappeared, Evie and Josh attempt to locate him but are shocked by the state he is in when they finally do.

A drunken Matt is less than pleased to see his friends and he attempts to push Josh as the situation escalates, prompting Evie to realise that they need to leave him to his own devices.

Later, Matt decides to return home but struggles in his drunken state and ends up falling through the door and collapsing on the floor.

Leah finds Matt passed out on the floor
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Leah finds Matt passed out on the floor

Leah worries about Matt
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Leah worries about Matt

Leah is horrified to find Matt passed out the next day but as she quizzes him on his actions the night before, Matt refuses to comply with her and later carries on drinking.

As Leah explains to Matt that she was scared to discover him in such a state earlier on, he brushes off her concerns when she wonders if he has an alcohol problem like his father did.

Although Matt rejects Leah's offer of help and denies being an alcoholic, he later feels guilty when he overhears Leah blaming herself for his problems.

Deciding it is time to change, Matt tells Leah that she is not to blame for the bad state he is in and asks her if the offer of help still stands.

Leah demands that Matt starts as he means to go on by handing the alcohol over, before comforting the distraught teen. Has Matt turned a corner?

Home and Away airs these scenes on Wednesday, June 25 at 1.15pm and 6pm on Channel 5.

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There could be trouble on the horizon for Home and Away teen Matt Page, after he has a one-night stand with new Summer Bay high teacher Charlotte.

Just as things start looking up for Matt (Alec Snow) following the difficult time he's had since his girlfriend Sasha Bezmel left town, an upcoming storyline will see him sleep with a woman who he later finds out is his teacher.

Matt talks to Leah about Sophie
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Matt will have a one-night stand with a teacher

TV Week reports that the story will kick off when Matt meets Charlotte while having a drink in Angelo's and the pair quickly hit it off.

Unaware of the truth about each other's occupation, they soon end up back at Matt's place. However, Matt is given the shock of his life the following day when he witnesses Charlotte introducing herself to Leah as the school's new teacher.

After getting through an uncomfortable lesson together, Charlotte asks to speak to Matt alone where she berates him for not telling her that he was a student.

However, Matt is quick to argue that Charlotte also didn't reveal that she was a teacher, and the pair soon agree to keep their night of passion between them. Will it stay a secret?