Billie Ashford (Tessa De Josselin)

[lizann]

if dr.nate tells her baby daddy secret he is breaking patient confidentiality

[Dazzle]

if dr.nate tells her baby daddy secret he is breaking patient confidentiality

I can't remember when I last felt so annoyed at a soap character as when the high and mighty Nate was threatening Billie. We all know what she's doing is wrong, but as her doctor it's definitely not his place to pass judgement!

[Perdita]

Also ahead on Summer Bay, VJ Patterson could be about to discover his girlfriend Billie's dark secret about her unborn baby.

The pair will still be on a high after getting engaged when it looks like their happiness could be about to come crashing down already.

The latest drama will kick off as the couple prepare themselves for their first antenatal class, and make plans to announce their engagement later that day.

However, upon her arrival at the class, Billie sees Dr Benson and panics; aware he knows the truth about her true conception date. Needing a get-out, Billie feigns dizziness and heads outside, but it's enough to pique VJ's suspicions.

A concerned VJ questions her over her strange behaviour, but Billie is quick to blame the pregnancy, before desperately trying to divert his attention back onto their engagement announcement.

It works, but things soon go downhill when news of their upcoming nuptials spreads before they have a chance to get it out there themselves. And it prompts a bitter clash between them as VJ accuses Billie of deliberately putting off the announcement due to her own uncertainty.

With his relationship already hanging by a thread, VJ gets a further shock when he returns to the caravan to clear out his and Billie's belongings, only to stumble across the note she wrote months ago, stating that she was leaving him.

Upset and confused, VJ confronts Billie over the note and demands an explanation. But will Billie be forced to come clean at last?


Home and Away airs these scenes on Thursday, December 1 at 1.15pm and 6pm on Channel 5.

Digital Spy

[Perdita]

It's truth time for Home and Away's Billie Ashford later this month as she finally tells her fiancé VJ Patterson the devastating truth about her baby.

Billie (Tessa De Josselin) has told everyone that she's pregnant with VJ's child, but the truth is far more upsetting as the father is actually Irene Roberts's son Mick Jennings - who raped her last year.

Although Billie has convinced herself that she's doing the right thing for her and the baby by continuing with the deception, she's plagued by second thoughts as her fairytale wedding arrives.

Billie is a picture of happiness as she heads down the aisle and is given away by her brother Ash (George Mason), surrounded by all of Summer Bay's familiar faces.

Ash looks after Billie Ashford on her wedding day in Home and Away
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Billie Ashford and VJ Patterson's wedding in Home and Away
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Billie Ashford and VJ Patterson's wedding in Home and Away
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Billie Ashford and VJ Patterson's wedding in Home and Away
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Billie Ashford and VJ Patterson's wedding in Home and Away
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The joyous moment doesn't last for long, though, as Billie's resolve over the wedding finally crumbles when she hears VJ's heartfelt vows.

Apologising and rushing away, Billie storms out of her own wedding in tears but is closely followed by VJ (Matt Little), who wants answers.

Backed into a corner, Billie explains that marrying VJ would be a lie because the baby isn't his. How will VJ react as Billie reveals that she was raped?

Home and Away airs these scenes on Tuesday, January 31 at 1.15pm and 6pm on Channel 5.

Digital Spy

[Perdita]

Home and Away is lining up a devastating twist for Billie Ashford as she is diagnosed with a life-threatening condition after her baby's christening.

It's already been teased that a tragic fate could await Billie after pictures of her funeral were leaked - and these explosive new details offer a further insight into her impending demise.

Australian viewers will have recently seen Billie enjoy happier times after giving birth to a baby girl and rekindling her relationship with teenager VJ Patterson - despite his discovery that the child wasn't his.

Viewers know that Billie was raped by Irene's son Mick in shock scenes last year and lied about the identity of the father in a desperate bid to keep her harrowing ordeal under wraps.

However, the enormity of her lies became too much for Billie to handle on her wedding day and she ended up telling VJ the whole truth. But to her amazement, he decided to stand by her anyway.

The pair's happiness is apparent as they arrange a baby blessing for their daughter Luc, which unlike their wedding, manages to go off without a hitch. And the couple even honour VJ's mum Leah by asking her to be Luc's 'guide mother' after she was inconsolable to learn that she wasn't the newborn's biological grandmother.

Billie Ashford waits at the bus stop in Home and Away
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Sadly, Billie is dealt another devastating blow after the successful day as she is rushed to hospital after collapsing in a heartbreaking episode.

Billie had been suffering from a persistent cough in the lead up to her collapse and she also struggled with breathing problems during her birth, but it seems the situation is now a whole lot more serious as the doctors run some frantic tests.

Trusty Summer Bay doctor Nate Cooper is forced to explain to Billie's loved ones that they will need to do a bronchoscopy in order to have a better idea of what's going on. But with Billie's health rapidly deteriorating, will she pull through?

Matt Little, who plays VJ, said to TV Week: "VJ has taken responsibility and provided support for Billie and the baby. But now reality sets in that she might die. "

Digital Boy

[Perdita]

After a dramatic year for VJ Patterson (Matt Little) and Billie Ashford (Tessa de Josselin), and with the shocking truth finally out about baby Luc’s paternity, it surely must be time for the young couple to finally have a reprieve!

Sadly, as heartbreaking Home and Away episodes to air in Australia next week will show, fate has other ideas.

As friends and family tried to put a traumatic couple of weeks behind them, a blessing was organised for baby Luc. And whilst the happy occasion goes as planned, with things starting to finally look up, tragedy strikes when Billie is rushed to hospital in an ambulance after collapsing.

Once there, it becomes apparent that Billie might not make it through. Nate (Kyle Pryor) and Tori (Penny McNamee) order an urgent bronchoscopy after listening to Billie’s chest, and her loved ones have to prepare themselves for the worst.

As Billie’s devastating prognosis is delivered, Summer Bay residents rally together to support Billie & VJ in their hour of need, and an impromptu wedding is organised.

Though after only a matter of hours, it seems their married life could be about to come to a tragic end before it’s even begun…

But how did we get to this point so quickly? Well, the foreshadowing has been there…

The season opener saw Billie and VJ stranded in the middle of nowhere as her labour intensified. With the bushfire bearing down on them and VJ forced to carry her a couple of kilometres, the amount of smoke inhalation caused some serious issues for Billie.



When she finally made it to the hospital to give birth, it became apparent that Billie had fluid on her lungs and her airways were swollen—and it was touch and go as to whether she would have to have a caesarean in order to prevent further harm to herself or her baby.

Whilst Billie was able to give birth naturally in the end, Billie started gasping for air and Nate was forced to intubate her.

Though she eventually stabilised, things haven’t been quite right since—Billie had to be administered oxygen after being confronted by her rapist Mick Jennings, and she has also suffered with a persistent cough since her homecoming.



However, eagle-eyed viewers may remember that Billie was, in fact, displaying various symptoms in the final weeks of the 2016 season—which were simply put down to her pregnancy at the time….

Could it just be the smoke exposure, or has it actually exasperated something far more serious…?

BTTB

[lellygurl]

Well... that was sad... ������������

[lellygurl]

Well... that was sad... 😭😭😭😭😭😭

[Pantherboy]

R.I.P. Billie!

[lizann]

similar to ben and meg but equally sad