From http://seven.com.au/homeandaway
Shot at 2007-08-04
Shot at 2007-08-04
There’s a fresh new face in Summer Bay… Meet Naomi Preston, aka Tiffany Preece!
Warm, creative and intuitive, Naomi Preston is a gifted writer who inspires all who interact with her – and that includes the Bay’s resident Shakespeare, Lucas Wakefield (his surname is actually Holden) … Having recently graduated with a teaching degree in English, she meets our boy Luc while tutoring him at the Youth Writer’s Circle. Cupid took aim, and bingo bango: the pair formed an intense attraction, with Naomi believing Luc was in fact a university student. Who’da thought Nice Guy Lucas could be so scheming!?
So when Naomi arrives, bright eyed and bushy-tailed, on Summer Bay’s doorstep, as the latest addition to the staff at Summer Bay High, it’s not long before Lucas’ lies are exposed, and Naomi realises he’s going to be in her English class! She promptly dismisses the idea of a relationship with him – after a hot pash of course! – but is this really the end of the line for the two lovebirds? And what’s this we hear about Tony turning to Naomi for comfort? We’re betting Lucas isn’t gonna like that friendship one little bit…
Like her on-screen counterpart, Tiffany Preece has similarly been thrown head first into the craziness of Summer Bay. The actress had been in New York doing a play when she found out she had won the part, after originally auditioning for the role of Rachel as well as Hayley’s replacement. “I had almost given up on the whole acting thing,” the gorgeous blonde recalls. “I’d just gotten a tattoo, and then I got the call! Now I have to have it covered up with make-up each day!” The lesson there? Never, ever give up!
An old Uni friend of Sharni Vinson (Cassie), Tiffany isn’t just an old hand onstage and screen: she’s got a BA Masters in Media Practise. But even those gruelling deadlines and workload can’t prepare you for life in the Bay. “On my second day I had to do a bikini scene in front of about 100 people,” she explains. “It was scary, but I guess it goes with the territory!”
Tiffany describes Naomi as “fresh out of uni, and really excited about teaching the kids at Summer Bay, even if she is only four years older than them.” This closeness in age is something the eager Lucas uses to beg Naomi to consider a relationship with him. She refuses, on the grounds it could jeopardise her career, also reeling from the fact that Lucas lied to her while they were seeing each other at the Writer’s Retreat.
Luc, however looks like he’s going to put up a fight for the woman he’s fallen for. “I like you and you like me,” he states. “Age only matters if we let it.” Married couple Kim and Rachel have a considerable age difference in their relationship. Only time will tell if Lucas and Naomi will get it together or not…
I don't know why the image on the website came in two bits.