Perdita
04-08-2014, 16:23
Home and Away's John Palmer will be left concerned when he hears that his estranged daughter Shandi will be coming to his wedding.
When Marilyn (Emily Symons) gets the wrong end of the stick and believes John (Shane Withington) wants Shandi at their wedding, she decides to get in touch with her.
However, unbeknown to Marilyn, John is actually referring to his late wife Gina's son Xavier, who has decided against attending the occasion.
By the time Marilyn realises her mistake, she is left with a dilemma as she receives a message from Shandi asking if they can talk. Faced with little choice, Marilyn plucks up the courage to tell John what she has done.
The news comes as a shock to John, who is worried about the reaction of his son Jett, who isn't aware that Shandi even exists.
Withington said to TV Week: "The reason why he hasn't invited Shandi is because Jett doesn't even know she exists. John's biggest fear is that Jett will think less of him when he finds out about Shandi. He's very scared to let him know he had this other life that Jett wasn't part of."
He continued: "John knows he blew it back then and he's worried Jett won't think of him as his number one. Of course, anyone would be disappointed to find out something like this.
"John has a great deal of remorse that he never made it work with his first wife. He was a young man and he thought he knew it all. But he couldn't deal with the situation back then so he bailed."
Shandi was last seen in 2010 when she was introduced to John, but decided not to maintain a relationship with him.
The role has since been recast and actress Tess Haubrich will now play her when she appears on screen later this year.
When Marilyn (Emily Symons) gets the wrong end of the stick and believes John (Shane Withington) wants Shandi at their wedding, she decides to get in touch with her.
However, unbeknown to Marilyn, John is actually referring to his late wife Gina's son Xavier, who has decided against attending the occasion.
By the time Marilyn realises her mistake, she is left with a dilemma as she receives a message from Shandi asking if they can talk. Faced with little choice, Marilyn plucks up the courage to tell John what she has done.
The news comes as a shock to John, who is worried about the reaction of his son Jett, who isn't aware that Shandi even exists.
Withington said to TV Week: "The reason why he hasn't invited Shandi is because Jett doesn't even know she exists. John's biggest fear is that Jett will think less of him when he finds out about Shandi. He's very scared to let him know he had this other life that Jett wasn't part of."
He continued: "John knows he blew it back then and he's worried Jett won't think of him as his number one. Of course, anyone would be disappointed to find out something like this.
"John has a great deal of remorse that he never made it work with his first wife. He was a young man and he thought he knew it all. But he couldn't deal with the situation back then so he bailed."
Shandi was last seen in 2010 when she was introduced to John, but decided not to maintain a relationship with him.
The role has since been recast and actress Tess Haubrich will now play her when she appears on screen later this year.