Ricky Sharpe

Also ahead on Summer Bay, Ricky Sharpe will get the shock of her life when she comes face-to-face with Brax.

Ricky (Bonnie Sveen) hasn't seen Brax since last year, when she was led to believe that he had died following a failed escape from prison.

Having got wind of the fact that Brax is more than likely alive, Ricky will be thrown into a new nightmare after deciding to search with him.
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Ricky arrives home to find Brax
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Having left her baby Casey with an unwell Josh, Ricky will be horrified when she returns home to find out that her son was neglected.

After a worrying hospital visit, Ricky is grateful when she later finds Nate looking after Casey. Swept up in the emotion of the day, she asks him to marry her.

Nate happily accepts the offer, but when Ricky arrives home that night, she finds Brax waiting for her. Where do they go from here?​ And what does it mean for Nate?
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Brax is waiting for Ricky when she gets home
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Home and Away airs these scenes ​on Friday April 1 at 1.15pm and 6pm on Channel 5. ​


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​The moment that Home and Away fans have been waiting for finally arrives on screen in the UK next month, as Ricky Sharpe comes face-to-face with her old flame Brax.

The Aussie soap will be airing a special two-hander episode, which fully explores Ricky's reaction to seeing Brax for the first time in months.

Never one to shy away from speaking her mind, Ricky (Bonnie Sveen) is full of rage when Brax finally reappears in front of her - and she demands to know why on earth he let her believe he was dead.
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Brax tries to deal with Ricky's anger towards him.
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Brax explains his reason for disappearing.
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​Brax looks at photos in Ricky's flat.
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As ever, Brax (Steve Peacocke) had his reasons for the drastic course of action and desperately tries to explain himself - but it's clear that he has his work cut out when Ricky refuses to forgive him this time.

When the pair continue their candid conversation, Ricky explains that she's engaged to Nate Cooper now and is optimistic about their future, as he always puts her first and treats her with respect.

A heartbroken but persistent Brax responds by making a move on Ricky and inviting her to come on the run with him. Now torn between two men, how will Ricky react?


Home and Away airs these scenes on Monday, April 4 at 1.15pm and 6pm on Channel 5.

An article in today's Daily Telegraph re Bonnie/Ricky leaving H&A: "Jessica Mauboy lures best friend Bonnie Sveen from Summer Bay to The Secret Daughter". The printed version also said "In one of TV's worst kept secrets, Bonnie Sveen has confirmed her departure from Home & Away. But fans will be pleased to hear the soap star has a new job on television, joining Seven's new drama series, The Secret Daughter."

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ent...5cd0ba5677cf2a

I enjoyed the two-hander episode with Ricky and Brax, something I didn't really expect given neither are favourite characters of mine. There's no denying their natural chemistry though, and the script was well written.

Article in today's Sunday Telegraph. Unfortunately I cannot access the online story which has a (promo) photo of Ricky & Nate together in wedding attire + another of Ricky by herself in her wedding dress (& also photos of some previous H&A weddings). Apologies for any typing errors!


" Runaway Bride. Can Bonnie Sveen's big day survive the ghost of her lost love?

Has Ricky finally found her happily ever after? Bonnie Sveen is poised to say 'I do', writes Holly Byrnes.

It's the Summer Bay wedding Bonnie Sveen fans have been wishing for - if not quite the groom most of them wanted her to marry.

But in the tradition of Seven's long-running soap, H&A, Sveen's tortured character Ricky Sharpe is poised to get her"happily ever after", finally tying the knot with on-screen love Dr Nate Cooper (Kyle Pryor) next week.

The hotly-anticipated nuptials - seen here in Insider's exclusive sneak peek - appears to mark the end of one of the most tumultuous romances to ever blossom in the Bay, between Ricky (Sveen) and her former flame, Darryl 'Brax' Braxton (played until recently by the show's latest celebrity export, Stephen Peacocke).

Their roller-coaster relationship is almost single-handedly credited with sending the 28-year-old soap's ratings sky-high; until viewers - mostly young blokes - went the way of their favourite River Boy. Out the door.

But since his departure, back in 2014 to chase his Hollywood ambitions, the show's producers have walked no less than 5 couples down the aisle in a tried-and-tested way of wooing back audiances.

The show's current series producer Lucy Addario confessed the writing team did consider marrying off Ricky & Brax, sending them away together as the ex-con went on the run but felt Sveen's character was too popular & too strong a woman "to live a life like that".


Instead, they reunited the battling single mum with Nate, "the polar opposite of Brax."


Addario said, "who on paper, is perfect husband material." The couple are set to marry in a ceremony overlooking the fictional beachside village, which averages a wedding every 6 months.


As expected though, the ghost of Brax plays a part in the lead-up, as second thoughts creep in for both the bride & groom.


Sveen, who announced last week she was leaving the series after 4 years for a role in Seven's new prime-time drama, The Secret Daughter, hints there are still hurdles for the couple to overcome before - and after - they wed.


"Obviously Nate is going to assume that if anything is holding Ricky back from arriving it's going to be Brax, when some other drama has happened," Sveen revealed.


"There's an element of their relationship that is still tender & she's very aware that (Nate) would assume the worst if she's late."


Such plots are familiar to each wedding episode & as always all eyes are on the bride's dress.


Shelley Murray, the show's costume designer for the past 16 years is given about 12 week's notice to prepare the wardrobe for each wedding (she's worked on 30 weddings so far & let slip there's a new one to plan on her drawing board).


"Ricky is a surfer & sporty so her dress has to be more practical than a lot of the more fashionable girls," Murray said.


The Grace Love Lace design was bought online from a Brisbane-based label for $1600 & suited the wedding day action Ricky gets up to.


"We needed a bigger skirt, just for practical reasons, so Bonnie could pick it up & run in it without being too soft & flouncy."


Whether it's dodging bullets or surviving unexpected explosions, getting to the chapel in one piece - let alone in style - is all part of the challenge for a H&A bride.


"These are not normal weddings in that respect," Murray said.


"There's usually some stunt. Someone's falling out of a car, or giving birth. It never goes smoothly, so when we're getting the gowns together whether it's the bride or bridesmaids, we have to take that into account."


In last year's cliffhanger finale it was Ada Nicodemou as Leah Patterson-Baker on her third trip to the altar - this time marrying Zac MacGuire (Charlie Clausen) in a stunning Paolo Sebastian gown; her big day marred, in dramatic fashion, by the shooting murder of resident villain Charlotte King (Erika Heynatz).,


Rewind to the early years & eash bride's battle to get that ring on her finger has made for many a memorable moment.


Who could forget back in 1995, the Lazarus-like moment when Angel (Melissa George) rose from her wheelchair to walk toward her beloved Shane (Dieter Brummer) only for him to die soon after?


Or when serial bride Sally Fletcher (Kate Ritchie) was marrying for the second time in 2003 to Flynn (Joel MCIlroy), only making it to the church after performing a daring jump & roll from a runaway horse & carriage?


That, Murray explained, required four versions of the same bridal gown, to fit both Ritchie & her stunt double.":

I was able to get the link to the Sunday Telegraph article I mentioned in my last post (hopefully it can be opened). It has the photos of Bonnie Sveen & Kyle Pryor, but it doesn't have the photos from the print/newspaper article of some of the old H&A weddings.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/ent...1b782b?login=1

Home and Away's Ricky Sharpe will find her wedding day running into disaster when she fails to make it to the ceremony in time.

A host of unfortunate incidents will leave her devastated fiancé ​Nate Cooper believing that she has well and truly jilted him as he waits anxiously at the altar.​

The pair have had their fair share of ups and downs over the last few months and viewers will be left wondering if they will get the happy ending they so desperately want as their big day looks set to end in heartbreak.

Ricky will be overcome with doubts in the lead-up to the nuptials when her former partner Brax makes contact to wish her luck.

Although Ricky (Bonnie Sveen) does ultimately decide that her heart lies with Nate, his insecurities will naturally creep up once again when she fails to show at the wedding.

Unbeknownst to Nate, Ricky has been waylaid by her transport after the car that he and Kyle were arriving in breaks down.

​A determined Ricky will decide to make her way to the ceremony on foot, but not before Nate ​resigns himself to the fact that she isn't going to show up and breaks the news to the wedding guests. Could this finally spell the end for the doomed duo?

Kyle Pryor, who plays Nate, told TV Week: "​When the wedding day rolls around, he is a bit anxious and hoping it all plays out the way he wants.

"He is looking forward to sharing the moment with Ricky and having it turn out to be the perfect day. He truly believes she is going to be there. He refuses to even consider the worst-case scenario.

"But as time rolls on, he starts to worry that she might not turn up. It takes a fairly extreme situation to rock Nate. Matters of the heart have the ability to shake him.​"

Home and Away star Bonnie Sveen has finally confirmed that she has left the Australian soap.

The actress, who is known for her role as Summer Bay's Ricky Sharpe, recently sparked further rumours about her show exit when it was confirmed that she had landed a role in new TV drama The Secret Daughter.

Rumours have been circulating for many months over Sveen's future in the show, but she has now confirmed the news via her Instagram account.

"And so it is with a sad but proud heart I announce the end of my Home & Away journey", she said. "If someone had told me 10 years ago that I'd be playing a staunch, surfy chick in Summer Bay (and that it would bring me more joy than I could imagine) I wouldn't have believed them.

"A magical place to shoot scenes all colours of the rainbow, with a tireless crew and production team. And a cast that I have learnt from and grown amongst.

"Thank you for the banter, the laughs and the lessons. Playing Ricky has shaped me forever. I carry every bond that was forged and so many fond memories, into the new beginning."

Sveen went on to say that she was looking forward to playing the role of ​Layla​ in The Secret Daughter, alongside Jessica Mauboy, who is taking the lead role as Billie. The drama is due to start filming later this month.

Sveen is thought to have filmed her final scenes a few months ago, meaning Ricky's exit should hit Australian screens soon. She has played Ricky since 2013.

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Does she leave to be with Brax?

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Originally Posted by tammyy2j

Does she leave to be with Brax?

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I think she will, just occasionally there is a happy ending in soaplife ... I hope so anyway :)