Leah Patterson (Ada Nicodemou)

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Is the Leah on the show now the original Leah? She looks a lot different , her face is not the same as the original , is it really her?

Yes, still the same Leah

[Pantherboy]

DS article: (A separate spoiler alert is that it appears Leah will be involved in a car crash in a later/upcoming storyline, with photos taken by a fan of the cast & crew filming on set at Blayney, in country NSW, a while back):



Home and Away star Ada Nicodemou discusses long-term future on soap
"I have been doing it for so long that it's part of my life now."

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hom...odemou-future/

Home and Away spoilers at Australian pace follow.

Home and Away star Ada Nicodemou has reassured fans she won't be leaving Summer Bay any time soon.

The Leah Patterson actress first joined the soap in 2000, though she has no intention of saying goodbye to the character just yet.

"I am really happy here; I enjoy it. I have great friends, why would I leave such a great job?" Nicodemou said in an interview with The West Australian.

"I have been doing it for so long that it's part of my life now. I manage to still be mum, and a partner, and to work ? it's a great lifestyle," she added.

Nicodemou is in a relationship with businessman Adam Rigby and has a son from her previous marriage to chef Chrys Xipolitas.

Further speaking of her stint on the soap, the actress said: "Yeah, there are long hours, and you have your challenging days but overall, it's a really fun job, working with people you enjoy working with, and I get to travel, and go to great events like Telethon and meet amazing people."

In upcoming scenes, Nicodemou's character Leah will be at the centre of a dangerous storyline when Marilyn Chambers' (Emily Symons) secret daughter Heather (newcomer Sofia Nolan) targets her.

Leah realises how unhinged Heather truly is, but may end up paying a high price for protecting Marilyn from her daughter's manipulative schemes.

Home and Away airs weekdays at 1.45pm on Channel 5 and 6pm on 5STAR. First-look screenings air at 6.30pm on 5STAR and the show also streams on My5. In Australia, the show airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7pm on Channel 7 and streams on 7plus.

[Pantherboy]

Nowtolove.com.au article. This will be the UK 2023 series finale (& the speculation has been for a while that the storyline will be Vita Nova cult related. We will see...):


Home and Away spoilers: Can Leah save Justin from their nightmare in an abandoned warehouse?
'I can't breathe.'

https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebri...idnapped-78805

In Home and Away, kidnapped and trapped in an abandoned warehouse with no food or water, Justin and Leah are in a bad way. No-one knows where they are - and time is running out.

But what have the Summer Bay couple done that someone might want them dead?

In a tense week of Home And Away, Justin (James Stewart) and Leah (Ada Nicodemou) are excited about their romantic getaway. It's been a long time since they've had any time alone together and they plan to relish the relaxation.

When Justin receives a call to say he's won a free trip, they can't believe their luck! But not all is as it seems?

"On the way to their holiday, there's a breakdown on the road, and Justin and Leah get intercepted and kidnapped," Ada, 46, tells TV WEEK.

"We find them three days later in an abandoned warehouse. They haven't eaten or had water - and have no idea where they are."

With no-one able to locate them, the couple are on their own. Justin tries desperately to find a way out of the derelict warehouse, but his efforts seem hopeless.

Dehydrated and struggling even to stand, they hold each other in what could be their final moments.

In a last-ditch bid to escape, Justin decides to climb a nearby ladder and scale the rafters. But the ordeal has drained his energy and strength and the shaky scrap metal falls on top of him.

Leah rushes to clear the debris off him, but the impact has left him unable to move and he can barely breathe.

"Justin lands on his back and is badly injured," Ada says. "She realises time is running out and that he may die."

Leah sobs by his side, terrified she may lose the love of her life. As Justin slips in and out of consciousness, fans may need to brace themselves for a sad goodbye?


And:

Home and Away couple in danger in shocking UK series finale
Justin and Leah are in grave danger.

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hom...eah-uk-finale/


Home and Away star teases shock Leah and Justin kidnapping storyline
"Time is running out."

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hom...ada-nicodemou/

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Anything to get out of running the garage and doing community service...

[Pantherboy]

Nowtolove.com.au article:


Home and Away spoilers: Leah embraces a dying Justin
The final goodbye...

https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebri...hospital-78948

They survived a nightmare kidnapping, but worse is to come this week, with Justin's final moments imminent.

In Home And Away, Leah (Ada Nicodemou) is given awful news: her fianc? Justin (James Stewart) is unlikely to survive the injuries he suffered while trying to escape the abandoned warehouse they'd been trapped in.

Dr Bree (Juliet Godwin) tells her the damage to Justin's heart isn't improving ? it may be time to say goodbye. Leah can't bring herself to accept the news.

"I'm not letting you go", she sobs.

"It [the trauma] hits her really hard; she's devastated," Ada, 46, tells TV WEEK. "She can't live without him? she's a complete mess."

Bree contacts Justin's family, advising them to make a final visit. When Theo (Matt Evans) arrives and sees how devastated his aunt Leah is, the young man tries to distract her by asking about the wedding instead.

When she and Justin were trapped in the warehouse, Leah had asked him to marry her, but then managed to find a way out and ran to seek help.

"It was really hard to get out, and she was weak, but she did," Ada explains. "She was in a bad state and began to hallucinate, but knew she had to try."

Leah snaps back at a request to discuss with the police what happened. Members of Vita Nova, the cult behind their kidnapping, are still at large and a threat.

Leah reluctantly has the police interview, but when she returns to the hospital, panics to find Justin isn't there. In fact, he's just been taken for scans, but from Leah's extreme reaction, it's clear Justin isn't the only one in a bad way.

When Alf (Ray Meagher) arrives, Leah collapses in her friend's arms, sobbing for the love she may lose forever. Is this the moment we must say goodbye?



And:

Home and Away to air devastating new Justin and Leah scenes
Could the soap really kill him off?

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hom...in-leah-death/

[Pantherboy]

Nowtolove.com.au article:


Home and Away spoilers: Leah seeks help to overcome her trauma
'Please, help me'

https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebri...r-trauma-79157

Since surviving a horrific kidnapping ordeal in Home and Away, Leah hasn't been herself. Fighting nightmares and panic attacks, her mental health edging on the brink. Will she tell anyone before it escalates?

Leah's (Ada Nicodemou) tense behaviour begins to attract concern from her fianc? Justin (James Stewart), who was also taken hostage and left to die in a warehouse by notorious cult Vita Nova.

As he recovers at home from two near-fatal injuries ? including getting trapped under a metal beam as they tried to escape and later, fighting an attack from a vengeful cult member ? he becomes aware of what's he has missed. Leah is cagey and distant, causing Justin to believe she no longer wants to marry him.

"Leah hasn't really had a lot of time to process everything that's happened," Ada, 46, explains to TV WEEK.

"Between escaping, being dehydrated, exhausted, being injured herself ? to then not knowing if Justin even made it ? she thought he died, to then being in hospital and he nearly does die. To then Justin being attacked again. It's all a lot for her, and she's not sleeping at all."

Not wanting to worry Justin, Leah assures him she's simply stressed about the wedding. But in private, she makes a call to Dr Bree (Juliet Godwin): 'I need your help' she says.

The following day, Justin convinces Theo (Matt Evans) to help plan the wedding while Leah seeks advice from Bree.

The doctor offers to prescribe medication at Leah's request but suggests therapy to overcome trauma. But Bree's advice is misconstrued as judgement and Leah storms out!

Later that day, after a long shift at the diner, Leah walks groggily to her car. However, as another car slows down in front of her, her trauma is triggered. Dropping to her knees, she begins to panic as Justin ? who was in the car - rushes to her side.

Poor Leah!

[Pantherboy]

Nowtolove.com.au article:


Home and Away: Will Leah make a decision she?ll regret?
'The wedding is off!'

https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebri...p-issues-79236

Rushing to his fianc?e's side after she was in a car accident, Justin is fearing the worst. But when he finds Leah is unharmed, more questions flood his mind ? none of which she wants to answer?

In Home And Away, Leah (Ada Nicodemou) is guarded when Justin (James Stewart) arrives at the hospital. Policewoman Rose (Kirsty Marillier) is in the midst of questioning Leah, who insists she's fine.

The breathalyser test comes back clear and Leah is forced to admit what led to the accident: she fell asleep at the wheel and ran a red light.

When a concerned Justin presses his partner, wanting to know more, Leah snaps ? she's done talking about it.

At home, things remain tense as Justin tiptoes around their issues. And, when Leah's mood swings and insomnia worsen and she shuts down completely, he turns to Alf (Ray Meagher) for advice.

"Leah is having a really tough time ? and for a long time," Ada, 46, tells TV WEEK.

The next day, Leah returns from work with a bombshell for Justin: she wants to postpone their wedding ? indefinitely.

"Leah never thought she wanted to marry again," Ada says. "She really liked the relationship she and Justin had ? but something tragic like this makes you reassess everything."

Will Leah's trauma become too much for the couple to survive?

[Pantherboy]

Nowtolove.com.au article:


Home and Away spoilers: Leah's paranoia puts Justin's life on the line
Knife's edge.

https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebri...l-justin-79306

Wild-eyed and manic with paranoia, Leah is a woman on the edge in Home and Away. Standing in the Diner, trembling with a knife in hand, she threatens to do the unthinkable: kill her future husband, Justin. Can he stop her?

For weeks, Leah's (Ada Nicodemou) trauma has slowly taken hold of her as she grapples to deal with the aftermath of being kidnapped and left to die in a warehouse by cult Vita Nova.

She and Justin (James Stewart) barely made it out alive, and now, nightmares have caused paranoia and delusion. It wasn't noticed at first ? a secret she kept well hidden ? but now, her behaviour could cost a life.

After spying on Justin at the garage, Leah's skewed reality leads her to believe he's working for the cult that kidnapped them. Riddled with fear, she packs a bag and urges Theo (Matt Evans) to leave with her. When he tries to reason with her, she bolts!

"She starts to hallucinate," Ada says. "Because of her sleep deprivation, she mishears a phone call and misunderstands certain signals as well."

In a desperate bid to help, Justin follows his fianc?e to the Diner where she has barricaded herself in. But his forceful entry does little to help Leah, who grabs a knife and lunges at him.

"She goes into a psychosis and isn't really aware of her behaviour," Ada says. "It's an intense storyline to play."

Back home, Theo calls Bree (Juliet Godwin) for help. When they arrive at the Diner, they're horrified by the scene unfolding before them. Can they stop Leah before she strikes?



And:

Home and Away's Leah Patterson to endanger Justin Morgan in shocking scenes
Leah is having a hard time after her kidnapping ordeal.

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hom...angers-justin/