Susie McCalister (Bridie Carter)

[Pantherboy]

The Daily Telegraph has an article saying Bridie Carter will be joining H&A as real estate agent Susie McCalister. People may remember Bridie from the TV shows McLeod's Daughters & 800 Words. I imagine it will be a guest role only - not confirmed, so we will see (I can't copy the link as it is a subscriber only article):

http://google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=Bridie+Carter

https://www.instagram.com/p/CDs5E9IH...ource=ig_embed


"Bridie Hits A Home Trifecta.


A job offer at any time is a good thing for an actor.

For Bridie Carter, with the industry crippled due to coronavirus, the chance to work at this time was one she wasn't expecting.

So when producers called and offered her a gig as real estate agent Susie McCalister on TV drama Home and Away, it was a no-brainer.

"I think it is miraculous that in these uncertain times when my industry is floundering that I got a phone call to say would I like to come to Summer Bay," Carter told The Daily Telegraph.

"I was astounded & ecstatic at the same time. I am very fortunate and very grateful because I have a lot of friends who are sitting in a very precarious position."

Carter is well known for her work on the small & big screen, most notably as Tess on McLeod's Daughters and more recently as Jan in 800 Words.

It is actually her third stint on Home and Away as she has played two other characters - Brooke Taylor and Toni Jarvis - over the shows 32-year history.

"I think it is now more than ever important for us as theatrical people to tell stories that are uplifting and entertaining in these very strange times" the Byron Bay-based mother of three explained."


EDIT:
And the Nowtolove.com.au article:

From Drover?s Run to Summer Bay! Bridie Carter confirms she?s joining the cast of Home And Away
''Very happy to be joining the team/family on one of Australia's longest-running shows."

https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebri...and-away-64904

[tammyy2j]

Mac buying a house in the Bay?

I loved McLeod's Daughters

[Pantherboy]

Bridie has already started filming. Article with some photos from the Palm Beach set:



Former McLeod's Daughters star Bridie Carter is spotted on the set of Home and Away for the first time after recently announcing she was joining the cast of the long-running series

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...Away-time.html

[lizann]

connected to tane, his house?

[Pantherboy]

Digital Spy article:


Home and Away newcomer Bridie Carter teases role as John Palmer's love interest Susie
"It's one of the best roles I've ever played."

https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/hom...-palmer-susie/

Home and Away's newest addition Bridie Carter has opened up about her role on the show as a love interest for John Palmer, calling it "one of the best" she's ever played.

She's set to play real estate agent Susie McCalister, a part which Bridie said came as a bit of a surprise with a phone call from the soap's producers coming out of the blue.

"And they said, Home and Away would like you to take a look at this role," she told Now To Love.

"I was shocked, but they had just returned to filming [following a COVID-19 filming hiatus], so I read the brief and spoke to the producers about this wonderful character. It was crazy and wonderful all at once!"

"It's one of the best roles I've ever played," Bridie added. "Susie is so intriguing, and confident about who she is.

"It was so much fun to play out with Shane [Withington], and I've had a ball playing out this story. It's special when that happens, particularly on a long-running show."

The McLeod's Daughters star has previously had two small stints on the soap where she played characters Brooke Taylor and Toni Jarvis over the years.

Home and Away airs weekdays at 1.15pm and 6pm on Channel 5 (UK) and Mondays to Thursdays at 7pm on Channel 7 (Australia).



And the whole Nowtolove.com.au article referred to above:

EXCLUSIVE: Bridie Carter reflects on her time on McLeod's Daughters and her exciting new role in Home and Away
''McLeod's Daughters is more than a job.''

https://www.nowtolove.com.au/celebri...e-carter-66561

[lellygurl]

I noticed she says "it was"... so, she's not permanent