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Neighbours star Zima Anderson hints at difficult aftermath after Roxy's secret is exposed
Will the Robinsons forgive her?
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Neighbours' Roxy Willis will struggle to rebuild her relationships with her family after her secret is exposed, Zima Anderson has revealed.
Roxy is weighed down by guilt over the fact that she could have been the one to save David Tanaka's life, as she was a possible kidney donor match. The truth eventually comes out when David looks over his medical records and confronts her.
Speaking to Digital Spy, Zima hinted that the aftermath will be very difficult for Roxy to navigate, with the Robinsons and particularly Paul reacting poorly towards her.
"Some people are not happy, which is obviously expected," she said. "Her family is not happy and Paul is very angry... [For Paul] it's a crazy thing knowing that Roxy had David's life in her hands, basically.
"David is a little bit more easy. I think it's because he has the knowledge of being a doctor himself and he's an understanding person. He's a little less angry and a bit less upset, and more stepping into Roxy's shoes."
Zima added that it will "definitely take some time" for some people to forgive Roxy, explaining that Roxy has broken their trust.
"This one is a tough one," she said. "It's not only denying that you're a possible donor for someone in the family that everyone, but it's also the dishonesty and [the fact that] she's lied about it and kept it a secret for quite a while that will break the trust in the people that she loves most.
"Harlow, Roxy loves her with all of her heart. She is basically a sister to her, and it'll definitely take some time after that to heal."
Roxy ends up drinking with Kyle Canning – who is also drowning his sorrows after Amy Williams' departure.
Kyle then makes an advance on Roxy, but she rejects him as he presumptuously leans in for a kiss. Roxy is further upset when Kyle implies that he thought she would be up for it.
"Kyle and Roxy are similar characters," Zima said. "They are very boisterous and fun and easygoing. Rox loves a beer, Kyle loves a beer.
"They have a great time together. So she gets quite upset over [Kyle's advances] and it's not necessarily Kyle. I think it's all of the different times that this sort of thing has happened with her – the way she's been projected and treated by different men in her life that she feels a little devalued and that they only see her for one thing.
"That's such a hard thing to have to deal with as a young woman by itself, to have to cope with, so it doesn't really go down very well for the friendship which is unfortunate.
"In the end, she knows she was a little bit hard on him, but that storyline was really fun to play with."
Roxy ends up confiding in Shane Rebecchi about what happened with Kyle. Shane is in a less forgiving mood, and intends to confront Kyle.
Elsewhere, Zima said that she hopes Roxy will be able to find love in 2020.
"I would love to see her fall in love and have someone utterly love her [as well]," she explained. "That would be great! But I feel that she has so much growth to do as a person, and as a young woman, she wants to learn how she likes to be treated and how to treat other people.
"Fingers crossed. She's got a lot of love to give, that's for sure."
Neighbours airs on weekdays on Channel 5 (UK) and 10 Peach (Australia).
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