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Home and Away confirms new romance for Bella Nixon
Will she find happiness?

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Home and Away has confirmed that Bella Nixon and Nikau Parata will become a couple.

The teen characters got together in Tuesday's episode on Channel 7 in Australia (April 21) after both deciding to be honest about their feelings for each other.

Bella (Courtney Miller) was first to acknowledge the chemistry between them and took some advice from her brother Colby Thorne (Tim Franklin), who encouraged her to go for it.

Bella met up with Nikau (Kawakawa Fox-Reo) and told him how much she liked him, but rushed off in embarrassment before he had a chance to respond.

The awkward encounter left Bella convinced that she had blown her chances with Nikau, but matchmaker Ryder Jackson (Lukas Radovich) could see that the feelings were mutual.

After a push from Ryder to revisit their conversation, Nikau arrived to take Bella for a walk and confirmed that he felt the same way.

Before long, Summer Bay's newest couple were sealing the deal by sharing their first romantic kiss.

Upcoming episodes will see the pair face an early hurdle, as Bella struggles with the physical side of her relationship with Nikau.

This looks set to bring back haunting memories of Bella's past ordeal, when predator Tommy tried to force himself on her last year. Still in its early stages, is Nikau and Bella's relationship strong enough to survive the challenges ahead?

Home and Away currently airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 1.15pm on Channel 5 (UK) and Mondays to Thursdays at 7pm on Channel 7 (Australia).