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Ian thanks everyone for looking after their son during his time in the Bay, and the couple leave. The actress successfully auditioned for the role of April and she described the process as quick. Fish's role in the soap was announced in May 2010 and she made her first on screen appearance as April on 15 June 2010. In April 2013, it was announced that Fish had decided to leave Home and Away and April departed on 13 November 2013.

Fish later denied the report, but her co-star Teri Haddy confirmed to a TV Week reporter in July that Fish and Cottier would be leaving the show. Haddy commented "I think because they have both been on the show for so long, they wanted to start a brand new chapter. I want it to be a really positive ending for April and Dex, and an open-ended one." Use the Day/Week/Month/Year buttons to enter the Days, Weeks, Months and/or Years you wish to add or subtract. Adding and subtracting dates using a calendar can be difficult and time consuming. Adate calculator is an automated program used toadd or subtract time to or from a specified date.
What Happened on April 16, 2019
Fish said she enjoys playing April, especially as she has gone on quite a journey during her time on the show. Ari is among several characters caught up in a hostage situation at the local hospital in the show's 2019 season finale. Kipa-Williams explained that Ari ends up in the hospital after injuring himself at a nearby construction site. He confirmed that Ari's full name is Ariki Wiremu Parata and that he was born in New Zealand, before moving to Australia.

They disapprove of Robbo's living situation, and later ask him and Jasmine to move to the countryside and raise Grace on the farm. Ian talks with Jasmine, who refuses to put any pressure on Robbo, while Wendy talks with her son, who accepts their offer. Robbo and Jasmine inform Wendy and Ian that they will move to the farm in four weeks time, after the trial of the Ouroboros gang is over.
Mackenzie Booth
Realising that she has no choice and that all evidence is now pointed against her, Jade leaves the Bay in defeat. ClassificationFormer; recurringIntroduced byLucy AddarioIn-universe informationOccupationBartenderJade Lennox, played by Mia Morrissey, made her first appearance on 22 October 2019. The character and Morrissey's casting was announced shortly before her first scenes aired.

Wendy asks Jasmine how she met Robbo, and how she feels about him having a child with Tori Morgan . Ian makes it clear that he is not happy about the baby, believing that Robbo was tricked into fatherhood. Robbo and Ian go off to do some work on the farm, leaving Jasmine alone with Wendy, who tells her that she and Ian do not approve of her or the impending marriage.
Jade Lennox
After April sees Dex leaving Dallas' caravan she makes up her mind to have sex with Xavier on the evening of the school formal. Bianca tells her sister that having sex with Dex's best friend out of revenge is a bad idea, but April does not listen as she is on a mission. Dex and Xavier get into a fight and April leaves the formal and goes to the beach.

April doubts her abilities and she begins rewriting her assignments over and over again. Dexter Walker notices April's behaviour and he asks her to take a break from her studies, but April refuses and Dex realises she needs some help. April becomes stressed and she cannot cope with the amount of pressure she puts on herself. April is diagnosed with OCD and Fish said the storyline has been her favourite to portray. The actress told Katharine Rivett of teen magazine S-press that as she is interested in psychology and similar areas, she did a lot of research into the disorder, so she could understand it.
April Scott (Home and Away)
Kipa-Williams was planning to quit acting and he had just finished training to be an insurance salesman when he received the role. He was initially contracted for three years, and he began filming in June 2019. Ethan Browne plays Ari's brother Tane Parata and Kawakawa Fox-Reo was cast as his nephew Nikau Parata. Shortly after her arrival in Summer Bay, April meets and takes a shine to Xavier Austin (David Jones-Roberts). April comes across Xavier on the pier and watches him throw photos of himself and his ex-girlfriend, Ruby Buckton , into the sea. April is not impressed and she orders him to retrieve the photos.

April leaves the formal and goes to the beach, where she meets Heath. April does not get the marks she needs to study medicine and decides to repeat Year 12. Bianca asks April to stay away from Heath because the drama is causing stress for Irene. April becomes jealous when Heath's ex-girlfriend, Henrietta Brown , arrives in Summer Bay. She finds out that Heath and Henri have had an affair and she breaks up with him. When Bianca learns she is pregnant with Heath's baby, she and Liam try to keep it a secret.
Sid orders April to rest and he reprimands her for taking the pad. April decides to lose her virginity to Dex on the night of a schoolies party. Eventually Irene recovers and April goes to the party, where she sees Dex kissing Dallas Phillips. Dex apologises to April, but she tells him their relationship is over. Following her break up with Dex, April becomes determined to lose her virginity.

She commented, "I just screamed and started running around like a mad woman. It was such an overwhelming feeling; a dream come true." Mackenzie is the new owner of Summer Bay restaurant Salt. On 20 June, it was officially revealed that Mackenzie is Dean's half-sister. The following is a list of characters that appeared in 2019, by order of first appearance. All characters are introduced by the soap's executive producer, Lucy Addario.