Jessica Redmayne, who plays Harper on Home and Away, has shared a surprising throwback photo from an iconic Neighbours storyline.
A current Home and Away star has revealed an unexpected connection to a memorable Neighbours storyline, sharing that she once had a subtle role in the rival soap.
Jessica Redmayne, known as Harper Matheson on Home and Away, took to her Instagram Stories to reveal she had been a body double for Andrea Somers on Neighbours. If Andrea’s name doesn’t immediately ring a bell, her connection to Dee Bliss (played by Madeleine West) surely will. Dee was a beloved ’00s Neighbours character who tragically disappeared on her wedding day when her car plunged off a cliff into the ocean.
Home and Away star’s surprising connection to Neighbours
Years later, Madeleine West returned to Neighbours in 2016 as Dee, only for the twist to reveal she was actually Andrea Somers—a con artist impersonating Dee to scam money.
Jessica Redmayne played Madeleine West’s body double during this complex storyline. Sharing a throwback photo on Instagram, Jessica gave fans a behind-the-scenes look at her role in the iconic soap drama, which occurred five years ago.
Jessica’s stroll down memory lane was to commemorate that she’s now playing a lead character on a show and now needs her own body double, due to Harper’s pregnancy storyline, which she posted in her next snap.
Home and Away fans loved the little throwback and fun fact
“Wow, I watched Neighbours back then (along with Home and Away of course, and of course I watch both shows now) and didn’t know this until now,” one person commented.
“Wow, I really thought it was Dee playing both parts!” another said, while someone else chimed in, “Oooh, that’s a great interesting fact.”
Meanwhile, another fan had other things on her mind. “I’m telling you, Jessica looks like, Marcia, Maureen McCormick from the Brady Bunch. Can anyone else see this?”
Tbh, I do.
