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What's next in Summer Bay?
Coming up on Home and Away, Leah and Lacey work together to get justice for Theo. Elsewhere, Jo's feelings for her former love threaten her future with Tane, and Bree is offered an exciting new opportunity far away from the Bay.
Here's a full collection of 13 massive moments. You can also check out our collection of 15 spoiler pictures from these episodes.
The gulf between Leah and Justin is widening as she feels Sonny is the only one not judging her. Justin talks things through with Alf, who points out that Leah might just be looking for someone safe, and not family, to offload her grief.
But Justin's fears for his wife's wellbeing are only increased when Leah refers to Sonny as "Theo" in conversation.
Remi pushes Eden away
Remi and Sonny meet to discuss the studio's new signing, Eddie, leaving Eden feeling shut out from their plans.
Cash speaks to Remi about involving Eden, but he makes it clear he doesn't want his former bandmate interfering with his artist.
Eden ignores Cash's warnings and crashes Remi's meeting with Eddie. Remi is forced to get tough and tells Eden this is his record label and she needs to back off.
Afterwards, Jo calls Tane to make plans for their date, but he has to cancel because Harper has gone out of town and left Archie with him.
Desperate to see his girlfriend, Tane ropes Cash into babysitting and tells Jo they're still on for dinner at the Surf Club.
Justin tells Sonny that he fears Leah is in denial about Theo's death, after she called him her late nephew's name.
Sonny unpacks this information with Remi, who makes him realise that Justin is struggling in all of this too.
Although he doesn't want to stop showing up for Leah, Sonny promises Justin he will report any concerns back to him.
David brings Eddie up to speed on the arrest over his late wife's car crash and explains that Jo has been feeling lonely in a new town.
Eddie accompanies David back to his, where he surprises Jo and Lacey.
Jo calls off her date with Tane in favour of spending time with Eddie, who's soon revealed to be her ex-boyfriend.
Tane witnesses an intimate moment between the pair and learns via Lacey that Jo and Eddie used to be a couple.
Eddie's reappearance soon sends Jo into a spin, and she asks Tane for space while she tries to process her feelings.
Levi's trial for assaulting a patient results in him receiving a 12-month behaviour bond. His family are relieved by the news, but Levi knows he's still got to face the hospital board.
Mackenzie suggests they try another round of IVF, but Levi is thrown and immediately dismisses the idea.
Feeling hurt, Mac offloads to Tane, but he thinks she's avoiding her issues by wanting to jump back into treatment.
Levi and Mac have an honest conversation and agree they've been sweeping things under the rug.
Mac admits it's not the right time to start IVF again, leaving Levi to fear she doesn't want a family with him anymore.
The couple eventually get back on the same page and agree to focus on repairing their relationship before considering anything else.
David informs Leah that Wendell's sentencing is coming up, but she's unsure whether to record a victim impact statement.
Lacey is also offered the chance to do one and ultimately decides everyone needs to know what Wendell did.
She urges Leah to join her, explaining she can use her voice when Theo no longer has his.
Leah watches on as Lacey delivers her powerful victim impact statement, but is too overwhelmed with grief to complete her own.
She returns home, where Justin and Sonny are waiting to offer their support. Sonny agrees he'll stay the night to be on hand if Leah needs him.
As Justin leaves for grief counselling the following morning, Sonny's words of encouragement give Leah the confidence to try and make her statement again.
Afterwards, Leah is comforted by Justin and Sonny who tell her how proud Theo would be.
Sonny returns home to Dana, who's understanding of his need to help Leah during this dark time.
Bree is elated when the medical board approves her request to give everyone in the ED a personal alarm.
As celebrations get under way at the hospital, Dana delivers a speech thanking Bree for her tireless efforts in protecting the staff.
Later, Bree reveals to Dana that she's received a call from Doctors Without Borders, asking her to reapply for a job with the charity.
Bree acknowledges there's nothing holding her back from pursuing a job with Doctors Without Borders, but decides to tell Remi.
He's secretly gutted to learn his former love is considering leaving and admits to Sonny that he always hoped he and Bree would get back together one day.
Unwilling to give up on that dream, Remi pleads with Bree to not take the job and stay with him in Summer Bay.
What will she do?
The aftermath of Home and Away's explosive train crash will see Tane Parata's dramatic rescue operation play out. This year is set to see several huge storylines hit our screens, including the twists and turns of the train crash, which aired in Australia in November as part of their season finale.
Multiple lives were left hanging in the balance after a train heading to the Off the Rails music festival in Broken Hill derailed in a tunnel.
A promo trailer for the show's return to Australian screens next week teased that rescue operations are underway to save those trapped in the wreckage.
Tane is seen at the scene defying Sergeant David Langham's orders as he heads into the tunnel to rescue those who are trapped.
TV Week shared a glimpse into what fans can expect following the crash, sharing that several characters will wake up in the smoke, and the gravity of what has happened will dawn on them.
The publication reports that Tane and Levi Fowler sneak onto the train, despite Sergeant Langham stressing how dangerous the site is.
They come across Justin Morgan, unable to move, but he is eventually rescued by first responders, followed by Sonny Baldwin, who says he cannot feel his legs.
Tane and Levi make their way through the train, making their way to Jo Langham, Tane's love interest, who recently called off their budding romance.
Debris begins to fall from the ceiling, putting everyone on board in further danger, but Tane is determined to get Jo out safely.
Jo's ex boyfriend, Eddie Shepherd, flees the train – despite his feelings for her. But Tane uses every ounce of his strength to drag her out of the wreckage.
Once they're out in the open, however, her condition quickly deteriorates as she falls in and out of consciousness and into cardiac arrest. Will she survive her ordeal, and who else will make it out alive?
Lacey finally gets through to her.
Home and Away will air a big change for Leah Patterson-Baker next week, as the fallout from Theo Poulos' death continues. So far, Leah has been blaming Theo's girlfriend Lacey Miller for what happened, but it's not going to stay that way.
In scenes set to air on Thursday 22 January and Friday 23 January, both John Palmer and Alf Stewart try and console Leah, but her emotions are high.
Police officer (and Lacey's dad) David turns up asks if she will give a victim impact statement at Councillor Wendell's sentencing hearing, but she's unsure.
He later asks Lacey the same thing, and while she's confused as to why Wendell isn't just getting sent down right away, she resolves to make the statement to ensure justice. David tells her that she doesn't have to do it in court, and can record it in her own time.
Upon hearing that Leah is on the fence, Lacey goes to her and states that they've got a better chance if they record the statement together; to be a voice for Theo now that he doesn't have one.
Lacey thinks that she's failed to get Leah onboard, but when she sits down to record her statement, Leah turns up.
Leah is moved watching Lacey's powerful statement, but when she starts to give her own, she's overwhelmed.
With the support of David, Lacey and Sonny Baldwin, Leah gives her statement the next day, and in doing so she admits that she wrongly pinned the blame on Lacey. But now she sees that Wendell is the only one responsible. Will the corrupt Councillor get put away?
Leah hasn't been her usual self recently," our Summer Bay source points out. "She has bitterly blamed Lacey for what happened with Theo and has refused to listen to anyone who's pointed out that Lacey shouldn't be blamed.
"It's recording the victim impact statement that gives Leah the fresh perspective she needed - and it's a chance for everyone to move forward in a more positive way."
Former socialite turned accused drug trafficker Brynne Edelsten once had a secret love affair with Australian singer and actor Johnny Ruffo, the Daily Mail can reveal.
The romance has come to light in the wake of fresh drug allegations against the one-time reality star, whose life began to unravel after her high-profile marriage to eccentric millionaire doctor Geoffrey Edelsten collapsed in 2014.
Brynne Edelsten, 42, is pictured with her multi-millionaire ex-husband Geoffrey, to whom she was married from 2009 to 2014
According to a source once close to Brynne, the relationship with Ruffo came at a time when she was desperately looking for love - and maybe even a family.
The now 42-year-old met the Home and Away heartthrob at a celebrity event in Melbourne in early 2015 and instantly fell for his boyish good looks and cheeky fun-loving personality.
Over the next two years the friendship blossomed, with the pair meeting secretly away from the glare of the cameras.
'Brynne was besotted with Johnny. To her it was more than just some casual fling,' the source said.
'I think he represented the life that she so desperately wanted. Normality, stability - possibly even kids.
'Whenever he was in town, they would arrange to meet and she was always so excited.
It was a relationship she fiercely protected. Everything was always clandestine and away from the glare of the public eye.'
Asked whether Edelsten ever declared she was 'in love' with the X-Factor star, the source said she 'never used that word specifically' - but she was optimistic the relationship would progress.
'I can tell you she was immensely fond of Johnny and hoped one day that, in the right circumstances, things would progress to the point where the "L" word might come into play,' they said.
'But Brynne's life was so chaotic at that time that realistically the chance of things moving beyond that infatuation phase was at best slim.
'I'm not sure how serious Johnny was about her. There was talk he was playing the field and that Brynne was just another notch on his belt. So who knows.'
The source said the relationship eventually fizzled out as Brynne grew more distant as her world began to implode.
'They had their moment in the sun but it wasn't to last and Johnny moved on, I think,' they said.
Messages between Edelsten and friends in early 2016 show her discussing her excitement over dates with Johnny Ruffo, who she affectionately called 'JR'
To another friend, she described Ruffo as 'one of the nicest guys' she had ever met
Messages between Edelsten and Ruffo show them discussing plans to meet up in early 2016
A former friend of Edelsten said she was 'besotted' with Ruffo
That said, I know she'll always have a soft spot for him.
'Some things just aren't meant to be.'
Ruffo, who was diagnosed with a rare brain cancer in 2017, tragically died from the disease at the age of 35 in 2023.
Brynne became famous after she married Geoffrey - an eccentric multi-millionaire Australian businessman 41 years her senior - in November 2009.
The US-born glamour met Edelsten in Las Vegas before arriving in Australia a year ahead of the former couple's glitzy $3million wedding at Crown Casino.
Their headline-grabbing wedding featured various celebrities and included a speech from Seinfeld star Jason Alexander - despite the actor not even knowing the couple.
The bride then maximised her fame on the red carpet at events, and appearances on TV shows including SAS Australia and Dancing with the Stars.
Edelsten, who was born Brynne Gordon in Oklahoma in the US in 1983, also had her own reality TV show Brynne: My Bedazzled Life.
However, things started going downhill for Brynne following her 2014 divorce to Geoffrey, who died in Melbourne aged 78 in June 2021.
A source once close to Edelsten said she strived to keep her relationship with Ruffo out of the headlines
In the 12 years since, she has been embroiled in controversies and a string of tumultuous high-profile relationships, including a romance with poet Ian McAllister and a three-month engagement to stand-up comedian Brett Hunter.
Last month, she was arrested and hit with drug trafficking charges after police allegedly found commercial quantities of meth, ketamine and a date rape drug inside her Fitzroy property, in Melbourne's inner city, on December 29.
Officers were tipped off about an alleged smuggling operation in October when one of her co-accused allegedly sent parcels containing meth from Victoria to Tasmania.
She was released on bail on December 30, and fronted Melbourne Magistrates Court on January 7, wearing Gucci reading glasses and clutching a Calvin Klein handbag.
She was supported in court by her US-based mother, Mariel Gordon, who flew 14,000km to deliver a $5,000 cash guarantee to keep her daughter out of custody.
Under the agreement of Brynne's release, she has had to surrender her passport and must report to police three times a week.
If she breaches her bail conditions or flees before answering her charges, then her mum, a former schoolteacher in Arizona, could lose her cash.
Edelsten, who once lived in million-dollar-plus properties in Port Melbourne and the CBD, is now holed up in a halfway-house apartment block, where it is believed the single mum has been raising her three-year-old daughter, Starr.
Brynne Edelsten is pictured arriving to court on January 7 as she faces charges for alleged drug trafficking
The cramped, $300-a-week apartment is near the south end of Brunswick Street next door to commission housing towers, and backs onto an alley used by junkies to shoot up.
In April 2022, she was charged with trafficking and possessing ice but she avoided a conviction as she worked her way towards a comeback.
In September, the fallen socialite announced she had a new mystery boyfriend and returned as a judge at the Runway in the Rainforest event at the Melbourne Fringe Festival.
However, the latest drug charges and her dwelling have put a clamp on any potential plans to re-enter high society.
She is next due to appear in court on April 21.
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