Home and Away star Matt Evans reveals how he influenced new storyline

 "I had a couple of meetings upstairs."

Home and Away's Matt Evans manifested his character's new storyline.

He plays Theo Poulos in the Australian soap, a keen singer whose redemption has been celebrated by fans in recent weeks.

And while catching up with Stuff, Evans addressed Theo's involvement with Salt's resident band, Lyrik, which utilises his musicianship.

"I had a couple of meetings upstairs where I said that I'd love to be able to do it and they were very accepting of that," said the actor of wanting to demonstrate his talents.

"I knew that there was going to be some music that I was going to be able to bring to the character, but nothing else. And the funny thing is that they kind of kept it from me.

"There were whispers about this band coming in but I didn't know anything about it. I was one of the last people to find out – but it's been amazing."

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As for whether Home and Away gets to break out some Evans originals on screen, he went on to comment: "I do not know but that'd be great. I would love that to happen.

"The stuff that I'm writing is really fun, sort of funky pop so I think it would work really well. Maybe I have to have some more meetings (with the writers)."

Home and Away airs weekdays at 1.45pm on Channel 5 and 6pm on 5STAR. First-look screenings air at 6.30pm on 5STAR and the show also streams on My5. In Australia, the show airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7pm on Channel 7 and streams on 7plus. Selected classic episodes are available via Amazon Prime Video in the UK.