Home and Away's Theo Poulos in secret passion with show newcomer

 But was it just a one-off?

Home and Away spoilers follow from Monday's Australian episode (August 22), which some UK viewers may prefer to avoid.

Home and Away has kicked off a secret romance storyline for Theo Poulos in the show's latest Australian episode.

Theo's girlfriend Chloe Anderson recently left Summer Bay for her own safety amid the gang danger faced by the Parata family.

With Theo single again, recent episodes have seen him grow closer to fellow Lyrik member Kirby Aramoana.

Sadly, any chances of a relationship were scuppered when the rest of Lyrik found out and immediately banned hook-ups between band members. This was partly because Kirby's previous relationship with departed lead singer Bob had caused problems.

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In Monday's episode on Channel 7, life for Lyrik continued to look up as Justin Morgan presented them with a brand new van.

This would allow the group to easily travel to paid gigs and ultimately sort out their precarious financial situation.

As Theo celebrated with the others at a party, he shared a secret kiss with Kirby during a moment alone.

Aware that Justin and Leah Patterson were out, Theo later took Kirby home and spent the night with her.

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The next day, Theo faced the tricky task of sneaking Kirby out of the house without Justin and Leah knowing.

This became even more complicated when Lyrik's guitarist Remi Carter arrived unexpectedly, nearly catching out Theo and Kirby.

Later, Kirby warned Theo that the morning's mishaps had been too close for comfort.

Kirby explained: "Last night was fun, but that can't happen again. We swore to the others that we wouldn't get involved. We can't risk it, I'm sorry."

Could Theo and Kirby's relationship be over before it has even begun?

Home and Away fans in the UK will see these scenes on Channel 5 in September.

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.