{"id":27454,"date":"2025-08-27T22:34:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T22:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/27454\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T22:34:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T22:34:09","slug":"home-and-away-scrapped-a-storyline-for-this-fan-favourites-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/27454\/","title":{"rendered":"Home and Away scrapped a storyline for this fan favourite&#8217;s return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">Former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/home-and-away\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/home-and-away\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Home and Away\" data-node-id=\"1.1.0\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Home and Away<\/a> star Rebecca Breeds has revealed there was once a proposed storyline for her to return the Australian soap.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">The actor played Ruby Buckton on the show between 2008 and 2012, before going on to star in US dramas such as Pretty Little Liars, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/the-originals\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/the-originals\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"The Originals\" data-node-id=\"3.3.0\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Originals<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/legacies\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/legacies\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Legacies\" data-node-id=\"3.5.0\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Legacies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">Speaking to Aussie outlet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chattr.com.au\/tv\/home-and-away-rebecca-breeds-return\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.chattr.com.au\/tv\/home-and-away-rebecca-breeds-return\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Chattr\" data-node-id=\"5.1.0\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Chattr<\/a>, Breeds explained she was asked to come back for a second stint, but scheduling conflicts got in the way.<\/p>\n<p>What to Read Next<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">&#8220;There was an opportunity years ago,&#8221; she said. &#8220;There was a storyline where the River Boys went to England, and they did want me to come back.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"11\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">&#8220;I was working on a show called We Are Men at the time, and I couldn&#8217;t do it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"home and away romeo and ruby\" title=\"Home and Away Romeo and Ruby\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2053\" height=\"1366\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/romeo_and_ruby.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Channel 5<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"14\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"14.0\">Related:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tech\/best-tech-deals\/g35899960\/best-streaming-services\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tech\/best-tech-deals\/g35899960\/best-streaming-services\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Best streaming services in 2025\" data-node-id=\"14.2\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong data-node-id=\"14.2.0\">Best streaming services in 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"16\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">Although she lives in Chicago now with fellow former Home and Away star and real-life husband Luke Mitchell, she said &#8220;hell yeah&#8221; to a hypothetical return.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"18\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">&#8220;I loved that show,&#8221; Breeds explained of why she was willing to head back to Aus for the gig. &#8220;I never say never about things. It&#8217;s just a matter of timing and place, like we&#8217;re in Chicago right now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"20\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">She added: &#8220;It&#8217;s a big, wide world with lots of exciting adventures and jobs, but we love home, and I can&#8217;t wait to be home, and I would love to work in Sydney again. So you know, watch this space, I suppose.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"rebecca breeds, luke mitchell pictured in 2019\" title=\"Rebecca Breeds, Luke Mitchell pictured in 2019\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3104\" height=\"4559\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/rebecca-breeds-luke-mitchell-2019-67b89e48f37cc.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Don Arnold\/\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"23\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"23.0\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/home-and-away\/a65879907\/home-and-away-bringing-back-brax\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/home-and-away\/a65879907\/home-and-away-bringing-back-brax\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Home and Away is bringing back legendary character Brax - and he&#039;s not alone\" data-node-id=\"23.0.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Home and Away is bringing back legendary character Brax &#8211; and he&#8217;s not alone<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"25\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">When asked what kind of storyline she&#8217;d like to see for her character were she to return, Breeds stated: &#8220;I wanna vindicate Ruby! She got a really hard rap at the end there. She was smooshed into the ground. It was unfair. I say justice for Ruby.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"27\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">She continued: &#8220;She lost her mum, right? And then she turned to alcohol, and I almost had a mental breakdown because every time I got a script I\u2019m like, &#8216;What do you mean, it&#8217;s worse?! What do you mean?!&#8217;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"29\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\">&#8220;My hope would be that Ruby turned it around and became a child psychologist and helps girls. The show was based around wayward kids that found their way to Summer Bay and were fostered and counselled and cared for by the community\u2026 and I think that&#8217;s kind of what Ruby would do.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"31\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"31.0\">Home and Away <\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"31.1\">airs weekdays at 1.45pm on Channel 5, with repeat screenings at 6pm on 5STAR and first-look screenings at 6.30pm on 5STAR. Selected classic episodes are available via <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/amazonprime?tag=digitalspy.com-21\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/amazonprime?tag=digitalspy.com-21\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Prime Video\" data-vars-ga-product-id=\"2addfc18-901c-423f-bef3-8a436527fa00\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-node-id=\"31.2\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/amazonprime?tag=digitalspy.com-21\" data-product-url=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/amazonprime?tag=digitalspy.com-21\" data-affiliate=\"true\" data-affiliate-url=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/amazonprime?tag=digitalspy.com-21\" data-affiliate-network=\"{&quot;site_id&quot;:&quot;53fd7fa5-d43c-401b-823b-b21cf6cddcd6&quot;,&quot;metadata&quot;:{&quot;links&quot;:{&quot;default&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/amazonprime?tag=digitalspy.com-21&quot;,&quot;sem&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/amazonprime?tag=digitalspy.co.uk-lift-21&quot;,&quot;social&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/amazonprime?tag=digitalspy.co.uk-soc-lift-21&quot;}},&quot;network&quot;:{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Amazon&quot;},&quot;product_metadata&quot;:null,&quot;afflink_redirect&quot;:&quot;\/_p\/afflink\/xaj7\/amazon&quot;}\" data-vars-ga-product-brand=\"amazon.co.uk\" data-vars-ga-product-retailer-id=\"aa3dfd4f-079b-40e1-9879-28636a0c2a95\" data-vars-ga-product-sem3-brand=\"amazon.co.uk\" data-vars-ga-link-treatment=\"(not set) | (not set)\" class=\"body-link product-links css-1lh7k7j e1aq0z090\" data- target=\"_blank\"><strong data-node-id=\"31.2.0\">Prime Video<\/strong><\/a><strong data-node-id=\"31.3\"> in the UK.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"33\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"33.0\">In Australia, the show airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7pm on Channel 7 and streams on 7Plus.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"35\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/home-and-away\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"http:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/home-and-away\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Read more Home and Away spoilers on our dedicated homepage\" data-node-id=\"35.0\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong data-node-id=\"35.0.0\">Read more <\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"35.0.1\">Home and Away<\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"35.0.2\"> spoilers on our dedicated homepage<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"38\" class=\"css-jjeyh9 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"38.0\">Digital Spy&#8217;s new print issue is here! 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