Ada Nicodemou (Leah Patterson) and Lynne McGranger (Irene Roberts) have shared the screen together on Home and Away for more than two decades, and off screen, their friendship is just as strong.
The two iconic Summer Bay residents have teamed up for BreastScreen Australia's campaign as 'breast friends' to encourage women to have regular breast screenings, because "early detection saves lives," says Ada.
While the subject matter may be serious, the breast friends managed to deliver the message in a light-hearted way, sharing details about their favourite celebrity boobs, as well as intimate personal stories around their own mammogram experiences and breast lump scares, to bring the subject of breast health and care to the forefront.
"It doesn't matter what age you are – you need to check your breasts," says Lynne. If you're 50-74, you also need to attend breast screening every two years, even if you have no family history because