When Kura Forrester joined
Shortland Street she never expected to come to blows with her co-star and fellow comedian Grant Lobban. Forrester, who also stars in
Educators, joined the drama in mid-2019 as the outrageous Desdemona ‘Desi’ Schmidt. However, the actress has lately gone to places she’s never been before as Desi has battled a gambling addiction, alcoholism, and the grief of losing the father she professes to despise.
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Kura Forrester as Desdemona ‘Desi’ Schmidt on Shortland Street. Her fall from grace is complete when she launches a frenzied physical attack on her boyfriend Damo (Lobban) before getting behind the wheel of her car and driving out into the night where she is involved in a hit-and-run.