Home and Away star Patrick O Connor has spoken about what the future may hold for his character Dean Thompson following the sad departure of Amber and Jai Simmons.
Emotional scenes soon to air on UK screens see Dean forced to say goodbye to his partner and their young son after coming clean over his unresolved feelings for his ex-girlfriend Ziggy.
Amber has announced that she doesn t see a future for herself in Summer Bay, as Dean doesn t truly love her and clearly still harbours hopes of reuniting with Ziggy.
This means that Dean will also be parted from Jai, crushing his dreams of being a constant presence in his son s life.
Home and Away s Willow Harris is waving goodbye to Summer Bay on UK screens this week.
5STAR s first look episode on Tuesday (May 11) – which is repeated on Channel 5 on Wednesday – saw Willow head off to Queensland in the hope of working things out with her ex-girlfriend Alex Neilson (Zoe Ventoura).
Here s a quick recap of what we know about Willow s exit – and what happens next.
Has Willow Harris left for good? Jeremy GreiveChannel 5
Willow has already taken some time out from Summer Bay on a previous occasion in recent months, which wasn t a permanent departure. However, this time she is leaving the show for good.