Home and Away spoilers: Family fallout for Justin and Ava over Leah!

Home and Away, Ava Gilbert

After the disastrous first meeting between Leah and Justin's daughter Ava, can disappointed Justin convince Ava to give Leah a chance?

Justin  Morgan (played by James Stewart) hoped it was going to be plain sailing when he introduced his young daughter Ava Gilbert (Alice Roberts) to his ladyfriend Leah Patterson (Ada Nicodemou) on Home and Away.

Unfortunately, he couldn't have been more wrong!

After the disastrous garden lunch at the Morgan house, Justin remains unaware bratty Ava has just given Leah the brush-off, claiming there's no point getting to know any of her dad's girlfriends because none of them stick around that long!

While Justin spends some quality dad/daughter time with Ava down at the beach, Leah shares her frustrations with friends Roo Stewart (Georgie Parker) and Maggie Astoni (Kestie Morassi). Can the ladies boost Leah's spirits and offer her some suggestions to get Ava on side?

Home and Away, Ben Astoni, John Palmer, Alf Stewart

Worried friends Alf and Ben check in with John to make sure everything's OK on Home and Away. (Picture: Channel 5)

Elsewhere in Summer Bay, Surf Club boss John Palmer (Shane Withington) is running around being super-efficient. And friends Alf Stewart (Ray Meagher) and Ben Astoni (Rohan Nichol) are starting to get worried. After all, it's not long since John had a near-miss when he fell asleep at the wheel of his car and skidded off the road...

Is everything alright with John? Or is he pushing himself too hard?

Home and Away, Mason Morgan, Justin Morgan

Could Mason soon be moving on from Summer Bay? (Picture: Channel 5)

Meanwhile, Mason Morgan (Orpheus Pledger) is excited at the opportunity to get back into medicine after being offered a medical internship at a hospital miles from Summer Bay.

But is Mason really ready to leave his friends and family behind?

Home and Away continues weekdays at 1:15pm and 6:00pm on Channel 5

Simon Timblick
Writer

Simon has long been a fan of soap operas, and especially loves OVER-THE-TOP plots involving evil twins, hair-pulling catfights and natural disasters.

Anyone remember the Sunset Beach earthquake/tidal wave?

Or when Krystle Carrington got locked in the attic and replaced by look-a-like Rita in Dynasty?!


Simon has written for a variety of TV and childrens’ magazines/websites including Inside Soap, Nickelodeon, What’s On TV, Radio Times, Metro, Girl Talk, Disney Girl, Toxic! and Digital Spy.

He has reported LIVE from the red carpet at The British Soap Awards interviewing glammed-up stars from soapland, and hosted a Facebook LIVE session for Metro with Home and Away legend Ray Meagher (Alf "Stone the flamin' crows!" Stewart) to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Aussie soap.


Simon is also co-author of The Treasures Of Coronation Street (Carlton Books)


And the writer and director of (very!) low budget fright flick, Midsummer Night's EVIL and the sequel webisodes series, The Hatchet Woods HORROR.