Eliza Doolittle to guest star on Home and Away

Home and Away has welcomed Eliza Doolittle to the cast for a cameo appearance.

The Big When I Was Little singer filmed scenes for Channel 5's Aussie soap last autumn, when production left Summer Bay for a rare trip to London.

The storyline sees Ricky Sharpe (Bonnie Sveen) offered a chance of a lifetime job to be Eliza's official tour photographer, which leads to some Home and Away cast favourites heading to London in a desperate bid to hang on to family and love.

Eliza said: "Feels like Home And Away has been on TV since before I even knew what a TV was. It's just always been there. So fun to be able to say I've been in it."

It's the first time in 12 years that filming for the soap has taken place in London.

Eliza's scenes are due to screen in Australia on April 1 and in the UK on May 5.

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