Home and Away’s Justin Morgan will be involved in a dramatic car crash storyline on Australian screens this week, when he finds himself on the receiving end of some serious blame.
TV Week reports that the drama begins when businesswoman Claudia, played by McLeod’s Daughters star Rachael Carpani, has an accident in her car and ends up stuck in the hospital with her arm in a sling.
As Claudia tries to work out who is to blame for the crash, she remembers that she has very recently had her car serviced. As a result, she phones mechanic Justin, accusing him of not doing his job properly.
After Justin feels unable to accept the blame, he soon realises that Theo Poulos was the one who worked on her car. It emerges that Theo was meant to service the car, but he didn’t complete the job.
In an attempt to contain the damage, Justin seeks help from his wife Leah Patterson and the pair decide to invite Claudia to the surf club to try to make amends with her.
But after he meets Claudia, Justin may soon decide that he regrets getting involved in her situation…
Rachael Carpani has teased that Claudia’s arrival will “shake up the Bay”, adding that her character has a bit of a villainous streak.
“When I heard what Claudia gets up to, I thought, ‘Oh, it might be nice to be disliked as a character for a while.’ I’m a little worried about the hardcore fans, though,” she said. “Hopefully, I won’t get too many people stopping me and asking, ‘How could you do that?'”
The actor added that, although she has “not been on a more kinder, more welcoming set” than that of Summer Bay, she found the busy filming schedule “overwhelming”.
“I thought I had experience – I’ve been doing this [acting] for over 20 years,” she said. “But it seriously knocked me on my butt. I was like, ‘Wow, I’m not as mentally ready as I thought I was.’ It was overwhelming.”