Wild horses couldn’t have kept Penny McNamee from returning to Summer Bay to witness Home and Away’s wedding of the decade!
This week, Justin (James Stewart) and Leah (Ada Nicodemou) are finally getting hitched. Penny played Justin’s sister Tori Morgan on the long-running drama, and tells us she immediately said yes to coming back for her two-episode stint.
“It was a no-brainer,” confesses Penny, adding that she was “thrilled” producers asked her back.
“Tori and Justin were always close and we shared many scenes together during the six years I was on the show,” Penny says.
“I thought it would be weird if she wasn’t at his wedding – and I think it’s wonderful for the fans to see them together again.”
Penny, 41, left Home and Away in 2021 when her character moved to London. She likened being back on set to “attending a high school reunion.
“It was so much fun to catch up with everyone – and revisit Tori, too. Playing her again felt really comfortable.”
Since leaving, Penny has written some episodes of Home and Away.
Penny, 41, left Home and Away in 2021 when her character moved to London. She likened being back on set to “attending a high school reunion.
“It was so much fun to catch up with everyone – and revisit Tori, too. Playing her again felt really comfortable.”
Since leaving, Penny has written some episodes of Home and Away.
She also has a book for teens, Stage Stars, coming out in July, and will lead a revival of The Odd Couple alongside Shane Jacobson, Todd McKenney and her good friend Lucy Durack.
“I’ve been really busy,” she says, “but I’m so glad I could make time to head back to the Bay!”
