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She competes with Xavier for a job at Angelo Rosetta's restaurant and she wins. April is upset when she learns John has pulled out of the bottled water campaign, especially as she has emailed her father about it. TV Soap said it starts to become obvious that April "is becoming more and more on edge." Bianca and Irene notice April's odd behaviour and they think it has something to do with her OCD. April becomes paranoid when she learns Sid has told the police about his missing prescription pad and that he has accused his daughter, Sasha , of stealing it. April's stress and anxiety levels rise when she discovers she has been awarded Dux of the school. The drug and the pressure of writing a speech get to April and she realises she can no longer cope.

Willow offers Alex a free personal training session at the local gym, which she accepts. Alex treats Raffy Morrison after she suffers an epileptic seizure. She tells Raffy that she too suffers from epilepsy and once suffered a seizure during an HSC exam.
Mackenzie Booth
April disapproves and tells Heath the truth, angering Bianca who tells her to stay out of her life. The sisters eventually reconcile and Bianca asks April to be her birthing partner. When she learns about the closure of Summer Bay High, April chains herself to the gates. April finds her exam studies stressful and she is annoyed when Dex appears to be breezing through his.

Bella struggles to give her statement with Tommy in the room, but a day later, she gains the courage to do so, and explains Irene's actions and denounces Tommy as a rapist. Although Irene is found guilty of attacking Tommy, she does not receive a custodial sentence. Tommy then launches a civil action suit against Irene, who considers settling. To prevent this from occurring, Teresa Masterson ambushes Tommy at a rehab centre and stabs him to death. Shortly after, Tommy's family decide not to go ahead with the civil action suit, thus clearing Irene of any charges.The character was credited as just Tommy, but his surname O'Reilly was mentioned in dialogue. In 2011, April breaks up with Xavier to be with his best friend, Dexter Walker.
On This Day
Fish said she enjoys playing April, especially as she has gone on quite a journey during her time on the show. Ari is among several characters caught up in a hostage situation at the local hospital in the show's 2019 season finale. Kipa-Williams explained that Ari ends up in the hospital after injuring himself at a nearby construction site. He confirmed that Ari's full name is Ariki Wiremu Parata and that he was born in New Zealand, before moving to Australia.

April doubts her abilities and she begins rewriting her assignments over and over again. Dexter Walker notices April's behaviour and he asks her to take a break from her studies, but April refuses and Dex realises she needs some help. April becomes stressed and she cannot cope with the amount of pressure she puts on herself. April is diagnosed with OCD and Fish said the storyline has been her favourite to portray. The actress told Katharine Rivett of teen magazine S-press that as she is interested in psychology and similar areas, she did a lot of research into the disorder, so she could understand it.
Characterisation
Raffy is inspired to try alternative treatments for her condition. Alex uses hypnotherapy to help Jasmine's husband Robbo recover his lost memories. While he is under, Robbo attacks Alex and pins her against the wall.

In an episode broadcast on 3 March 2022, Ari was informed that he had appendix cancer, which had spread to the abdomen. He opted not have regular surgeries as he wanted to die on his terms. Daniel Kilkelly of Digital Spy reported that rumours of Kipa-Williams' exit from the show had been circulating for months, although Home and Away had not officially confirmed his departure.
Ari Parata
After his car is found, Colby Thorne learns that his full name is Thomas O'Reilly. Irene eventually confesses to the police, and she visits Tommy in the hospital. Shortly after, he regains consciousness and Colby places him under arrest for attempted sexual assault and possession of child pornography. Tommy attends Irene's trial and lies about the attack on the stand.

Sid orders April to rest and he reprimands her for taking the pad. April decides to lose her virginity to Dex on the night of a schoolies party. Eventually Irene recovers and April goes to the party, where she sees Dex kissing Dallas Phillips. Dex apologises to April, but she tells him their relationship is over. Following her break up with Dex, April becomes determined to lose her virginity.
Adam SollisA man who begins chatting with teenager Bella Nixon after they connect in an online student forum. He manipulates Bella into staying with her guardian, instead of moving back in with her brother. He later tells her that he is actually a twenty-five year old school teacher. Tommy sends Bella a camera so she can take photographs of herself for an assignment, and he hacks her webcam to spy on her. He also provides Bella with a ticket to a photography exhibition and later offers to pick her up and drive her there.

Ian thanks everyone for looking after their son during his time in the Bay, and the couple leave. The actress successfully auditioned for the role of April and she described the process as quick. Fish's role in the soap was announced in May 2010 and she made her first on screen appearance as April on 15 June 2010. In April 2013, it was announced that Fish had decided to leave Home and Away and April departed on 13 November 2013.
April has a breakdown and Liam and Irene become concerned about April's cleaning and tidying. Bianca thinks April may have OCD and she messes up her room and asks April to ignore it. April begins attending therapy sessions and she gets back together with Xavier. Dex confesses his feelings for her and April tells him she has feelings for him too. April breaks up with Xavier, but she does not tell him about Dex. Xavier sees April and Dex kissing and he tells them to stay away from him.
Kipa-Williams was planning to quit acting and he had just finished training to be an insurance salesman when he received the role. He was initially contracted for three years, and he began filming in June 2019. Ethan Browne plays Ari's brother Tane Parata and Kawakawa Fox-Reo was cast as his nephew Nikau Parata. Shortly after her arrival in Summer Bay, April meets and takes a shine to Xavier Austin (David Jones-Roberts). April comes across Xavier on the pier and watches him throw photos of himself and his ex-girlfriend, Ruby Buckton , into the sea. April is not impressed and she orders him to retrieve the photos.
Kipa-Williams took to his Instagram account after his final scenes aired to thank the show's cast, crew, and fans for their messages and support. Mackenzie Booth, played by Emily Weir, made her first appearance on 13 June 2019. Weir's involvement in the show had been made public months in advance due to paparazzi publishing photographs of her filming at Palm Beach. A reporter from Soap World even guessed that the character was named MacKenzie Booth and would be likely be the half-sister of established character Dean Thompson (Patrick O'Connor). Weir's casting and character details were officially announced on 10 June. Weir was attending an audition for another acting job when her agent called to inform her that she had won the role of Mackenzie.

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