Home And Away's Sarah Roberts ‘I Hide Behind My Smile'

From bikini scenes, to her love-life and feeling like a gypsy, get to know the mysterious newcomer.

- Ali Cromarty 

If you saw Willow roll into Summer Bay last week, you’d be right to feel a little scared. The new Home And Away recruit is all leather and motorbikes while rocking a ‘don’t mess with me attitude’, but in person, Sarah is a ray of sunshine.

Warm, gentle and full of positivity, Sarah is dressed in pale pink and is gearing up to pose with flowers for New Idea’s exclusive shoot. Despite their differences, Sarah’s quick to explain why she loves her character and that they’re actually quite similar after all.

‘I like that Willow is feisty. She goes after what she wants and doesn’t stop until she gets it. She’s really strong – I really love that about her,’ the Melbourneborn beauty shares. ‘She has a lot of walls up and she hasn’t had an easy life – that’s what’s made her put a guard up. I’m like that. I have so many walls up. I also hide behind my smile. I think it’s a nervous thing with me, but if you pretend you’re OK, it can be quite lonely.’

Joining the cast has been a seamless transition for the self-confessed ‘free spirit’.