My son is writing ME A MOVIE!

THE HOME AND AWAY STAR’S SON JOHNAS HAS BIG DREAMS

- Joshua Joynes

Even though she’s played Leah Patterson on Home and Away for more than two decades, Ada Nicodemou still gets excited by what the show’s writers throw at her.

“To still be challenged by this role, it’s incredible,” she says. “Don’t get me wrong, there are times when I really just want Leah to go serve coffee in the diner, but at the moment, I’m still so inspired.

“I’m working with directors who have pushed me and reignited my love for acting, which has been nice.”

For her efforts this year, Ada is up for Most Popular Actress at this Sunday’s TV Week Logie Awards. It’s the seventh time she has been nominated in the category. She’s also received three nominations for the Gold during her career. Ada, 46, admits the older she gets, the more meaningful the recognition becomes.

“I was nominated for Silver and Gold [in 2002]. I was quite young and had imposter syndrome,” she recalls. “I had only been [on HAA] for a year, but the more time goes on, I feel more like, ‘I’ve been doing this for a really long time and I should be proud of this honour.’”