'THE TRUTH ABOUT US'

SHANE WITHINGTON AND EMILY WEIR LOVE BEING HOME AND AWAY'S ODD COUPLE!

- Kylie Walters

There’s no missing the mile-wide smile on Emily Weir’s face as the actress recalls the exact moment she met Home and Away co-star Shane Withington.

The pair has invited New Idea to join them for lunch at The Waterfront General Store and Cafe at Sydney’s Church Point, and Emily tells us between bites: “I was such a big fan of the show before I joined, so I was totally fangirling when I met Shane.”

On the surface, Shane and Emily don’t appear to have that much in common. The 64-year-old actor is a veteran of Aussie television. Before being cast as Home and Away’s John Palmer in 2009, he was known for his roles in A Country Practice, Rain Shadow, Wildside, The Flying Doctors and Willing and Abel.

Meanwhile, Emily, 32, admits to being “incredibly green” when she strolled onto the Summer Bay set in 2019 to start playing Mackenzie Booth.

Despite their obvious differences, a strong bond quickly formed between the pair, who now consider themselves to be “besties”.