Shorty Sweethearts Ngahuia & Teone's Work Romance

The co-stars are putting their love on the line again

- Ellen Mackenzie

It was on the set of Shortland Street where Ngahuia Piripi and Teone Kahu’s love story began, but those initial days together were far from happy times. Their personalities clashed and they were constantly arguing, so it’s no wonder that when Teone was approached about returning to the show in 2019, he immediately thought of his girlfriend of two years and turned down the offer.

“I knew working together and living together would be a challenge, and that’s a big part of the reason why I said no at first,” tells Teone, 27, who plays Dr Logan Hawks. “I also felt like I was done with my character, but then when they started telling me about how he’d lost a leg in a bombing, and how mine and Nga’s characters would link up in some way, I started to change my mind.”

Upon hearing the news that Teone was set to return after more than a year away from the soap, Ngahuia, who stars as Dr Esther Samuels, was less than thrilled.