Hayley Smith (Home and Away)
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Hayley Rose Hunter is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away
. She was portrayed from September 1998 to September 2005 by actress Bec Cartwright
and from September to November 2005 by Ella Scott Lynch
, after Cartwright left the show for personal reasons.
(Anthony Phelan) and Eve Smith (Robyn Gibbes
) and the sister of Will
(Zac Drayson
) and Nick Smith
(Matt Juarez; Chris Egan
). After Eve suffers psychological problems and Ken descends into alcoholism, The children are placed in foster care. Will leaves and Hayley runs away to join him living with Irene Roberts
(Lynne McGranger
).
Hayley quickly befriends Sam Marshall
(Ryan Clark
) and they begin to graffiti
tag various areas in the Bay. They begin dating. While out walking one day, the couple are taken hostage by a drifter named Murray (Scott Major
) who held up the diner. They are eventually rescued by Will. Hayley and Sam continue tagging until their friend Brian Matthews dies in a fall. Shortly after, Ken reappears and Hayley is keen to reconnect with him but Will isn't so easily swayed and is still hostile towards him. Ken leaves but later returns permanently and falls for Irene.
Hayley soon finds herself in a love triangle with Sam and the newly-arrived Mitch McColl
(Cameron Welsh
). She eventually chooses Mitch. Their relationship lasts until Mitch reveals that he slept with Gypsy Nash
(Kimberley Cooper
). Soon after Nick rejoins the family and things appear to be going well until Ken is killed when a car he is working on, crushes him after a jack slips. Hayley slides into a downward spiral and is nearly attacked at a nightclub one evening. Noah Lawson
(Beau Brady
) is on the scene to save her and they ride off on his motorbike. They soon begin a relationship.
After failing Year 12 due to the stress of Ken's death, Hayley decides to repeat and Noah joins her. School principal Donald Fisher
(Norman Coburn
) asks her to do the illustrations for his Children's book Letter to Byron dedicated to his late son. When the book is launched, Hayley sees a vision of Ken in the crowd.
Hayley's relationship with Noah is tested when she catches him kissing Skye Patterson (Angela Keep
) at her 18th birthday party and soon after Noah spirals into alcoholism and matters are not helped when Hayley befriends Noah's overly-religious mother, Jill (Tracy Mann
).
When Donald goes to launch his book in London
, he invites Hayley, Irene, Will and Nick join him on the trip. While there Hayley meets a porter, Robbie Jamison (Rupert Evans) and falls for him and they have one date. Robbie asks Hayley to stay with him in London but she declines, realising she still loves Noah. After arriving home, Hayley reconciles with Noah.
Hayley and Noah later move into their own place together which they name "The Palace". After Hayley kisses her housemate Josh West
) (Daniel Collopy
), she and Noah split but remain housemates. Hayley's relationship with Josh does not last very long after Alf Stewart
(Ray Meagher
) tells her of his visions of Hayley marrying Josh and becoming unhappy.
Hayley's next relationship is with her friend Alex Poulos
(Danny Raco
), which lasts several months but when Alex develops a steroid
addiction and Brodie Hanson
(Susie Rugg
), Alex's ex-girlfriend returns things are strained. Hayley and Brodie soon find themselves at loggerheads and both are seriously injured in a car crash after an argument. Hayley is later left disfigured and has lost her memory. Alex and Brodie try to break the news to Hayley that they are back together but are unable to do so and give her a story that they are both going away for a while. Hayley slowly regains her memory and Noah is there to comfort her.
On her 21st birthday, Hayley receives a proposal from Noah and she accepts. The couple later marry in an outdoor ceremony where Ken reappears to Hayley as she walks down the aisle. Kane
(Sam Atwell
) and Kirsty Phillips
(Christie Hayes
) also renew their vows on the day. Their marriage is cut short when Noah is shot dead in an armed siege with Sarah Lewis (Luisa Hastings-Edge), leaving Hayley widowed. After finding paintings that seemingly appear at the palace, Hayley begins to become confused despite the fact she painted them. Kit Hunter
(Amy Mizzi
) tells Hayley that she stole the paintings the previous year and a vision of Noah told her to return the paintings.
As 2005 begins, Hayley finds herself in a love triangle with Scott Hunter and Kim Hyde. She later falls pregnant and is unsure who the father is. The baby is initially believed to be Kim's and Scott steps aside. However, Hayley is still in love with Scott, but plans to marry Kim. On the day of the day of the wedding, Hayley runs away and Scott searches for her and eventually finds her as she goes into labour. Hayley then gives birth to a baby boy and names him after Noah. By the end of the year, It is revealed that Kim is not baby Noah's father, as his blood type does not match the child. Scott is thrilled to be a father and he and Hayley leave for a new life in France.
as one of the "best-loved characters in Australian drama", Cartwright won the 2005 Logie Award for Most Popular Actress
for her portrayal of Smith and was nominated for a Gold Logie the same year. The Sun-Herald described the character of Smith as "trouble-prone" and "an artistic young widow who has overcome a graffiti problem".
Home and Away
Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...
. She was portrayed from September 1998 to September 2005 by actress Bec Cartwright
Bec Hewitt
Rebecca June "Bec" Hewitt is an Australian actress and singer. From 1998 to 2005, Hewitt played Hayley Smith Lawson on the soap opera Home and Away. As Bec Cartwright, Hewitt released an eponymous pop music album in 2002...
and from September to November 2005 by Ella Scott Lynch
Ella Scott Lynch
Ella Scott Lynch is an Australian actress, best known for her role as Claire Anderson in the medical drama series All Saints.-Early life:...
, after Cartwright left the show for personal reasons.
Storylines
Hayley is the daughter of KenKen Smith (Home and Away)
Ken Smith is a fictional character on the Australian soap opera Home and Away as a regular from 1999 to 2000 but made returns as a ghost in 2001, 2003 and 2004. The character was played by actor Anthony Phelan....
(Anthony Phelan) and Eve Smith (Robyn Gibbes
Robyn Gibbes
Robyn Gibbes is an Australian actress, probably best known for her roles in Prisoner and Round the Twist ....
) and the sister of Will
Will Smith (Home and Away)
Will Smith is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Zac Drayson. He made his first on-screen appearance on 13 February 1998. Will was a regular on the show from 1998 to 2002. He continued to make frequent guest appearances until 2005. In 2010, it was...
(Zac Drayson
Zac Drayson
Zac Drayson is an Australian actor.He is best known for the role of Will Smith, one of Irene Roberts' many foster children in the soap opera Home and Away...
) and Nick Smith
Nick Smith
Nick Smith may refer to:* Nick Smith , British socialite, designer, author, recording artist, actor and philanthropist* Nick Smith , Labour Member of Parliament for Blaenau Gwent* Nick Smith Nick Smith may refer to:* Nick Smith (milliner) (born 1981), British socialite, designer, author,...
(Matt Juarez; Chris Egan
Chris Egan
Christopher Andrew "Chris" Egan is an Australian actor probably best known for playing Nick Smith in the Australian soap opera Home and Away for three years...
). After Eve suffers psychological problems and Ken descends into alcoholism, The children are placed in foster care. Will leaves and Hayley runs away to join him living with Irene Roberts
Irene Roberts
Irene Roberts is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Lynne McGranger. She was previously played by actress Jacqui Phillips from 1991 until 1992 when McGranger took over the role. Irene was originally a recurring character, in 1993 McGranger...
(Lynne McGranger
Lynne McGranger
Lynne McGranger is an Australian actress best known for her role as Irene Roberts on soap opera Home and Away. She is the second-longest serving cast member as she joined in 1992 in the show at the moment, taking over from Jacqui Phillips.-Life and career:McGranger was originally a primary school...
).
Hayley quickly befriends Sam Marshall
Sam Marshall
Sam Marshall is a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by actor Ryan Clark between 1991 and 2000. He returned for short stints in 2001, 2002 and 2005.-Character:...
(Ryan Clark
Ryan Clark (actor)
Ryan James Clark is an Australian television actor.He is best known for his role as Sam Marshall in the Seven Network soap opera Home and Away and his appearances on Bondi Rescue. In 1991, Clark joined the cast of Home and Away as Sam Marshall when he was eight years old...
) and they begin to graffiti
Graffiti
Graffiti is the name for images or lettering scratched, scrawled, painted or marked in any manner on property....
tag various areas in the Bay. They begin dating. While out walking one day, the couple are taken hostage by a drifter named Murray (Scott Major
Scott Major
Scott Major is an Australian actor. Major's acting début was playing Murray on Home and Away in the 1990s. He joined the Neighbours cast for a brief period in 1993 as the original Darren Stark. and then was a part of the Heartbreak High cast as "Rivers" from 1994–1995...
) who held up the diner. They are eventually rescued by Will. Hayley and Sam continue tagging until their friend Brian Matthews dies in a fall. Shortly after, Ken reappears and Hayley is keen to reconnect with him but Will isn't so easily swayed and is still hostile towards him. Ken leaves but later returns permanently and falls for Irene.
Hayley soon finds herself in a love triangle with Sam and the newly-arrived Mitch McColl
Mitch McColl
Mitchell "Mitch" McColl is a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Home and Away. He was portrayed by actor Cameron Welsh. He debuted on 15 July 1999 and departed on 9 March 2001. When Welsh fell ill in 2000, Mitchell McMahon took over the role temporarily...
(Cameron Welsh
Cameron Welsh
Cameron Welsh is an Australian actor, writer, producer and director, best known for his role as Mitch McColl on Australian soap opera Home and Away from 1999 until 2001. He was nominated for a Logie Award in 2000 for Most Popular New Male Talent...
). She eventually chooses Mitch. Their relationship lasts until Mitch reveals that he slept with Gypsy Nash
Gypsy Nash
Gypsy Smith is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Kimberley Cooper. She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 18 February 1998...
(Kimberley Cooper
Kimberley Cooper
Kimberley Cooper, in Sydney New South Wales, is an Australian actress who played Gypsy Smith in Home and Away . Cooper won the Logie Award for Most Popular New Talent on Australian television in 1999 and the Best Aussie Actress for The Inside Soap Awards, UK, 2000...
). Soon after Nick rejoins the family and things appear to be going well until Ken is killed when a car he is working on, crushes him after a jack slips. Hayley slides into a downward spiral and is nearly attacked at a nightclub one evening. Noah Lawson
Noah Lawson
Noah Lawson is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Beau Brady. The character debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 6 September 2000.-Characterization:...
(Beau Brady
Beau Brady
Beau Brady is an Australian actor, best known for his role as Noah Lawson on the drama Home and Away.-Biography:Brady was educated at Oakhill College in Castle Hill, Sydney....
) is on the scene to save her and they ride off on his motorbike. They soon begin a relationship.
After failing Year 12 due to the stress of Ken's death, Hayley decides to repeat and Noah joins her. School principal Donald Fisher
Donald Fisher (Home and Away)
Donald Fisher is a fictional character in the Australian television soap opera Home and Away played by actor Norman Coburn as a regular character, from the soap's inception in 1988 to 2003. Coburn has since returned for brief appearances in 2004, 2005 and 2007...
(Norman Coburn
Norman Coburn
Norman Coburn is an Australian television character-actor notable for his roles primarily in soap operas,also his has appeared in many theatre roles .-Home and Away:...
) asks her to do the illustrations for his Children's book Letter to Byron dedicated to his late son. When the book is launched, Hayley sees a vision of Ken in the crowd.
Hayley's relationship with Noah is tested when she catches him kissing Skye Patterson (Angela Keep
Angela Keep
Angela Keep is an Australian actress.Keep's television debut on the sitcom Hey Dad..!. She played Jenny Kelly, taking over the role from Sarah Monahan, on the show for two seasons, from 1993 until 1994. In 1997, she starred in children's mini series, Spellbinder: Land of the Dragon Lord and in the...
) at her 18th birthday party and soon after Noah spirals into alcoholism and matters are not helped when Hayley befriends Noah's overly-religious mother, Jill (Tracy Mann
Tracy Mann
Tracy Mann is an Australian actress. Her film credits include Hard Knocks, The Scarecrow, and Fast Talking.Mann got her first big break playing Tina Harris in the 1970s television soap opera The Box. She is possibly best remembered to audiences for playing a character who ended up behind bars, deaf...
).
When Donald goes to launch his book in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, he invites Hayley, Irene, Will and Nick join him on the trip. While there Hayley meets a porter, Robbie Jamison (Rupert Evans) and falls for him and they have one date. Robbie asks Hayley to stay with him in London but she declines, realising she still loves Noah. After arriving home, Hayley reconciles with Noah.
Hayley and Noah later move into their own place together which they name "The Palace". After Hayley kisses her housemate Josh West
Josh West (Home and Away)
Joshua "Josh" West is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Daniel Collopy. He debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 21 November 2001. The character departed in 2003, but made several reappearances later that year...
) (Daniel Collopy
Daniel Collopy
Daniel Collopy is an Australian actor. His first television role was the character of Sean Edwards in the long-running Australian soap Neighbours. Following this Collopy was offered a regular role in another long-running Australian soap Home and Away where he played Josh West from 2001 until 2003...
), she and Noah split but remain housemates. Hayley's relationship with Josh does not last very long after Alf Stewart
Alf Stewart
Alfred Douglas "Alf" Stewart is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Ray Meagher. The character debuted on-screen during the serial's pilot episode on 17 January 1988...
(Ray Meagher
Ray Meagher
Ray Meagher surname pronouned "Marr" , is a veteran Australian character actor. He has appeared regularly in Australian film and television since the mid 1970s, and is notable as the longest continuing performer in an Australian television role, as Alf Stewart on Home and Away, having played the...
) tells her of his visions of Hayley marrying Josh and becoming unhappy.
Hayley's next relationship is with her friend Alex Poulos
Alex Poulos
Alexi "Alex" Poulos is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, portrayed by Danny Raco. He made his first on screen appearance on 26 February 2001 and departed in 2004...
(Danny Raco
Danny Raco
Danny Raco is an Australian actor and director, known for his television work.Raco was born in Rome, Italy. He got his start playing Marco Vialli on the teenage soap opera Heartbreak High from 1998 to 1999. In 2001, he joined the cast of a primetime soap opera, Home and Away, playing Alex Poulos...
), which lasts several months but when Alex develops a steroid
Steroid
A steroid is a type of organic compound that contains a characteristic arrangement of four cycloalkane rings that are joined to each other. Examples of steroids include the dietary fat cholesterol, the sex hormones estradiol and testosterone, and the anti-inflammatory drug dexamethasone.The core...
addiction and Brodie Hanson
Brodie Hanson
Brodie Hanson was a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Home and Away. The character was portrayed by actress Susie Rugg between 2000 and 2002 before returning for a short stint in 2004....
(Susie Rugg
Susie Rugg
Susie Rugg is an Australian actress best known for her role as Brodie Hanson in the TV series Home And Away.Susie was born and raised in Sydney, Australia.-Television:* Fallers .... as Nic* The Surgeon .... as Cathy Handel...
), Alex's ex-girlfriend returns things are strained. Hayley and Brodie soon find themselves at loggerheads and both are seriously injured in a car crash after an argument. Hayley is later left disfigured and has lost her memory. Alex and Brodie try to break the news to Hayley that they are back together but are unable to do so and give her a story that they are both going away for a while. Hayley slowly regains her memory and Noah is there to comfort her.
On her 21st birthday, Hayley receives a proposal from Noah and she accepts. The couple later marry in an outdoor ceremony where Ken reappears to Hayley as she walks down the aisle. Kane
Kane Phillips
Kane Phillips is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Sam Atwell in 2001 and 2002, as a regular cast member from 2003 to 2005 and on a recurring basis again from 2008–2009-2001-05:...
(Sam Atwell
Sam Atwell
Samuel Atwell is an Australian television and movie actor perhaps best known for his role as Kane Phillips in the soap opera Home and Away. Born in Nambour, Queensland, he and his family lived in Indonesia for 6 years before returning to Queensland where he grew up in Brisbane...
) and Kirsty Phillips
Kirsty Phillips
Kirsty Sutherland is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Christie Hayes between 2000 and 2005 and again from 2008 to 2009...
(Christie Hayes
Christie Hayes
Christie Lynne Hayes is an Australian actress, best known for her work on the television series Home and Away as Kirsty Phillips who she played from June 2000 to February 2005 and again from May 2008 to October 2009. Hayes is the sister of actress Katherine Hayes.-Personal life:Hayes is the...
) also renew their vows on the day. Their marriage is cut short when Noah is shot dead in an armed siege with Sarah Lewis (Luisa Hastings-Edge), leaving Hayley widowed. After finding paintings that seemingly appear at the palace, Hayley begins to become confused despite the fact she painted them. Kit Hunter
Kit Hunter
Catherine Matilda "Kit" Hunter is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Amy Mizzi. Kit made her first on-screen appearance on 25 April 2003 and made her final appearence as a regular character in February 2004 but continued to reappear in a...
(Amy Mizzi
Amy Mizzi
Amy Mizzi is an Australian actress. She starred as Kit Hunter in the Australian soap opera Home and Away in 2003 and early 2004. Mizzi's departure from Home and Away was announced on 13 February 2004 but she continued to appear on a recurring basis throughout 2004 and returned in August 2005...
) tells Hayley that she stole the paintings the previous year and a vision of Noah told her to return the paintings.
As 2005 begins, Hayley finds herself in a love triangle with Scott Hunter and Kim Hyde. She later falls pregnant and is unsure who the father is. The baby is initially believed to be Kim's and Scott steps aside. However, Hayley is still in love with Scott, but plans to marry Kim. On the day of the day of the wedding, Hayley runs away and Scott searches for her and eventually finds her as she goes into labour. Hayley then gives birth to a baby boy and names him after Noah. By the end of the year, It is revealed that Kim is not baby Noah's father, as his blood type does not match the child. Scott is thrilled to be a father and he and Hayley leave for a new life in France.
Reception
Described by The Sun-HeraldThe Sun-Herald
The Sun-Herald is an Australian tabloid newspaper published on Sundays in Sydney by Fairfax Media. It is the Sunday counterpart of The Sydney Morning Herald. In the 6 months to September 2005, The Sun-Herald had a circulation of 515,000...
as one of the "best-loved characters in Australian drama", Cartwright won the 2005 Logie Award for Most Popular Actress
Logie Award for Most Popular Actress
The Silver Logie for Most Popular Actress is an award in the annual Australian Logie Awards.-2010s:2011The Silver Logie for Most Popular Actress is an award in the annual Australian Logie Awards.-2010s:2011...
for her portrayal of Smith and was nominated for a Gold Logie the same year. The Sun-Herald described the character of Smith as "trouble-prone" and "an artistic young widow who has overcome a graffiti problem".
External links
- Character profile at the official Australian Home and Away website
- Character profile at the official UK Home and Away website
- Character profile at the Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...