Home and Away casts Paper Dolls star Courtney Clarke as mysterious new character

Home and Away has cast Paper Dolls star Courtney Clarke as a mysterious new arrival to Summer Bay.

7NEWS.com.au reports that Clarke’s character will make her debut in the Australian soap in the coming weeks.

No details about her character’s identity have yet been revealed, but she has reportedly been working closely with actors Ada Nicodemou, James Stewart and Matt Evans, who play the family unit of Leah Patterson-Baker, Justin Morgan and Theo Poulos.

Clarke, who played Jade Hart in Paramount+ drama Paper Dolls, has praised the fun atmosphere on the Home and Away set, revealing that Nicodemou has really helped her to settle in.

“I remember having no idea how the ship ran because it’s such a longstanding show, there are all sorts of things regarding how they shoot,” she said.

“Ada was great, she was cracking jokes between every take and I remember thinking that she seemed so relaxed.

“It wasn’t until we got in the car to travel back from a shoot that I realised she was doing it all to make me feel comfortable. She’s incredibly intelligent, some of the things we were talking about I was thinking, ‘How does this little, full-of-energy woman know all this super-smart nerdy stuff?'”

She added that “Ada, Justin and Matt are closer (than it appears on screen)”, and called the set “a really comfortable environment” to work on.

“You could go and ask anyone in the machine how you could be working better,” she said. “Some of the other actors who have been on the show forever were great.”

Clarke’s casting was also confirmed by the official Home and Away Instagram account, with her new co-stars sharing their excitement on the post.

Juliet Godwin, who plays Bree Cameron, commented, “Yes Court- welcome to the bay beautiful woman”, while Angelina Thomson (Kirby Aramoana) wrote, “Hey girl heyyyyy” and Theo star Matt Evans shared a series of eye emojis.