Home and Away fans were introduced to Jessica Redmayne’s father Paul this week when he made in an unassuming cameo on the show.
Jessica farewelled her beloved mother Christine, who fought a brave nine-year battle with dementia, on October 19.
So her father’s unplanned TV appearance couldn’t have come a better time, given the family’s heartbreak.
Jessica announced the news of her dad’s cameo to her family and friends on Facebook, posting a series of photos of Paul on set.
‘Tonight’s the night! Not one but TWO Redmaynes will share the screen. When you see Alf ordering a coffee from Irene get ready to pay close attention to who is sipping a tea behind Harper’s head!’ she wrote.
Home and Away fans were introduced to Jessica Redmayne’s father Paul this week when he made in an unassuming cameo on the show
Jessica farewelled her beloved mother Christine, who fought a brave nine-year battle with dementia, on October
In one photo, Jessica’s father can be seen posing alongside her co-stars Ray Meagher, Georgie Parker, Lynne McGranger, Ally Harris, and Shane Withington.
Speaking with 7Life earlier this week, Jessica said it was ‘not every day you get to bring your real Dad to Summer Bay.’
‘It was such a joy to have him on set with me and show him my work life.’
So her father’s unplanned TV appearance couldn’t have come a better time, given the family’s heartbreak. (Both pictured with Lynne McGranger, Ally Harris, and Shane Withington)
In one photo, Jessica’s father can be seen posing alongside her co-stars Ray Meagher, another sees the pair posing alongside Georgie Parker
The Home and Away star, an ambassador for Dementia Australia, had been sharing her mother’s journey before informing her 11,000 followers of the development.
‘Last Thursday in the wee hours of the morning, Mum’s journey peacefully came to an end,’ Jessica began, in a moving Instagram post on October 27.
‘How lucky I was to be raised by such an extraordinary woman. She was smart and kind, compassionate, funny and full of love.’
‘She would do anything for anyone and was the hardest-working person I’ve ever known.
‘There is no doubt that I am who I am because of her.
‘She consistently encouraged me to reach for the stars and always had faith that I could achieve anything if I put my mind to it.
‘When I was a little girl every night without fail she would say to me ‘Good night, love you, don’t forget’.
‘Perhaps that was her way of prematurely reminding me that she would never forget how deeply she loved us despite her memory taking her away from us in her last few years.
‘Good night Mum, I love you, don’t forget x.
