Ruby Buckton
Ruby Buckton is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera "Home and Away", played by Rebecca Breeds. She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 20 June 2008. Ruby was created by executive producer Cameron Welsh. When she was first introduced she appeared to hide her problems and pretends to be strong. She was characterised as a free spirited and independent girl. Her storylines have consistently followed themes such as romance, unrequited love and rejection. In what has been described as a "shock storyline" Ruby discovered her sister Charlie Buckton was in fact her mother. This had subsequent effects in her character development. She became out of place and confused about her life. It destroyed her trust in Charlie and their relationship never recovered. Ruby went on a journey of self-discovery and used men to redefine herself. Her relationship with Xavier Austin was characterised through their mutual friendship, which ended through lack of passion. She controversially fell in love with her music teacher Liam Murphy, the pair shared an emotional and creative connection through music. Yet, her advances were unrequited and it created problems with her state of mind and began binge drinking. Breeds felt the storyline differed to her romance with Xavier, as it showed Ruby "headstrong and unconfined". Breeds felt they were ill-suited to one another.
List of Home and Away characters (2013)
Erica "Ricky" Sharpe, played by Bonnie Sveen, made her first screen appearance on 2 April 2013. Sveen previously appeared in the small guest role of Hayley Doven in 2010. She told Tim Martain from "The Mercury" that she was "thrilled" to receive the ongoing role of Ricky. She explained "I wanted Ricky more than anything I've ever auditioned for. I often think of my Nan [a huge fan of the show]. "Home and Away" was often on the telly at her house...and now I'm a River Girl." Ricky is Adam Sharpe's (Martin Lynes) younger sister. Amy Mills from "New Idea" revealed that Ricky would arrive in Summer Bay to attend Heath Braxton's (Dan Ewing) engagement party. She also became a love interest for Heath's older brother, Brax (Stephen Peacocke), who she has known since he was a teenager. In 2014, Sveen won the Most Popular New Talent Logie Award for her portrayal of Ricky.