roz laws of the "sunday mercury" observed "josie, the scarily-lookalike sister of angie, has been in "home and away" for only five minutes but has certainly made her mark.". a writer from "what's on tv" described her as "twisted", and stated that foell caused trouble twice in the show in both her roles as angie and josie. an "inside soap" reporter branded josie's arrival played by foell a "bonkers - but nonetheless brilliant" storyline.