HOME And Away star Sophie Dillman has told how she had to adjust to life away from the soap – after years playing telly favourite Ziggy.
The Aussie actress, 29, also admitted she had to get used to her real-life relationship with Patrick O’Connor, who played her onscreen partner Dean.
“I needed to figure out who I was because for six years, I spent more time as Ziggy than as Sophie,” Sophie remarked. Therefore, you kind of forget—and I certainly forgot—what it meant to be Sophie by herself.
We work pretty well together, and since we were coworkers before getting together, we immediately figured out that we can work together… and we know how one other ticks. Therefore, it was crucial for our relationship to have separation.
However, you need to strike a balance, and, to be honest, we did it extremely effectively.
Ziggy and Dean are significantly different from Sophie and Paddy, yet because you are constantly with each other, it can be difficult to rekindle your romance and rediscover your spark when you don’t have business to discuss, schedules to go over, lines to run, and other such obligations.
“We’ve never sat in silence while doing anything.
“There will undoubtedly be a learning curve. Your entire life is recorded down to the last second, and all of a sudden, it seems like nobody needs me or is calling to ask me why I’m running late.
Paddy, who is most known for playing the bad boy Dean, and Sophie recently traveled to Ireland, and Sophie claimed that the theme of their trip was “lovely people, miserable weather.”
After more than six years, the actress and actor both left the soap opera. The actress filmed her final scenes last year, and they were broadcast in Ireland in March.
Before moving to London, the pair visited parts of Europe, including Ireland in February.
Ireland was beautiful, Sophie remarked on the Irish podcast Tis Yourself.
“Patrick enjoyed Galway so much, and he had the finest time ever when we went to the famous O’Connor’s pub. It’s incredibly lovely and cool.
The theme of our road trip was us sitting there wondering how everyone was so pleasant while the weather was so horrible. And everyone in Ireland is so lovely.
The majority of Sophie’s journey, she was able to grasp the Irish accent, but there was one instance when she found it difficult to follow.
“I will admit that we ran into some issues in Belfast, but overall it wasn’t too bad. We met this great woman in a shopping area, and when she approached us (all thrilled), I said, “I’m so sorry, but I have no idea what you’re saying.
SEEING THE WORLD
The couple both grew up in Australia and got together on the show.
But they soon both realised they wanted to see more of the world.
“We both spent most of our 20s there and that sort of meant because you work so hard during those years that we didn’t get to do a lot of travel or any of that stuff when you’re in your 20s.
“We were sort of the responsible adults during that time so we both just went, ‘we want to do some travel and see the world, while we can and while we don’t have too many dependants.’”
The couple are coming back to Ireland for some meet and greets with fans, with shows in Galway, Limerick, Wexford and others.
Information can be found on the Home and Away Ireland fan Facebook page.
And while she is here, Sophie wants casting agents and directors to remember her.
She said: “Absolutely I would come to Ireland. I would love to work in Irish television and film. Anyone listening, Sophie Dillman is available.”
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