This week on Home and Away in Australia, Rose falls out with Mali and sends her father packing just a week after they first met.
Ever since meeting Mali’s (Kyle Shilling) mum Victoria (Ursula Yovich) and learning more about her boyfriend’s aboriginal upbringing and culture, Rose (Kirsty Marillier) has wanted to know more about her own past.
She had a nice upbringing because she was nurtured by her mother and stepfather, Xander’s (Luke Van Os) real father Alexander Sr. Though she had never had the confidence to ask, she had always wondered about her own origins and why she looked so different from Xander.
It was obvious that her mother, Yvette, had no desire to discuss that period of her past when she tried to reach out to her. When he learned what Rose was up to, Xander became upset as well. He couldn’t understand why Rose would want to find her biological father; was he not a good enough father?
Rose used her investigative abilities to locate her biological father with the help of Cash (Nicholas Cartwright), who advised her to approach the search like any other police case.
Rose began by looking through old alumni photos because all she knew was that her mother left college after learning she was pregnant. It didn’t take Rose long to locate a picture of her mother participating in the theatre club at the university. Since there was only one other black person in the picture, Rose readily concluded that the man must be her father.
The only problem was that Samuel Edwards, played by Bert LaBonté, was actually the senior lecturer in charge of the group.
Rose located Samuel’s address in the police database and mustered the confidence to visit him, but she was unable to ring his doorbell. A few days later, she returned once more, this time bringing a note that she posted through the letterbox.
Shortly after, she received a call from Samuel, who asked to meet her that same day!
Rose headed to his house and met with her biological father for the first time.
She discovered during their encounter that Yvette had dropped out of university without notice, and Samuel had been unable to locate her. As a result, he was unaware that she was pregnant. Samuel would have unquestionably given her support if he had known she was expecting.
Along with that, he acknowledged that he and his wife had since separated and that his brief relationship with Rose’s mother Yvette was more than just a fling despite the fact that they were the same age and that he was much in love with her.
Samuel and Rose became close after Rose saw the family bible that had been inscribed by five generations of their family, including her grandparents, who Samuel said would be delighted to meet her whenever she was ready.
Rose expressed to Mali that there had been a few awkward moments and that she worried that she and Samuel would never develop the father-daughter relationship she had been hoping for as she left the meeting feeling upbeat.
Rose is upset this week when Samuel shows up unexpectedly in Summer Bay because she feels that everything is happening too quickly.
In addition, Xander keeps complaining to Rose about her desire to delve into her history. He’s particularly upset that she met Samuel without first speaking to him. Mali is criticised as well for supporting her.
Mali, seeing the impact that Samuel’s existence is having on the siblings’ previously close bond, makes the bold move of meeting up with Samuel himself to talk things through.
However, this is the last thing Rose wanted, and she explodes at Mali, telling him to stay out of her business.
According to TV Week, Rose then turns Samuel away, telling him that she doesn’t need a father in her life and that they’re done!
Is she really ready to throw away a relationship with her dad so soon after meeting him?
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