According to sources close to the couple, the former actress — who rose to fame playing one of Summer Bay’s most beloved residents — quietly got engaged earlier this year after reconnecting with her on-screen counterpart away from the cameras. While the pair shared intense scenes during their time on the show, insiders insist their real-life romance only blossomed years after both had left Home and Away behind.

“They always had incredible chemistry, but back then it was strictly professional,” a source revealed. “Life took them in different directions, but when they reconnected, everything just clicked.”

The two stars first met on the Home and Away set during a dramatic era of the show, where their characters were linked through heartbreak, secrets and explosive confrontations. While fans passionately shipped them on screen, few would have guessed that fate would later rewrite their story off screen.

After leaving the soap, both actors went on to pursue separate careers — one stepping back from the spotlight to focus on personal projects, the other continuing to work in television and film. It wasn’t until a chance encounter at an industry event last year that sparks reportedly flew.

“At first it was just catching up and laughing about old times in Summer Bay,” the insider said. “But the more they talked, the more they realised how much they’d both grown — and how much they still understood each other.”

The engagement itself was said to be intimate and deeply personal, with the former Home and Away actress reportedly “completely shocked” when her partner popped the question. Friends describe the moment as emotional, heartfelt and “a long way from the chaos their characters once lived through.”

Fans have already taken to social media to speculate about the wedding, with many hoping for a reunion of familiar Home and Away faces on the guest list. Some former castmates are believed to have already sent their congratulations privately, with one describing the couple as “proof that Summer Bay romances can survive the real world.”

While the pair have yet to make a public announcement, those close to them say wedding planning is already underway, with the couple keen to keep things low-key and away from the spotlight that once defined their lives.

For Home and Away fans, the news feels like a real-life happy ending — the kind the show has teased for decades but rarely delivers without heartbreak. This time, though, it seems the drama stayed on screen, and love won in the end.

As one fan perfectly summed it up: “Summer Bay strikes again — even years later.”