Home and Away's Ziggy Astoni finds out Ben is moving on
Home and Away spoilers follow from Australian-pace episodes, which UK fans may prefer to avoid.
Home and Away's Ziggy Astoni has discovered that her father Ben may be moving on from her mum Maggie with a new love interest.
The revelation aired in Thursday's episode in Australia (June 4), as a surprising romantic connection between Ben and Gemma Parata sent shockwaves around Summer Bay.
The Astonis have split up after Ben (Rohan Nichol) was unable to forgive Maggie (Kestie Morassi) over her secret one-night stand with his brother Marco, even though it happened years ago.
Since then, Ben has been much more eager than Maggie to move on with his life. This included flirting with Gemma (Bree Peters), much to the disapproval of her son Nikau (Kawakawa Fox-Reo).
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This week's episodes in Australia have seen Ben take things a step further by inviting Gemma back to his motel room.
Things looked set to go further, until Gemma broke down and admitted that she wasn't ready to move on from her late husband just yet. Instead, she and Ben spent the night talking before falling asleep together.
The next morning, Nikau reacted badly to the revelation that Gemma had been out with Ben, seeing it as a betrayal of his dad's memory.
Gemma, Ari (Rob Kipa-Williams) and Tane (Ethan Browne) all tried to give Nikau some home truths, pointing out that she couldn't put her life on hold forever. Sadly, Nikau still couldn't be talked round.
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Just as Gemma and Ben were left to consider the nature of their relationship and where it goes next, Nikau took matters into his own hands by confronting Ziggy.
He told her: "Hey, got a message for your dad. Tell him to stay the hell away from my mum."
Will Ziggy disapprove of Ben moving on?
Home and Away fans in the UK will see these scenes on Channel 5 in July.
Home and Away airs weeknights at 1.15pm and 6pm on Channel 5 (UK) and Mondays to Thursdays at 7pm on Channel 7 (Australia).
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