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SHOCKING! Alf Stewart Reigns Supreme as Home and Away’s Most Beloved Character After 37 Years!

Stone the Flamin’ Crows…

Alf Stewart has been voted once again the most popular Home and Away character of all time just weeks before the show’s 37th anniversary, in a poll by Australian soap website Back to the Bay. The website asked viewers to vote for their favourite Home and Away character from the past 37 years, with thousands of votes received from across the world.

For the third time, Alf Stewart (Ray Meagher) came first. This year, he was closely followed by Tane Parata (Ethan Browne) and Cash Newman (Nicholas Cartwright) in second and third place respectively.

Alf Stewart has been in Home and Away since the very first episode aired in Australia on 17th January 1988, and he has been a fan favourite ever since. He was the resounding winner, with 45% of fans voting for him as one of their top five favourite characters. Alf also won Back to the Bay’s viewers’ vote in 2022 and was voted joint first alongside Sally Fletcher in 2018.

Second place Tane Parata, played by Ethan Browne, made his debut appearance on 10th February 2020 in Australia, and on 23rd March 2020 in the UK. This year has seen him mourn the loss of his on-screen wife Felicity Newman (Jacqui Purvis), and prepare to become a father for the first time with his girlfriend Harper Matheson (Jessica Redmayne).

The only remaining member of the Parata clan, Tane will soon celebrate his 5th anniversary on the show.

Marilyn Chambers (Emily Symons)

The Top 10 Home and Away Characters, as voted for by viewers:

  1. Alf Stewart (Ray Meagher)
  2. Tane Parata (Ethan Browne)
  3. Cash Newman (Nicholas Cartwright)
  4. Felicity Newman (Jacqui Purvis)
  5. Marilyn Chambers (Emily Symons)
  6. John Palmer (Shane Withington)
  7. Mackenzie Booth (Emily Weir)
  8. Eden Fowler (Stephanie Panozzo)
  9. Dana Matheson (Ally Harris)
  10. Irene Roberts (Lynne McGranger)

Also making the top 100 list were a number of actors who’ve gone on to have phenomenal success since leaving the show. At #57 is Shannon Reed, played by Isla Fisher, at #65 is Angel Parrish, played by Melissa George, and at #66 is Kim Hyde, played by Hollywood superstar Chris Hemsworth.

As Home and Away prepares to host an ‘Early Years Tour’ event in 2025, touring Bath, Manchester, London and Birmingham in May, the early characters are still proving popular. Former cast members Nick Hardcastle (Tim O’Connell) and Kimberley Cooper (Gypsy Nash) will host the event. Gipsy reached #49 in the public vote.

Here is where the other members of the ‘Early Years Tour’ lineup ended up: Nicolle Dickson (Bobby Simpson) – #31, Alex Papps (Frank Morgan) – #69, Sharyn Hodgson (Carly Morris) – #83, Kristy Wright (Chloe Richards) – #86 and Mat Stevenson (Adam Cameron) – #147.

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