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EXCLUSIVE: Sparks fly between Summer Bay’s John and Susie

John plucks up the courage to meet Susie for dinner.
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From the moment stylish Susie McAllister arrived in the Bay, hapless John Palmer has been smitten.

This week, he summons
the courage to go on a date with the real estate agent. But will John’s big night turn into a disaster?

As we saw in Home And Away last week, Susie (Bridie Carter) arrived in town to help Christian (Ditch Davey) find a place to live.

But within moments of walking into the Diner, she was taken by John (Shane Withington).

Strangely, newcomer Susie finds John’s conversation fascinating…

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The pair connected as he shared with Susie all the interesting – according to him, anyway – trivia he knew about the Bay.

Somewhat incredibly, a charmed Susie asked him to dinner that night. Wow, she doesn’t waste time!

“She’s a woman who knows what she wants, so when she sees it, she goes after it and doesn’t apologise,” Bridie, 
50, tells TV WEEK.

…even though it really isn’t.

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Poor John has been heartbroken since splitting from wife﷯ Marilyn (Emily Symons) last year.

After trying internet dating and realising it’s not for him, things are unexpectedly looking up.

“After his heartbreak in 2020, John can’t believe 
his luck,” series producer Lucy Addario says of John.

“It’s lovely 
to see him in 
that place.”

Why is Irene at John and Susie’s first date?

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Irene (Lynne McGranger), who has always had John’s best interests at heart, is thrilled at the thought of him going on an actual date.

But a nervous John obsesses over the outing, and when things start to go awry at dinner, he calls for help from Irene.

Susie is less than impressed.

Has John blown his chance at romance?

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