CHARLIE BUCKTON (Esther Anderson)
Ah, the forbidden romance. Brax is the leader of a surf gang. More often than not, he’s on the wrong side of the law. That’s exactly why his relationship with police officer Charlie is so scandalous. While investigating a fight at the surf club, Charlie asks Brax to step outside.
He mistakenly thinks she wants to get it on and kisses her. Charlie immediately arrests him for assaulting a police officer! Things continue to get flirty between the two and they eventually wind up in each other’s arms.
But, tragedy strikes when evil Jake Pirovic (Fletcher Humphrys) shoots Charlie. She eventually dies in hospital when it’s agreed to turn off her ventilator. Brax is devastated.
“Charlie will always be a big part of Brax’s history,” Stephen, 33, says of their relationship. “She’ll always be in his heart.”
RICKY SHARPE (Bonnie Sveen)
After Charlie’s death, the only woman who has managed to heal Brax’s broken heart is Ricky. But, their love story has been as rocky as a Foo Fighters concert. Ricky first arrives in the Bay to carry out her brother Adam’s (Martin Lynes) revenge plot against the Braxtons.
However, she comes to really care for Brax and refuses to do her brother’s bidding. When Ricky lands in court, Brax refuses to testify against her and she moves in with him.
Later, when Brax winds up in jail, Ricky decides to move on with hunky new doctor Nate (Kyle Pryor). Later, reunited with Brax, Ricky reveals her desire to start a family with him.
He slowly warms to the idea. Ricky finds out she’s pregnant on the day Jake Pirovic kills Brax’s brother Casey (Lincoln Younes).
“I always felt like Ricky and Brax were born for each other,” Bonnie says. “They are star-crossed lovers.”
NATALIE DAVISON (Catherine Mack)
Brax and Natalie were a different kind of twosome, and she helped bring out the bad boy’s good side. When school counsellor Natalie helps Casey, it brings her into contact with Brax. The attraction is immediate.
“He decides he’d like to try to build something with Natalie like he had with Charlie,” Stephen says.
When Brax and Natalie eventually break up, Natalie later leaves the Bay in search of her mother, who abandoned her as a child.
TEGAN CALLAHAN (Saskia Burmeister)
When Charlie breaks up with Brax because she suspects he’s in a drug deal, his ex-girlfriend Tegan begins a “friends with benefits” arrangement. River Girl Tegan is badly injured when a freak storm hits Summer Bay. She confesses to Charlie she loves Brax, but know he doesn’t love her. Tegan later dies in hospital.
HAYLEY O’CONNOR (Alyssa McClelland)
After lawyer Hayley passionately kisses Brax outside Angelo’s, they end up spending the night together. What’s more, Hayley scores a surfing lesson as well! But, when Brax learns Alyssa helped Jake get out of jail, he holds her responsible for Charlie’s death. Needless to say, there’s no more lip action for these two.
