Neighbours star confirms ‘psychotic snap’ for Toadie as spoilers hint at second exit

Elsewhere, Tess still reckons she has the upper-hand with Paul, and doesn’t realise that he’s conspiring with Krista and Leo to bring her down…

Things turn sour for Nicolette when she finds out that Kiri is attending the final mass at Sasha’s church before it closes. Nic’s head is full of concerns once again, questioning whether she can compete with her faith. Kiri is quick to try and reassure her and couple are stronger than ever.

Terese rallies the community together to restore Sonya’s nursery, and although Toadie seems on board with the idea, it’s secretly crushing him. He’s further challenged when he overhears Terese and Nell talking about her likening to JJ, and forces them to have a heart to heart.

What is she plotting?

Following on from his emotional outburst at the nursery, Toadie is filled with regret and asks Terese to give him some patience. She has a heart to heart with Susan, who confides that Melanie also faced conflict with Toad when they first got together.

Susan suggests that the nursery – having been Sonya’s domain – is a trigger.

Terese seeks out an unlikely shoulder to cry on with Melanie, and asks for her perspective on the situation. Mel offers that Sonya and Dee will always be part of Toadie’s life, though the mention of Dee piques Terese’s interest and she’s shocked to learn that she knew all about his ongoing crisis before she did.

At No. 32, Mackenzie finds some of Haz’s work notes and learns that he’s considering his future. The prospect of moving on from Harolds Cafe and concentrating on his former field in IT interests him, though he’s concerned that his deepfake reputation will ruin his chances.

Mack suggests that he seeks advice from the one man who has reinvented himself several times over – Paul Robinson!

Whilst Paul’s unable to guide him in a direct path, Haz is eager to continue debating the idea. It also gives him fresh perspective on his own life, and he apologises to Mel for using her as a pawn. He insists he’s genuine and wants to make amends, offering her somewhere to live at the Eclipse Apartments.

Leo takes note of his dad’s unusual behaviour, particularly when he goes out of his way to ignore Terese, but Paul insists there is no game plan.

Kiri agrees to give her one, final chance.

At No.30, JJ is enthusiastic about helping Dex with his biology assignment but when Nell shows up he’s quickly distracted. He implores his brother to ask her out as he won’t be able to let things go until he has an answer.

Dex mildly broaches the situation with her, but Nell’s left uncomfortable and desperate to avoid hurting him. When she lets him down gently, he’s left heartbroken.

JJ connects the dots and is saddened to see his brother hurt.

Byron returns home from Queensland visiting his mum, Scott and Charlene and shows Sadie the AI program that he has been using to develop a marketing strategy for the vineyard.

Mindful that he’s just a silent investor, he offers the material to Nic to preset as her own. Unaware what her boyfriend’s doing, Sadie puts a good word in with Leo about his handiwork and it soon becomes clear that Nic isn’t as across the idea that she’s pitched as her own.

By the time she realises that she’s put her foot in it, Leo requests to meet with Byron and he has a feeling he’s about to get his marching orders.

Wendy’s left in a muddle when one of The Waterhole staff calls in sick last minute, but luckily Quinn is on hand to take on a casual shift and help her out. Throughout the day the pair provide echoer with much-needed emotional support.

Quinn confesses that his overseas family are visiting and he feels as though he doesn’t belong in either culture as a first-gen Aussie. Wendy has her own anxieties, with her mentorship programme kicking off this week and she worries if she does badly, she’ll fuel the harmful rumour that she was handed the placement as part of a diversity agenda.

The two offer one another the support they need, and their day of connecting soon culminates in a powerfully charged moment. Rattled by the intimacy, Wendy breaks the moment and is shaken by the connection she felt with her uni mate.

Thursday, August 15

Wendy is shaken over what happened between her and Quinn, and prepares herself to have the same conversation with Andrew.

Whilst he’s more than happy to listen to what she has to say about race and diversity issues, he can’t fully understand in the same way Quinn can.

Great news arrives in Erinsborough for Nell and JJ when they finally admit that they like each other romantically. She confides in Terese that she’s excited about the development but is reluctant for anything physical to happen.

She also asks her step-mum not to tell her dad, and given Toadie’s state of mind, she agrees to her request – though later opens up to Remi.

Feeling that she handled the situation well, she’s left conflicted when she walks in on the teens kissing.

Elsewhere, Nic and Kiri do their best to get back on track, professionally and personally, though an off-the-cuff comment from Cara reminds Nic how questionable her past i.

When her lawyer reaches out, she’s confused but also curious as to what they have to say. She told them to drop their work on the custody agreement, but their report was already sent out.

Kiri is alarmed when he catches Nic reading the letter and is shocked that she’s already broken her promise to do better, less than 24 hours on.

Toadie meets up with Rhonda the counsellor again, though when Terese suggests a joint session he quickly shuts it down. Toadie’s confronted when Rhonda mentions his infidelity with Melanie, and resolves that he and Terese never properly worked through it.

She also suggests that cheating seems to be a familiar pattern of behaviour in his life!