Home And Away star admits she ‘isn’t proud’ of controversial time on the show: ‘It’s difficult’
Former Home and Away star Tammin Sursok has opened up about her time on the beloved soap.
And in a surprising revelation, the 41-year-old has said she now has regrets about a controversial storyline that sent shock waves through Summer Bay.
The dramatic narrative involved Tammin’s character Dani Sutherland dealing with the aftermath of a horrific sexual assault.
As the story line developed, Tammin’s character had to watch her rapist, Kane played by actor Sam Atwell, marry her on screen sister Kirsty (actress Christie Hayes).
Tammin, who played Dani for four years between 2000 and 2004, has revealed that the producers filmed the rape storyline twice to make it suitable for the time slot.
She has said the results were ‘not great’.
‘What I thought was difficult was we reshot that entire two weeks because I gave too much of a realistic performance,’ Tammin told Yahoo Lifestyle on Friday.
Describing the process as ‘difficult’ she continued: ‘It was the first time in my career I realised that it doesn’t matter if you think you’re good, it has to matter for the whole of the system. And sometimes what you want, isn’t going to be what they show.’
‘That’s sometimes difficult as an actor, because you do scenes and you feel like you’ve killed it, and you watch the TV show back and you don’t even remember shooting that crappy take used.’
Elsewhere in the chat Tammin said she did not think what ended up on screen was ‘crappy’ but explained that it was hard to deal with because fans saw something which she says ‘I wasn’t as proud of’.
She added that Home and Away were ‘pioneers’ in dealing with the theme of sexual assault.
Dani won a Logie Award for Most Popular Female Talent in 2001, the same year that the storyline aired.
The dramatic narrative involved Tammin’s character Dani Sutherland dealing with the aftermath of a horrific sexual assault
It comes after Tammin recently made a surprise career move with the launch of her solo podcast, The Sh*t Show featuring Australian TV stars and celebrities.
The former Hannah Montana actress announced the news to her social media after dropping the first episode, which includes an intimate chat with local musician Amy Shark.
Tammin, who is based in Nashville, Tennessee, has previously produced two US-centric podcasts: Women on Top and Pretty Little Podcast.
Posting video of her first show to her Instagram, Tammin gushed about her new project in the caption.
In the storyline Tammin’s character has to watch her rapist, Kane played by actor Sam Atwell, marry her on screen sister Kirsty, played by actress Christie Hayes. (Both pictured in a scene from Home and Away
In an interview with News.com.au on Friday, Tammin said fans can look forward to candid interviews with Candice Warner, Osher Gunsberg, Bachelor star Matty Johnson and Seven’s Larry Emdur.
Meanwhile, Tammin announced last month that should be releasing a memoir which will hit the shelves 2025.
‘This is honestly a dream come true, as I’ve been writing essays and snippets about my life for almost ten years now,’ Tammin explained.
Tammin recently announced she would be releasing a memoir in 2025 and last month, she launched a new podcast The Sh*t Show
‘It’s very surreal that these insights into my past are now turning into a book,’ she continued.
‘There is a lot I’ve opened up about already, but there’s also so much more to uncover. Thank you to Pantera Press for joining forces with me. Watch this space’.
Tammin who rose to fame in Home and Away 25-years ago, lives in Nashville with husband Sean McEwen and their two daughters, nine-year-old Phoenix and four-year-old Lennon.
