Billie Ashford
| Billie Ashford | |||||
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| Home and Away character | |||||
| Portrayed by | Tessa de Josselin | ||||
| Duration | 2015–2017 | ||||
| First appearance | 27 April 2015 | ||||
| Last appearance | 15 February 2017 | ||||
| Introduced by | Lucy Addario | ||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||
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| Occupation | Personal trainer | ||||
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| Brothers |
Luke Ashford Martin Ashford |
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| Daughters | Luc Patterson |
Belinda "Billie" Ashford is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Tessa de Josselin. The actress was first pictured on set in November 2014, before it was announced the following year that she had joined the cast as the younger sister of established character Martin Ashford (George Mason). De Josselin shot her first scenes in a cemetery on the Central Coast. She made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 27 April 2015. The actress departed the show at the end of her guest stint, but she was later asked back by the producers and she became part of the regular cast.
Billie is portrayed as a feisty, upfront, "tomboy surfer". De Josselin stated that she did share some similarities with her character, such as their active lifestyles, but she did not have Billie's abrasive personality. The actress also thought Billie often made herself out to be tougher than she was. Bille's introductory storylines focused on her reunion with her brother Ash and a brief casual relationship with Kyle Braxton (Nic Westaway). Later storylines saw Billie develop an infatuation with Nate Cooper (Kyle Pryor) after he saved her life. She became jealous of his relationship with Kat Chapman (Pia Miller) and tried to ruin her career. As the storyline progressed, Billie accused Nate of trying to assault her, leading to his arrest. The storyline was criticised by Rosa Walling-Wefelmeyer of The F-Word, who thought it could potentially reinforce harmful stereotypes about victims of sexual violence.
Billie was then accused of burning down Leah Patterson-Baker's (Ada Nicodemou) house, despite helping to save three of its occupants and sustaining serious burns. After Ash refused to stand by her, Billie developed depression. In late 2015, Billie rescued Oscar MacGuire (Jake Speer), who had washed up on a beach, and returned to Summer Bay for her court appearance. De Josselin explained that Billie was resigned to going to prison and believed her past actions could be used against her. The real arsonist, Hunter King (Scott Lee), eventually came forward. Billie's early storylines have led her to be called "unhinged", "troublesome" and "the Bay's bad girl" by critics. De Josselin and Ali Cromarty of TV Week thought the trial would be a turning point for the character.
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