Gypsy Nash
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| Portrayed by | Kimberley Cooper | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Duration | 1998–2002, 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 18 February 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Last appearance | 13 October 2011 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | John Holmes (1998) Cameron Welsh (2011) |
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| Classification | Former, regular | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Student Counsellor Waitress |
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| Home | Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Father | Joel Nash |
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| Mother | Natalie Nash |
| Brothers | Tom Nash |
| Half-brothers | Connor Nash |
| Husband | Will Smith (2002–11) |
| Daughters | Lily Smith |
| Adoptive daughters | Rachel McGregor |
| Grandfathers | Jack Nash |
| Uncles |
Travis Nash David Andrews |
| Aunts | Claire Andrews |
Gypsy Nash (previously Smith) is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Kimberley Cooper. She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 18 February 1998. Gypsy and her on-screen family the Nashes were introduced to fill the void of Debra Lawrance's departure as Pippa Ross, to form the main family at the caravan park home, often described as "the centre of Summer Bay". Cooper quit the serial in 2001 and last appeared on 15 February 2002. Cooper has won two awards for her portrayal of Gypsy and is often referred to as a "sex symbol" of the serial. In June 2011, it was announced that Cooper had reprised her role as Gypsy. She returned on 9 September 2011 and departed on 13 October 2011.
In 1997, after Debra Lawrance quit her role as Pippa Ross producers decided to introduce a new family to run the caravan park, because the household was seen as the "centrepiece of the show". They created the Nash family consisting of Gypsy played by Cooper, sibling Tom (Graeme Squires) and their parents Natalie and Joel Nash played by Angelica la Bozzetta and David Woodley respectively. The family come to Summer Bay from Hong Kong to start a new life.
Cooper later spoke fondly of the serial, stating: "I never look at Home and Away and cringe [...] Unapologetically it's good TV for the time that it is made in." In 2009 executive producer Cameron Welsh stated he would love to see Cooper return as Gypsy. In 2010, Zac Drayson who plays Cooper's on-screen husband Will Smith revealed that Cooper wanted to return alongside him, but could not commit to filming because of her wedding commitments.
In June 2011, it was announced that Cooper had reprised her role as Gypsy and had returned to filming in May. Cooper confirmed that Gypsy's return would be "dramatic, in true Gypsy style". Gypsy returned with her daughter Lily in September 2011.
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