Terese Willis
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| Neighbours character | |||||||||||||||
| Portrayed by | Rebekah Elmaloglou | ||||||||||||||
| Duration | 2013– | ||||||||||||||
| First appearance | 14 May 2013 | ||||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Richard Jasek | ||||||||||||||
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Summer Stories (2016) | ||||||||||||||
| Classification | Current; regular | ||||||||||||||
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| Occupation | Hotel manager Owner of Lassiter's Hotel |
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| Home | 22 Ramsay Street | ||||||||||||||
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| Family | Willis |
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| Brothers | Nick Petrides |
| Husband | Brad Willis (1995–2016) |
| Sons | Josh Willis |
| Daughters |
Imogen Willis Piper Willis |
| Stepdaughters | Paige Smith |
| Granddaughters | Matilda Turner |
Terese Willis is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by Rebekah Elmaloglou. The actress was cast in the role after attending an audition in late 2012. Before she began filming her first scenes in early February 2013, Elmaloglou had to ask the producers to change the pronunciation of her character's name. Elmaloglou's character and her family were created and introduced to Neighbours, as part of an ongoing overhaul of the show's cast and renewed focus on family units within the show. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 14 May 2013.
Terese is portrayed as being ambitious, organised, hard-working and a good mother. Elmaloglou said she admired Terese and that while they shared some similarities, but they did not have much in common. Terese was introduced as the manager of Lassiter's Hotel, which was owned by Paul Robinson (Stefan Dennis). Terese and Paul share a love/hate relationship, but despite the tension between them, they work well together. Terese's other storylines have often revolved around her marriage to Brad Willis (Kip Gamblin) and their family. Terese has struggled to accept that her husband has a daughter with his ex-girlfriend and her friend, Lauren Turner (Kate Kendall). Later storylines have focused on her alcoholism, her subsequent marriage breakdown as Brad left her for Lauren and an attempted assault by Ezra Hanley (Steve Nation).
On 7 February 2013, it was announced that the four-strong Willis family would be introduced to Neighbours, as part of an ongoing overhaul of the show's cast and renewed focus on family units. News of the Willis family's introduction came shortly after producers decided to also bring in the five-strong Turner family. Executive producer Richard Jasek commented "As viewers will find out shortly, the Turners are a family of secrets, and the unique backstory of the Willis family is just as compelling." The character of Brad Willis (Kip Gamblin) was reintroduced to the show, along with his wife Terese and their teenage twins; Josh (Harley Bonner) and Imogen (Ariel Kaplan).
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