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However, he returned one last time to try and convince her to leave Max, and she woke up with a start, wondering what could be behind the strange dreams. She found another lump in her breast and told Max that the cancer had returned. After some tests, it was confirmed that Steph was indeed suffering from breast cancer again. In a desperate act, and in the hope of preventing the loss of a second wife, Max decided to get a legal and medical intervention and have Steph assessed for mental incompetence.

However, when Dr Helen McNamara turned up at the house, Steph was horrified to realise what Max had done behind her back and she threw him out of home. Meanwhile, Stuart, whose own wife, Sindi, had been sent away for psychiatric treatment, convinced Max that Steph was showing signs of mental illness and he should catch it before it got any worse.

At number 32, Steph became confused about the events of that day and broke down in tears when Max came to visit. She allowed him to return home and admitted that she was terrified of how difficult she was finding decisions. Upon her return, Steph was still adamant that her marriage to Max was over and they agreed that he would move out. Steph managed to keep it from Max for a few weeks, then news came through that Summer, who was visiting Rosie in Fiji, had been diagnosed with Dengue fever.

Steph was admitted to hospital, where Karl informed her that the cancerous growth was getting bigger and time was running out. Still, she decided to wait another couple of weeks until the baby could be safely delivered by caesarean section, and convinced Boyd not to tell Max for now.

As soon as she woke up, she announced that she wanted to have the baby delivered and begin her cancer treatment. Karl, Lyn and Boyd were delighted, and news came through that Max and Summer were on their way back from Fiji. As Boyd drove them back from the airport, Max phoned Steph who, in her excitement at hearing from him, suddenly went into labour. She took it as a sign and, despite the fears of Karl and Dr.

Olenski , was determined to go through with a natural birth. When Max arrived, he helped her through the labour and, by morning, Charlie Hoyland was born. A delighted Max and Steph had a few precious hours with him, and Steph got to feed her newborn son, before being taken away to theatre and her cancer operation. In the weeks that followed, Lyn moved in with Max and Steph, hoping to pass down some of her wisdom about raising children, but Steph quickly made it clear that both her husband and mother were wrapping her in cotton wool.

Although Max and Steph agreed a compromise by arranging a naming day, Lyn feared that her grandson would suffer without some kind of religious ceremony. Whilst babysitting one day, she took matters into her own hands and arranged her own christening, but Susan managed to talk her out of it. When Steph found out, relations with Lyn hit an all-time low. There was some good news to come, however, when Steph completed her course of intensive radiotherapy and was given the good news that it had been a success and she was cancer-free.

Over the weeks that followed, however, Steph struggled to deal with the changes to her body. Steph feared that Max was over-reacting and alienating his son, but Max refused to listen to reason and laughed as he received an invitation to the wedding.

Facing so little support, Boyd and Janae opted to elope and the news of the sudden wedding was broken to Max, Steph and Janelle by Summer, who had returned for the occasion. Steph happily congratulated the couple and later gave them some money to pay for a decent honeymoon, while Max stayed away. Outside, as Steph, Janelle, Bree and Summer waved off the couple, Max skulked in the background, unwilling to accept what his son had done.

Upon their return from their honeymoon on Wye River, Boyd and Janae managed to patch things up with Max, but, over the weeks that followed, Steph came to realise that perhaps it was her own marriage that was in trouble.

As Steph concentrated her efforts on finding out which of her neighbours had reported her to the council for excessive noise, Max developed a friendship with Katya Kinski , after accidentally knocking her down in his car. Due to a relationship with the unstable Robert Robinson , Katya found it difficult to trust any men, but found comfort in Max, who agreed to help her learn about her Tibetan roots.

Unaware that she had anything to be worried about, Steph found out that it had been Toadie who reported her, but he claimed it to be a joke and accused Steph of having no sense of humour. Steph then started playing jokes on her friends and neighbours, as Max went away on a Buddhist retreat with Katya.

Soon after, an oblivious Steph learnt from Susan that Katya had a crush on Max and had admitted to falling in love with him during that weekend away. Steph confronted her husband, desperate to know why he had kept her in the dark, but he assured her that she had nothing to worry about. And when Cameron died the following week, the Hoyland marriage seemed more unstable then ever. Although Steph continued to visit Max and support him, she realised that he was no longer himself, as the medication caused him to ramble, repeat himself and even confuse Steph with his late wife, Claire.

Eventually though, after tests showed that Max was suffering from post traumatic stress disorder and was recovering, Steph arranged for him to be allowed home to continue his care. However, when she, Boyd and Janae then went to collect him, they found out that he had disappeared. The following day, his coat and a photo of the Hoyland family was found at a bus stop and Steph began to realise that he had deliberately walked out and may never come back. As she struggled to cope, Steph turned to Toadie, who had left Erinsborough for a new job in Sydney, worried that he was becoming too close to his married friend.

Upon hearing the news, Toadie returned, moving in with Steph and Charlie as his own house had been rented to new tenants in his absence. When Guy was distracted for a moment, Zeke managed to knock him down and everyone but Toadie escaped. Moments later, as Toadie ran out of the front door, Guy got up and fired the gun, leaving Toadie with a bullet in his back.

As Toadie narrowly survived his shooting and lay unconscious in hospital, Steph admitted to Susan that the incident had made her realise that her feelings for him ran far deeper than just friendship. When Toadie regained consciousness, she told him that she loved him and wanted them to be together. With that decision made, Steph decided that her only option was to give her marriage to Max another try and asked him to move back into number 32 so that they could begin to move forward.

Steph found it difficult to continue with Max as if nothing had happened, despite his attempts to win her over with romantic gestures, including a hot air balloon ride.

But the old magic was gone and the pair sadly realised that their marriage was over. After spending a few days in Shelly Bay with Valda and Lyn — who had since left Erinsborough following a brief but disastrous marriage to Paul — Steph and Max returned to break the news to Boyd and Summer, who was home for a few days. They reacted badly at first, but came to terms with the news and said their goodbyes to their dad as he left Erinsborough to take a job on the Gippsland rigs.

Steph was then left running the bar, and trying to come to terms with her feelings for Toadie. But before she could do that, he found himself a new girlfriend in the form of Abby Stafford. Struggling to cope with seeing Toadie moving on, and the end of her marriage, Steph decided to take some time away from Erinsborough and left to spend a month in the country, checking out new wine suppliers and visiting her family. Before leaving, Susan encouraged Steph to speak to Toadie, and even ask him to join her on the trip.

But when Steph put her feelings on the line, she was left humiliated when Toadie said nothing and she quickly left, not realising that he had tried to come after her, but had been stopped in his tracks by Abby. But seeing the emotion between the two of them finally made Abby realise that she was standing in the way of true love.

Single again, Toadie went to see Steph and suggested that they give things another try — but take it slowly this time. With Toadie as her campaign manager, she pressed ahead, determined to portray herself as a real person; an approachable working mum who had the interests of the local people as her primary interest. A week later, thanks to Toadie taking over the entire campaign, Steph had another attempt to launch her political ambitions, this time with a press conference at the community hall.

And while it won over the assembled crowd, Toadie was furious with her for completely ignoring his advice and started threatening to run for council himself. He underwent further tests and, a few days later, as he and Steph were in the middle of a council debate, Toadie was arrested and, in front of the gathered press, he formally withdrew from the council race.

Having been charged, Toadie started to resign himself to losing his career and possibly his freedom, but Steph, having seen Max spiral into depression the year before, quickly snapped him out of it and encouraged him to fight.

On the day of the trial, Toadie's big brother, Stonie turned up for a visit, bringing with him a secret pot addiction. When Toadie found out, he told his brother to get out, but Steph allowed him to stay a little longer. The stress of this, coupled with problems at work, caused Toadie to have a panic attack, and a guilty Stonie finally opened up about problems in his marriage to Chantelle and agreed to try and give up the drugs, only for Chantelle to then turn up and announce that she'd decided to take a little holiday in Erinsborough herself.

The final straw came when Stonie hid some of his drugs in the bin and then left baby Charlie unattended. At the hospital, he was found to be OK, but it made him realise that he needed help and, on the day of the election, he and Chantelle headed off home.

Steph, meanwhile, won her place on local council but during her first meeting, she found that it wasn't going to be an easy ride. After being ignored by the other councillors when she tried to bring up a memorial wall for Stingray, councillor Jackie Jones took Steph to one side and told her that, if she wanted to get things done, she'd need to learn to play by the rules.

So, when a book launch was helf at Charlie's for celebrity chef Tony Aristedes , Steph asked him to stay on and cook up a few nibblies, before inviting Jackie and some of the other councillors along.

The plan to win them over succeeded and Steph found that she now had some leverage to get her childcare centre off the ground, but Jackie warned her that it would be at the expense of Stingray's memorial wall. Steph was then left to break the news to Janae that her brother's memorial wasn't going to happen. Things at home were no less difficult, when Steph took offence to Toadie bringing in his old green armchair from number When Steph pointed out that Toadie hadn't even consulted her about removing her sofa and replacing it, he reminded her that he'd lived there for six months, and it was the only thing belonging to him in the room.

Steph apologised, but told Toadie that her name still being Hoyland, and the house still being full of furniture she'd chosen with Max didn't make a difference to how she felt about him, and that the armchair could stay.

Steph's heartfelt words then gave Toadie an idea and, after gathering many of their friends and neighbours at Lassiter's, he left Steph lost for words when he proposed with the help of a skywriter. With many expectant eyes on her, Steph was forced to turn Toadie down, and the tension was then broken as Valda made a surprise return to town.

Steph was grateful to have her grandmother's ample bosom to cry into, as Toadie struggled to accept Steph's explanation that she simply didn't want to walk down the aisle for a third time, and was happy with things the way they were.

With things becoming increasingly awkward, Steph took Toadie for a ride on her motorbike, to a secluded spot, where she told him that she was going to change her surname back to Scully. She then read some vows that she'd written for him, and agreed to the engagement, though she explained that it might have to be a long one.

Meanwhile, council matters were also proving problematic, as many of the locals, led by Janae, launched a campaign to save Stingray's wall. Though she felt awful, Steph tried to be loyal to the council, but when Jackie Jones turned up and jokingly suggested that Steph should bring Charlie down to Lassiter's for a photo op, since Janae had recruited young Mickey Gannon to help get signatures. Disgusted by Jackie's comment, Steph decided to go and join the rest of the protestors, lined up in front of the wall to stop the council workmen from painting over it.

A few hours later, a call came through with the news that the council had backed down and the wall could stay, a decision strongly swayed by Steph's involvement. With one of her promises achieved, Steph headed off the following week on a work trip to Adelaide, to further research her plans to build a childcare centre in Erinsborough.

Upon her return to Erinsborough, Steph was thrilled when Libby paid a visit, as Susan battled health problems, eventually being diagnosed with MS. As Steph supported her best friend, she was shocked to learn that Darren had once again cheated on her, which brought her problems with Toadie to the surface once again.

Toadie was forced to admit that he supported Darren, who explained that he'd felt like he was always competing with the memory of Drew, which led to an argument about why Steph was still refusing to wear her engagement ring.

After hearing Libby talk about Drew, even mentioning that she couldn't ever remember having an argument with him, Steph realised that perhaps Darren and Toadie had a point, and even put her ring on her finger for the first time. Steph then tried to convince Libby that she needed to move on. At first, Libby was angry with her friend's interference, but soon realised that perhaps she was right, and her obsession with Drew had been part of the reason why Darren had looked elsewhere.

Steph supported Libby as she struggled to overcome her fears and reconcile with Darren but was annoyed when Libby questioned her own commitment to Toadie.

Her doubts escalated when Libby and Darren split for good and Steph agreed to accompany Libby when she returned to Shepparton to pack up her belongings. After a call from Valda and a chat with Libby, Steph had to decide whether she loved Toadie as a lover or a friend.

Her decision made she proposed to Toadie in front of Ramsay Street residents the very next day and announced that the wedding would take the following month. The lead up to the wedding saw problem after problem for the couple. He questioned how much she loved him and called off the wedding before she convinced him it was what she wanted.

Then disaster after disaster. Toadie was convinced this was a sign for them not to get married. On the morning of the wedding at the rehearsal Susan collapsed and was rushed to hospital. Steph and Toadie wanted to call off the wedding but Susan urged them to carry on.

Outside Steph had an attack of nerves and delayed entering the church. When she reached the alter she stumbled over her vows which convinced Toadie she was marrying him for the wrong reasons and not because she loved him.

He called off the wedding leaving Steph to explain to the guests that the wedding was off. Shortly afterwards she was implicated in a Council scandal about withdrawing security at a disused warehouse. She took off to Shelly Bay to spend some time with her mum and sort out her head leaving Toadie to continue the fight. In her absence Toadie and Rebecca Napier found evidence which proved that Steph was innocent.

Upon her return she pledged to repair her relationship with Toadie and made it clear to him that she still wanted him in her life and that his friendship was very important to her.

He was in an unforgiving mood, moving the rest of his belongings to no 30 and demanding access to Charlie who he had grown close to. Toadie found it difficult to be around Steph so decided to take an open ended contract in East Timor offering legal expertise. Then Steph and Dan fell down an abandoned mineshaft and had to be rescued.

Whilst trapped they had some deep and meaningful discussions about the mistakes they had made and what they wanted for the future. After being treated for a broken collarbone, Steph was allowed to leave hospital and asked her friend Libby to move in with her. When news came through that Toadie was to return home Steph became nervous. First impressions seemed promising and he seemed friendly towards her. She took a sneaky look at his photos and saw some pictures of him with a woman and kids.

Mistakenly thinking he had found someone else she tried to tease the truth out of him taking beer and pizza round to no 30 to share in front of the footy on TV. After a relaxing beginning she raised the subject of the photos which prompted an angry reaction from Toadie and her being asked to leave.

Later Toadie complained about Steph to Dan who said that Steph really had a cheek to show that she cared about him. Realising that Steph did have his best interests at heart he went around to no 32 with ice-cream as a peace offering.

Hilda felt that Callum needed a positive male influence and Steph thought Toadie fitted the bill. Neither Callum or Toadie were keen on the idea but as Steph convinced Toadie, Callum found Toadie's lawman outfit and they bonded over their love of wrestling. The boy later found his grandmother was ill and stayed with Toadie whilst she was in hospital.

She was introduced to Jay Duncan , to whom she felt an instant attraction. The feeling was mutual and he asked her out. She declined, explaining to Libby that Toadie may need help with Callum.

They got on well and started dating but Steph was conscious of how Toadie would feel about her dating again. After walking in on Steph and Jay kissing Toadie was visibly upset but told Steph that they were over so she should go for it with her new beau.

Jay had earlier invited Toadie and Callum along and was shocked to discover that Steph and Toadie had been engaged. Jealous, he questioned Steph about her closeness to Toadie and she assured him they were just friends, best friends. The group were caught in a bush fire which resulted in the death of Marco Silvani , the partner of neighbour Carmella.

Jay led the rescue to ensure all the others were safe and was hailed a hero. It was revealed that the fire was arson and the hunt was on for the culprit. Jay pointed the finger at Callum saying it was classic behaviour for a problem child and Steph voiced her concerns to Toadie.

They again argued and Toadie began to suspect Jay. Thinking he was accusing Jay because he was jealous she told him to butt out of her life and ignored his warnings about her new boyfriend. Jay took Steph and her son Charlie to a cabin miles away from anywhere for a romantic break. Meanwhile, Toadie and Nicola were hunting for her after receiving a phone call which hinted of the location of the cabin. Finding Charlie at the side of the road, Nicola stayed with him while Toadie went to help Steph.

Back at the cabin, Steph had tried to escape but had been caught by Jay and was begging for her life as he threatening to set her alight. When Steph returned home she was terrified that Jay would come to find her and clung to Toadie for support. He stayed with her and assured her she would be safe but one night Jay broke in but was scared off by Callum who raised the alarm.

Steph was frantic and decided to visit her dad in Bendigo. She rushed to no 30 to find Jay threatening Toadie with a pair of scissors. She dived in between them and was stabbed by Jay who then fled the scene. He was pursued by Dan and later arrested. Steph was rushed to hospital and underwent emergency surgery. Toadie anxiously waited outside and was encouraged by Nicola to confess to Steph that he still loved her.

He refused as he felt she only needed him as a comfort blanket. Steph meanwhile told Libby that letting him go was the biggest mistake of her life and she wanted to make another go of it but Libby told her that she only wanted him because he was safe and not for the right reasons.

She was supportive of her best friend Libby when she started seeing newcomer Lucas Fitzgerald only to later go on to again date his elder brother Dan. Toadie was having some difficulty dealing with Callum who was having some problems at school.

The boys teacher Kelly Katsis visited Toadie at home and gave Toadie the impression that he was failing as a parent. Toadie feeling a failure rang Human Services to arrange for Callum to live with his aunt. She called Toadie a coward and angrily stormed out.

She later apologised but Toadie said she was right and asked for help in getting the boy back, a quest which proved successful. Around this time Toadie had also grown close to Kelly. Kelly thought Toadie was lovely but had jumped to the conclusion he was gay and that Dan was his partner. She told Steph that it was obvious she still loved him and it must be hard seeing him with Dan.

Highly amused by this, Steph continued to allow Kelly to think he was gay and therefore off limits and when she eventually found out the truth she was unhappy with Steph. Steph felt threatened by Kelly and her closeness to Toadie and became a tad jealous. Although she eventually got over it and was happy that Toadie was moving on, she felt on the outer. She was also scared and confused by her emotions when neighbour Harold Bishop became ill with cancer and refused treatment.

She confided in Toadie that she was afraid of what the future may hold and lived in fear of her cancer returning.

He realised he was feeling the same and choose to accept treatment. She wanted to spend more time with her son and take do things she wanted to do.

Registering with an online dating site she got feedback which confirmed to her that she was the type of girl blokes wanted as a mate not a girlfriend. Rebecca and Miranda Parker gave her a makeover and girly Steph posted a new profile.

She had quite a lot of interest but one that caught her eye was of Greg Michaels who looked vaguely familiar to her. She felt a fraud and reassured by Harold that she was beautiful as herself she attended the date in jeans and a vest top.

At the end of the date he took her home and kissed her goodnight. She was elated but unbeknown to her, Greg was married. On their second date they decided to spend the afternoon together in room at Lassiters. During the afternoon Libby and several of her pupils at Erinsborough High had been involved in an accident and were in hospital. Susan Kennedy had been trying to call Steph and upon discovering several missed calls, Steph left Greg at the hotel to go to the hospital.

When at the hospital , waiting with Susan for news of Libby Steph spoke to Veronica Orlenski, the doctor that delivered her son Charlie. Steph was furious and immediately ended the relationship but Greg was in love with her and left his wife. Greg visited Steph at the garage to try to talk her into giving him another chance and whilst they were kissing Charlie had an accident inside the garage. A heavy set of shelving fell on top of him and Greg helped Lucas lift the shelving off him before he was taken to hospital.

Things were tense and she accused Veronica of malpractice when Charlie suffered a reaction to some medication. Dr Orlenski countered that Steph was an unfit parent for leaving her child unattended whilst she spent time with her lover.

Toadie finally convinced Steph to drop the case. She reluctantly let him stay on the sofa and they agreed to move their relationship on slowly. Steph overheard and the pair rowed, resulting in Libby being asked to leave no Steph decided that her friendship with Libby was too precious to continue the feud and told Libby the truth and the friends made up. Greg meanwhile had been offered a job in Darwin, a three month contract and wanted Steph to go with him.

She was tempted but having just reconciled with Libby, decided to stay in Erinsborough and would visit him as often as she could. Libby had suffered a miscarriage and was distraught but Steph was around to offer support. Steph then discovered that Toadie has written a play about their life today.

The story of Gerrard and Stella pretty much was a carbon copy of their life together. She was furious that their dirty laundry was to be aired in public and the pair fell out. Toadie rewrote the ending to appease her but she was still unhappy. Greg returned from Darwin and Steph asked him to move in with her and Charlie. He agreed and made plans to extend their family which freaked Steph out a little. Toadie knew she was hiding something from Greg and called her on it. She denied it, but he knew her too well and she was afraid he would tell Greg.

Steph and Toadie argued and Steph and Greg left abruptly. Toadie had shown Steph the offending draft and apologised but she was really upset. She was furious though when she discovered Greg had hired Tim Collins to sue Toadie. She immediately went around to see Toadie and dropped the case. Greg was getting more and more jealous of Toadie and then of Lucas. When Lucas playfully picked Steph up at a barbecue at no 30, Greg screamed at him to put her down and said she was acting cheap. This was the beginning of the end and Steph ended the relationship.

Libby had been away visiting her brother Billy and his wife Anne who had recently had twins. When she returned she was saddened to hear that Steph and Greg had split up. Something else was troubling her too which Steph picked up on immediately. It was her sadness of not being able to give her husband Dan a baby of his own. Libby became upset and ran out, closely followed by Steph.

When Dan arrived, Steph sat the pair down and offered to be a surrogate for them. Initially Dan was reluctant but Libby convinced him and eventually they accepted her offer. Lucas had problems, he had a gambling habit which had quickly gotten out of hand and he owed several thousand dollars to a local villain Johnno Brewer.

Steph had decided to tell Lucas how she felt about him and went to the garage where she thought he was working late. She found him playing poker with Johnno and his mates and posing as his girlfriend she attempted to bail Lucas out.

Johnno insisted Lucas play on and Lucas and Steph ended up doing a runner from the garage and hid in an empty building. As they hid they almost kissed and it was only when Steph broke the moment that they moved away from each other. They returned to the garage to find it trashed. Back at no 32 Steph was clearly preoccupied by what had happened. Lucas then turned up as he had been locked out by Elle.

He took a shower and returned to the lounge wearing an old dressing gown of Gregs. The following day at work, Lucas refused to discuss the matter with her, even though she was continually pushing him for the truth. Instead he took off and spent the afternoon with Elle, leaving Steph with piles of work to do on her own. This pattern continued for several days.

Steve Parker brought his family car in for a service as he was driving his family down to Oakey. Steph was tasked to work on it and it was duly returned to the Parkers.

Unfortunately, on their way to Oakey they crashed, resulting in daughter Bridget being hospitalised. Tragically she died leaving a teenage husband Declan and newborn daughter India.

Worried that the garage would be to blame, landing her boyfriend Lucas in trouble she was determined to lay the blame on Steph, a determination which became stronger after Steph unintentially revealed the moment she and Lucas shared.

At the wake, Lucas received a phone call from the Police which revealed the car had a steering fault. He passed on the information to Steph who broke down as she had serviced the car. She immediately blamed herself and told Declan she was to blame. Johnno Brewer could be seen tampering with the car and Steph was cleared. Steph realised how much Lucas and Elle missed each other and convinced Lucas to give Elle another chance, although the two continued to butt heads.

At the ceremony as the couple exchanged their vows, a taxi pulled up and Lyn got out, revealing that she and Paul were still legally married. Rebecca and Lyn were at war which put Steph in a difficult position and she and Rebecca were good friends. Lyn though was determined to play dirty and make Paul pay for hurting her. Steph said she was happy at no 32 but seeing Lyn in a depressed state over her feud with Paul and Rebecca she bought no Lyn then disappeared leaving a note for Steph saying she missed Oscar and was visiting him.

She failed to answer her phone and Steph became anxious. Eventually she returned home and Steph found out about the money Paul had given her. Elle had been ripped off by a conman and needed to raise funds fast.

Locals arranged protests against the sale so Elle sold instead to a mystery bidder who was later revealed as Lyn, so the war between her and the Robinsons continued.

Lyn was handed the last minute task of catering for the Deb Ball. Although she had had a problem with the electricity supply and the store had experienced several power cuts she agreed to take on the job and Steph helped her make the sandwiches and waitressed at the bar.

After she left, Lucas proposed to Elle and she accepted. The following morning Steph and several other people who attended the deb ball were ill with a stomach bug. Shortly after Lucas and Elle became engaged she was offered a job in New York. She took the job and intended for Lucas to move to the States with her. Steph recruited Toadie to support Lucas, but it was his brother Dan who was his main support.

Susan, who replaced Steph as a surrogate had lost the pairs baby and Libby blamed Dan for the miscarriage. Libby was not sharing her problems with Steph and she felt pushed out.

She learnt Libby was telling Lucas her problems, and as she still harboured feelings for Lucas, Steph felt a little jealous of their closeness. She joined him, admitting she too was in a bad mood and they reminisced about the past and how they once dated. One drink led to another and before long both were rather tipsy. They began to dance and then Dan kissed Steph. Also, as a mother, I sympathise with your recent difficulties but I cannot pass sentence based on my feelings.

I, like you, like all of us must respect the law. It is my responsibility to send a message to the community that driving under the influence of alcohol is absolutely unacceptable; therefore I sentence you to 6 years imprisonment with a minimum non- parole period of 2 years. Steph can't believe it and neither can those sitting in the public gallery where their gasps can be heard. Lyn shouts out "nooooooo" and Summer immediately goes to hug her as Steph turns round ashen- faced to look at them before she too starts saying "no".

As you'd expect, Sam has a self- satisfied look on her face before we cut back to the both teary Steph and Toadie trying to hug but being prevented from doing so by the guard placing the handcuffs on Steph. As if trying to reassure her family, Steph turns round to say she is alright but her face and body language suggests otherwise.

The guard leads Steph away and we can see the tears streaming down Toadie's face as we head into the next commercial break. Goodwood Women's Prison Steph is escorted into the jail and is told to place her personal belongings into a tray. The guard then says she needs to go have a shower and change into her blue prison uniform but before she does so, she asks for one last request - a hug with Toadie who has accompanied her to the prison.

She goes over to where Toadie is standing and hugs him very tightly. He reciprocates the hug and wordlessly they remain for a few seconds until the guard tells Steph its time to go. Steph then breaks the contact and follows the guard into the prison itself with one final look behind at Toadie. Number 22 Andrew is trying to keep an eye on the street for everyone returning from court but Tash has other ideas on how they can occupy their time - talking about dance parties.

Taking his mobile from him, she suggests a brainstorming session instead beginning with them giving up this pretence that they are not interested in each other any more. Lyn consoles her grandson and does her fondly strokes Summer's face too because she is naturally upset. Libby then agrees with an earlier suggestion of Susan's that she goes away for a bit. Goodwood Women's Prison Dressed in her prison clothes, the guard shows Steph into her new home for the next 2- 6 years and before she leaves, she hands over an envelope Toadie wanted her to have.

We then see her going round all the people in the photo and how they are coping beginning with Libby standing struggling with her emotions in the 26 kitchen; Toadie and Callum hugging each other in 30 before Callum leaves and Toadie takes his frustrations out on the contents of the table, swiping them onto the floor in a fit of rage. Steph tries to compose herself before looking at the next person - Lucas who is standing staring at the smouldering barrel that was ablaze the night before when he spent time with Steph at the Shed.

She then gives up trying to compose herself when she looks at the next two - Lyn and Charlie, where her mum is comforting the sleeping Charlie on the sofa of 26 as Summer wordlessly to keep their emotions in check passes Lyn as she leaves the house. Finally back with Steph and she turns the photo over to read that her mum has written a message:. Number 22 Final commercial break later and Andrew answers the door to Summer.

She miffed at him not contacting her then asks what happened, so she tells him that Steph got 6 years. Sum then wants to hang out with him because she doesn't want to be at home given how fragile everyone is, however Andrew isn't exactly happy to have her there at the moment Summer leaves the house distraught, when she twigs that not only are the back together again, but have been up to the nasty too!

Tomorrow on Neighbours - Rebecca inviting Michael over to 22 to join her and Paul. And so as the credits begin, so ends the last episode of Carla Bonner playing Stephanie Jo Scully after an 11 year spell, covering episodes. Recent Additions. Celebrity Appearances. Guilt eventually got the better of the cheating pair on the big day and Steph was left feeling like a fool at the altar, but there's a saying: hell hath no fury like a Scully scorned. Steph proved it as she ripped Flick a new one right in the middle of Ramsay Street.

While Marc was a bit of a plot device, the fallout was fantastic, and the wedding day showdown was a truly unforgettable moment. When Steph met and fell in love with single dad Max Hoyland, Steph settled into domestic bliss and it seemed like things were finally looking up.

Then the worst happened, and Steph received a devastating breast cancer diagnosis. Despite her setbacks, Steph had always remained fiery and confident — which made this storyline even more upsetting. Eager to protect Max and the kids, Steph ended their relationship. She lost her hair and her usual array of vests gave way to baggy clothes to hide her body. As always, Carla Bonner rose to the challenge and delivered some of her best scenes as she portrayed Steph's battle and proved herself to be one of Neighbours ' finest talents.

When Steph discovered she was pregnant a few years later, she was elated, and it seemed she could finally have it all. However, true to form, nothing ever runs smoothly for our Steph and those erotic dreams about Drew were a warning that her cancer had returned — and this time it wasn't just her life on the line.

With Karl unable to guarantee that treatment wouldn't affect Charlie's health, Steph made the daring decision to forego chemotherapy until her child was born. While Max tried to have her sectioned, Steph fought for Charlie's survival, despite her own failing health.

Luckily things worked out for both mum and son, but the incident proved that Steph would never let anyone dictate her actions or her body.

After her marriage with Max broke up for good, and after a runaway bride moment at the altar with Toadie, there was only ever really one more man for her: Lucas Fitzgerald. When Steph saw Libby and Lucas kiss, she made one of the biggest mistakes of her life — sleeping with Libby's ex-husband, Dan! Lucky for Steph, Dan swiftly departed, and the secret seemed safe… until Steph discovered she was pregnant.

Not wanting to break her bestie's heart, Steph and Toadie concocted to a plot to pretend the baby was Toadie's and resume their previous relationship. What could go wrong?

Well, just about everything. Toadie began to fall for Sonya and of course, pesky Paul Robinson getting involved and playing a recording about the lie in a packed-out pub!

The resulting drama was fantastic and the confrontation between the former friends was electric. However, this was to be the greatest turning point in Steph's life so far. When Carla Bonner's departure was announced in , fans hoped Steph could make amends and leave on a high, but it wasn't to be, and few could've predicted just how bad things would end up.