Home And Away star Ada Nicodemou leaves fans stunned after sharing shock ‘injury’ pics – but all is not as it seems
CONFRONTING close-up footage of Home And Away star Ada Nicodemou has left fans horrified.
The actress, 46, shared a shocking clip of her face looking bloody and bruised on Instagram.
She appeared alongside her Home And Away co-star James Stewart, 47, who looked to have similar injuries.
Ada said in the video: "Well, another one bites the dust."
But fans' fears were quickly put to bed as the mum-of-one revealed their looks were not real but created using makeup.
She captioned the post: "Just thought I'd share some fun BTS clips of tonight's crazy episodes. It's on now so tune in to @channel7."
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The realistic-looking makeup transformed Ada and James into characters Leah and Justin who, in the latest episode of Home And Away, were kidnapped and locked up for days without water, food, or plumbing.
The actors giggled and laughed in behind-the-scenes clips, despite the dramatic nature of their storyline.
Fans jumped to the comments of Ada's post to share their thoughts, with one calling the looks "intense".
They wrote: "make up was so incredibly brilliant!!... Justin and Leah were suitably looking like hell!!.."
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Someone else said, "oh no my eyes MY EYES", while another called the makeup "great".
One person said the scenes "had me on the edge of my seat".
Another wrote: "Realness is on point."
Appearing on The Morning Show on Thursday, Ada joked that she "hates" the dirt and make-up she has to wear for certain scenes.
She laughed: "I've said to the writers, 'that's it, from now on I can only look glamorous'.
"No, but you know, it was really great shooting this because we felt like we were doing a movie because it was just the two of us for weeks on end."
In other Home And Away news, former star Sam Frost has wowed fans with a stunning new look after chopping off her long locks.
The mum-of-one shared a video of the transformation to her near 600,000 followers.
Her ex-co-stars went wild for the haircut, with Sarah Roberts commenting: “Yassssss I love this look on uuuuuuu.”
Lynne McGranger, who plays Irene Roberts on the soap, agreed: "Gorgeous girlie."
Meanwhile, former Home And Away heartthrob Mark Furze has appeared unrecognisable 19 years after quitting the show.
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He rose to fame as Eric "Ric" Dalby, grandson of beloved character Alf Stewart and cousin of Martha MacKenzie.
Fans of the show have left comments on his Instagram page expressing their disbelief, with one writing: "You look so different from Home and Away days"!
