Home and Away star takes fans behind-the-scenes
<p>Ada Nicodemou has given fans a behind-the-scenes look at what happens on the set of <em>Home and Away</em>. </p>
<p>The video, posted on Instagram, showed a day in the life of her character Leah Patterson, and it started off with Ada getting her hair and make up done. </p>
<p>“Now in the makeup chair!” a visibly excited Ada exclaimed, to which her make up artist replied, “Let’s do it, yay!”</p>
<p>A bare-faced Ada explained to fans that she also rehearses her lines while getting her make up done, before the clip cuts to a video of her arriving on set, wearing dark sunglasses and a colourful jacket.</p>
<p>“So, I just got to the garage set now, and I’m gonna do my first scene!” she explained, before co-star James Stewart, who plays Justin Morgan popped in to say hello. </p>
<p>“Don’t I love this set?” Ada said sarcastically, which prompted a grin from her co-star who added: “Well, no, the garage is not really Ada’s favourite set, but the rest of us like it!”</p>
<p>The clip then cuts to the second set of the day outside the Summer Bay House, where she introduced director Chris Martin Jones and another crew member, Tony Gardiner.</p>
<p>She also showed a few clips of her filming a scene with Emily Symons, who plays Marilyn Chambers on the show. </p>
<p>“So this scene is with the beautiful Em, it’s just a nice two-hander,” she said, as Emily smiled for the camera. </p>
<p>However, it's not always sunshine and rainbows on set, when the day suddenly transformed into a grim one as Ada panned the camera around a rainy set. </p>
<p>"Hopefully we can shoot,” she said, now dressed in a thick jacket which was very different to her previously bright orange tank-top. </p>
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<p>Unfortunately, because of the dreary weather the rest of the day's filming was cancelled. </p>
<p>“Okay, so let’s just say we didn’t finish the shoot, there’s thunderstorms and lightning ... surely that’s a song," she jokingly concluded, in reference to the iconic Queen song <em>Bohemian Rhapsody</em>.</p>
<p>“Um, so yeah, it’s a wrap. It’s a wrap!”</p>
<p>Fans were obsessed with the behind-the-scenes content. </p>
<p>“Thank you, wow, you really all work together wonderfully, thank you for sharing this Ada,” wrote one fan. </p>
<p>“Aweeee love Home & Away!! You guys are the best," commented another. </p>
<p>“Loved this!! Thank you for sharing lovely,” wrote a third. </p>
<p>One curious fan questioned why they don't film and work with the weather when it is raining, to which Ada replied: “They always have to give the impression it’s always summer in Summer Bay lol.”</p>
<p><em>Images: Instagram</em></p>
