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Home and Away Spoilers – Irene’s drunken interview gets her in trouble
This week on Home and Away in Australia, as Irene continues to turn to alcohol to numb her guilt, a drunken interview with the Coastal News looks set to get her into trouble.
Irene (Lynne McGranger) continues to cause concern for her loved ones this week, as she faces her latest battle against the drink.
After 9 years of sobriety, Irene fell off the wagon last week, in the wake of the reveal that new friend Bronte (Stefanie Caccamo) had been scamming her and the wider community into thinking she was dying.
It was Dana being taken by Bronte and her co-conspirator Chase (Joshua Mehmet) that led to them being caught, and Bronte dug the knife in further by calling Irene a stupid old woman during their final encounter at the police station.
The fact that Dana’s boyfriend Xander also hadn’t believed her theory led to Dana dumping him following her rescue, which only compounded Irene’s guilt.
After bringing home a bottle of whiskey last week, Irene desperately called a helpline hoping they would be able to stop her falling off the wagon. After three talks with them, and a long walk along the beach, Irene managed to resist.
However, when a well-meaning John (Shane Withington) called around the following morning, putting his foot in it by telling that Xander was the one suffering at the moment, she asked him to leave and she finally succumbed to the bottle.
Leah (Ada Nicodemou) and Marilyn (Emily Symons) noticed Irene was a bit out of sorts when she eventually showed up for work, making numerous sarcastic comments towards them. But it was a later outburst at Dana, who she called pathetic for always playing the victim and punishing Xander, that caused real concern.
Irene soon realised her mistake as John went to check on her, and as she promised to apologise to Dana, he reminded her that he was only a phone call away.
When Irene went home, she learnt that Dana had dumped Xander properly, commenting that Irene had been right and that when there’s something toxic in your life, you need to remove it.
Irene took Dana’s words on board and later poured the rest of her whiskey down the sink.
When Xander and Dana later got back together following his surfing accident, Irene was somewhat nonchalant about the news, much to the surprise of Leah and Marilyn. As the pair wondered how Irene could find a positive in the whole situation, Leah suggested that they talk to local rag The Coastal News and tell their side of the story.