Home and Away fans have been left stunned after the long-running soap opera screened two shocking – and controversial – storylines this past week.

In the first, Nicholas Cartwright’s character Cash Newman was dealt double heartache after his sister Felicity, played by Jacqui Purvis, died – and his relationship with his fiancée Eden ended.

Meanwhile, Felicity’s ex-husband Tane Parata, played by Ethan Browne, was told by his one night stand Harper that she is pregnant with his baby – while he is still mourning his ex Felicity.

The two bombshell storylines took fans by surprise, many of whom quickly went on social media to express their frustration over how the characters behaved.

‘Poor Eden she didn’t deserve that, I get that Cash is hurting big time but Eden also lost her best friend,’ one person sniped.

‘I cried so much! And then Cash did WHAT!!! I’m stunned,’ a second user added.

However, others were sympathetic to Cash’s plight and said people needed to be understanding towards him in his time of need.

‘He’s speaking from grief. He lost his mum, dad, and now his sister. He told Eden he doesn’t want to bury her either, that’s why he broke it off with her. He doesn’t feel like he can have a happy ending.’

Elsewhere, fans were calling out Harper, played by Jessica Redmayne, for dropping the shock news on Tane at the worst possible time.

‘She should’ve told him straight away or at least waited for them to give his ex-wife a proper goodbye. Very hard timing,’ one person complained.

‘Harper picked the wrong time, yet again. Tane isn’t happy,’ another viewer chipped in.

‘Tane always wanted a child but he wanted to be in a relationship before he has a child, not a one night stand,’ a third person added.

It comes after audiences were left devastated earlier this month when fan-favourite character Felicity Newman collapsed and died in shock scenes.

After leaving fans in tears following her character’s death on the soap, the actress, 33, has now broken her silence on her heartbreaking final episodes.

The Aussie star, who is looking to make it big in Hollywood, posted to Instagram on Tuesday a touching tribute to her fans and the show which made her famous.

‘What a life! Thank you to @homeandaway for an incredible three years. Had an absolute blast,’ she wrote alongside a montage of her behind-the-scenes antics.

Jacqui went on to pay special thanks also to her co-star and on screen romantic interest Ethan Browne, who portrayed Felicity’s ex-husband Tane Parata.