Amid all the Home And Away drama lately (seriously, we need to know who is Witness X?!) thereโs still been plenty of romance.
Fans have been swept up in Christian and Toriโs love story like no other since the hot doc arrived in town.
Penny McNamee who plays Home And Awayโs resident medical practitioner has even teased that a possible proposal could be in her characterโs future!
It appears, however, Toriโs love life isnโt the only one looking summery bright.
Ryder (played by Lukas Radovich), one of the showโs younger stars, has been spotted by the Daily Mail on the Summer Bay set filming scenes frolicking along the beach with a gorgeous newcomer.
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Ryderโs been unlucky in love so far.
(Channel Seven)The new love interest in question has been identified as US-born Australian actress Sam Barrett.
The stunning red head appeared in ABC drama The Heights last year and also models. Her Instagram page is littered with gorgeous shots of her work.
Exactly who Sam will play and how her character will come to be in Summer Bay is unclear but she looks very cosy with Ryder.
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Sam is set for Summer Bay.
(Instagram)A number of the cast are already following her account too, including Lukas, Sam Frost, Rob Kipa-Williams, Kawakawa Fox-Reo, Ethan Browne and even Ryderโs former on-screen flame Jade aka Mia Morrissey. Itโs something weโll take as a good sign Samโs set to stay in town a while.
Poor Ryder hasnโt had much of a love story since his ill-fated romance with beautiful yet troublesome backpacker, Jade.
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Jade made Ryderโs life a living hell.
(Channel Seven)Fans may recall Ryder was besotted with Jade, that was until he caught her stealing from the Salt till when no one was looking.
Soon after Jade blackmailed Ryder by secretly filming them while being intimate before posting the footage online and pressing charges with the police.
Eventually, after a few tense weeks, the truth was uncovered. But the harrowing experience was enough to put Ryder off love. Until now it seems!
Weโll just have to stay tuned to see how this love story plays out.