What they look like now

[AngelRose]

Yeah, especially as she nearly always seems to play an 'Iron Lady' type character.

[Skykat]

Lynne McGranger, Irene Roberts.

Credit to Homeandaway.org for the original picture.

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[ter06]

She got better looking with age also!

[Skykat]

I love this thread! I have so many to post!

Sophie Simpson, Rebecca Elmaloglou

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Ben Unwin, Jesse McGregor.

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[alexx]

I wish they kept Irene slightly closer to character in the way of her clothing and hair/makeup. I understand she has grown and evolved in different ways since she first arrived, but I don’t think Irene is the type of woman to change her entire wardrobe so drastically in fashion sense without any help...etc They should have kept her in her lime green eye make-up and mini skirts, there are woman out there in Australia still dressing like they did in the 80's!

[summerbay4eva]

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[~Amy~]

Lynne McGranger, Irene Roberts.

Credit to Homeandaway.org for the original picture.

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Thats definetly a dramatic change

[AngelRose]

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A bigger change than I expected

[alexx]

Yeah but she didnt look like that on H&A - thats when she was 15/16 in Heartbreak High.

[TabbyCool]

Apart from Lynne McGranger, it seems that the only people who have really changed are the ones who were on the show when they were really young, like pre-teenage. That's just because they've grown up, so they're more likely to look different.

People like Isla Fisher, Melissa George, Kristy Wright, Tempany Deckert etc. don't look any different (apart from obviously being a little older, although in some of them even that's not so obvious!).