Home and Away’s James Stewart admits co-star he misses most after emotional exit

Home and Away star James Stewart revealed he misses working with co-star Penny McNamee, who starred as his on-screen sister Tori Morgan from 2016 until 2021.

James, 47, made his debut as Justin Morgan alongside Penny, 40 as well as Jackson Heywood and Orpheus Pledger, who played their other TV siblings Brody and Mason Morgan.

But with Justin being the only remaining Morgan family member in the Bay, James explained he missing acting with his soap family.

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"I miss them so much," he exclusively told Daily Star. "Penny McNamee, oh my gosh I miss her."

Tori bid farewell to Summer Bay in 2021 for a new life in London with her husband Christian Green (Ditch Davey) and daughter Grace.

But less than two years after her exit, Penny made a triumphant return to the soap – however in a completely different role.

Taking to Instagram earlier this year, the actress shared a photo of the Home and Away credits page which featured her name on it, revealing she is now a writer on the soap.

“PLoTwiST! Different place in the credits – same legendary team," she penned in the caption.

After the incredible reaction from her friends and fans, the mum-of-two added in the comments: "I’m a little overwhelmed by all the encouragement and love. Thank you wonderful humans."

James touched upon his co-star's new role, admitting she was able to return as a writer because "she's that smart".

The actor explained that Penny's background in musical theatre would come in handy when they had long shoots on set.

He said: "She comes from a musical theatre background so whenever we had 12 hour shifts and things were a little low energy, we would sing a song. And she knows all of them!"

James, who has been married to his former Home and Away co-star Sarah Roberts since 2019, added: "I grew up with Led Zeppelin and she grew up with Sondheim so we'd sort of swap stories and I miss it desperately."

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