Home and Away star Kyle Shilling has shared an unexpected challenge he faces while portraying Mali on the popular soap.

The 28-year-old fan favorite revealed that the ‘intimacy’ scenes involving Emily Weir’s character Mackenzie and her on-screen boyfriend Levi, played by Tristan Gorey, are the most frustrating aspect of his role.

On the show, Mali shares a flat with Mackenzie, leading to frequent awkward moments whenever her character decides to ‘make out’ with Levi.

Kyle shared the surprising admission during a chat with his co-star Emily, 33, which was shared to Home and Away’s Instagram.

‘What do you think Mali feels is the most annoying thing about living with Mackenzie,’ the actress asked Kyle in a new video.

‘I feel like it’s always just being told to stay out of their house when there is….happening,’ the actor said with a wink.

Home and Away star Kyle Shilling has opened up about a surprising challenge he has to face while playing the character of Mali on the hit soap. Pictured: A scene with Kyle in the series

The 28-year-old favourite says he finds the ‘intimacy’ scenes shared between Emily Weir’s character Mackenzie (pictured) are ‘annoying’

‘It’s just a lot of intimacy in your home and it’s like “Mali get out” while you [Mackenzie] are making out.’

The video is part of a new social media video series ‘A Touch of Salt’ with Emily Weir in which the actress takes fans behind the scenes of the soap featuring her co-stars.

Meanwhile, Home and Away fans are in a frenzy over what’s in store for Summer Bay next season.

And it seems that a new group of River Boys are set to feature in a fresh storyline in the New Year.

On set pictures from the Home and Away set leaked to the internet show Nicholas Cartwright’s policeman character Cash making what appears to be an arrest.

And it also appears there might be a ‘River Girl’ in the new group of characters.

Fan site Back to the Bay shared that actress Sophea Pennington could be joining the cast as a character called Lacey.

Yahoo fuelled speculation over the young newcomer joining the beloved soap after reporting that a number of Home and Away cast members are following her on Instagram.

In the show, Mail shares a flat with Mackenzie – and things often get awkward between the pair every time her character wants to ‘make out’ with her boyfriend Levi (played by actor Tristan Gorey) Pictured: Kyle in a scene fro his interview with co-star Emily Weir

The Home and Away Spoilers and Gossip fan page recently shared that actors Rob Mellyonarie and Adam Peck will co-star as two of the new River Boys.

The ‘River Boys’ were first introduced to Summer Bay as a gang of criminals in 2011.

Their antics created havoc in Summer Bay and fuelled storylines over several seasons.

Meanwhile, other cast changes for Home and Away in 2025 include Kirsty Marillier, whose character Rose is set to make an exit in the upcoming season.

Marillier will soon appear on stage in a new production of Picnic at Hanging Rock, based on the famous novel, at the Sydney Opera House in February.

Former Home and Away favourite Patrick O’Connor is also set to make a surprise return to the soap after exiting the series alongside his real life sweetheart Sophie Dillman.

The pair who played on-screen couple Dean and Ziggy left the high rating soap in March 2023.

O’Connor confirmed to The Daily Telegraph that he and Dillman would be appearing as part of the River Boys storyline.

He revealed that new scenes have already been filmed in far North Queensland.

‘There’s a bit of River Boy action, there’s a bit of road trips with them,’ O’Connor told the publication.

‘I think it’ll be good to see where Dean is now, where they’re at now with their babies living away in Queensland, is all I’ll say.’

Also tipped to join the cast as a new character in 2025 is Amanda Bishop, best known for her Julia Gillard send-up in the ABC 2011 sit-com At Home with Julia.

It comes after Home and Away fans breathed a sigh of relief after the 2024 season ended a cliffhanger that had Nicholas Cartwright’s character Cash facing possible criminal charges.

New photos leaked from the Summer Bay set revealed that Cash survived his ordeal.

The spoiler, which was posted to a Facebook Home and Away group, shows Cash in his police uniform filming scenes alongside his police car and an unidentified character.

Also seen in the snap is Home and Away actor Ethan Browne, who plays the character of Tane in the long running soap.

Browne can be seen standing in a singlet with the new character watching the crew film the scene.

In the season finale Cash was seen waking up next to the lifeless body of his enemy Tim (played by George Pullar).

Cash’s ex-fiancée Eden, played by Stephanie Panozzo, had warned him that Tim’s former client Nerida (Ellie Gall) felt slighted and was out for revenge.

Meanwhile, fans took to social media with theories about the storyline that might develop in next year’s season.

Viewers noticed that Nerida appeared in a promo shot which appeared to feature her character in handcuffs at a police station being booked by Officer Rose Delaney (Kirsty Marillier).

Some claimed the photo provided a major clue that her mysterious character was involved in Cash’s predicament.

‘Definitely Nerida in handcuffs,’ one follower wrote.

‘Maybe that girl is one of the people arrested,’ a second suggested and a third chipped in: ‘That is Nerida definitely.’

The iconic Australian drama series has developed a reputation for its suspenseful and gripping cliffhangers.

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