Jacqui Purvis, who plays Felicity Newman on the soap opera Home and Away, has had a busy year because of how many high-stakes stories have revolved around her character. When the show resumes in January, her character will be caught in a potentially fatal vehicle accident after being targeted by bikie goons.
The diva is eager to spend Christmas with her family and friends in Melbourne, where she is from, after the show’s shooting for the year is over. The celebrity divulges her ‘strange’ Christmas ritual, names the worst gift she has ever gotten, and describes what a Summer Bay Christmas special might be like in an interview with Yahoo Lifestyle.
The actress finds it difficult to name the worst Christmas present she has ever received, but she can recall a specific snow globe that her aunt gave her when she was a young girl.
Although she had enjoyed the gift the first time, she was disappointed to discover the same snow globe the next year.
It had these fairies and other things, and it was really gorgeous. The item was purchased for me by [my aunty] one Christmas, then the next Christmas, she made the exact same purchase.
“I said, ‘I already have it. Did you overlook? That’s cruel, she reflects.
Jacqui’s “bizarre” Christmas custom
The celebrity also reveals that the main course for the event’s opening is a sumptuous brunch, which she finds a little odd.
She laughs, “We’ll do presents and we do this tradition where we eat these poached pears with brioche French toast. “I don’t know why, but it’s strange, and it’s not even really Christmassy.”
The recipe was simply found by her family in a book, and the custom was established. She’s eager to catch up with her best buddy, whom she views as her “second family,” as well.
Since we are so close, she decides, “I’ll go over to her house and have a good old time.”
The Christmas special for Summer Bay
The Holiday is her favourite holiday film, and she claims it contains the “perfect balance” of romance, humour, and performance.
The actress can’t stop smiling as she imagines what a Home and Away Christmas special would be like.
What would occur, and how would we observe Christmas? Jacqui speculates, “I feel like we’d get incredibly wasted, and [Felicity] would just throw a party. Everyone come over and let’s just drink and have fun, [Felicity] would say.
Jacqui continues, “I believe they would play the stealing Santa game, in which guests alternately choose new gifts or steal ones from others.”
Knowing her, she would probably steal, she quips.
