John Palmer (Home and Away)
John Palmer is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Shane Withington. He made his first on-screen appearance on 27 March 2009.
Casting
Former A Country Practice actor, Withington joined the cast of Home and Away in 2009 in the recurring guest role of John Palmer.[1] The character was said to be a "strict father to his stepson" and a member of the surf lifesaving club.[1]
Storylines
John married Jenena (Anna Lisa Phillips) and he became stepfather to Trey (Luke Bracey). When Trey is institutionalised after suffering a breakdown, John and Jenena's marriage broke down and they both left town. John returned and he is elected to the local council and he buys the gym. When John insults Romeo Smith (Luke Mitchell) one day, Mink Carpenter (Matylda Buczko) punches him. A few weeks later Romeo's mother, Jill Carpenter (Josephine Mitchell), arrives in town and she and John have a brief relationship. John begins a relationship with Gina Austin (Sonia Todd), which makes her son, Xavier (David Jones-Roberts) unhappy. Things between John and Xavier become tense, but they eventually start to get on. John proposes to Gina, but, to his shock, he is rejected. Shandi Ayres (Samantha Tolj) comes to the Bay and tells John that she is his daughter. When Bianca Scott (Lisa Gormley) runs out of her wedding, Gina whispers in John's ear to say there will be a wedding between John and herself. They marry and John runs out of the chapel with Gina in his arms. John later discovers that Shandi Ayres is actually a con woman called Daria. His real daughter, Shandi Palmer (Elizabeth Blackmore), turns up and they meet.
John organises the surf carnival and becomes competitive agaisnt the Mangrove River team. However the event ends in his competitor's captain collapsing from an heart attack. John supports Gina through her many problems with Xavier when he wants attend fesitvals and moves to the countryside. John is present during a fight which erupts in the surf club involving the River Boys. He is punched to the ground and kicked in the face. While recovering at home a storm crosses Summer Bay. John is left home alone when his spleen ruptures as a result of the attack. He tries to call for help but passes out. Sasha Bezmel (Demi Harman) enters the Austin house for shelter, finding John unconscious on the floor. She calls him an ambulance and after surgery is sent hom to recover.
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