Indiana Evans Leaves Summer Bay For Her Own Postmodern Mermaid Fantasy

Indiana Evans – aka Matilda from Home & Away – is one of my favourite young soap stars. Unlike many soapie starlets, she can actually act – so it’s a shame to hear she’s leaving Summer Bay (incidentally, did anyone watch the “after the Olympics” return last night? Intense!), although where she’s going is possibly even more amazingly camp: she’s joining the cast of H2O: Just Add Water. Yes, the afternoon tweeny mermaid show! Splashtastic!

While it doesn’t command huge ratings in Australia, H2O: Just Add Water is a mammoth hit around the world, seen in more than 100 countries with a worldwide audience of more than 200 million viewers.

“I am looking forward to taking on a new challenge,” said Evans, who is currently dating her former Home And Away co-star Lincoln Lewis.

“The series is highly regarded in the international market and I’m really excited to be joining the team.”

As someone who spent a large part of their childhood trying to convince Jonathan M. Shiff to let me take over the lead role of Neri in Ocean Girl, anything vaguely mermaid-related is music to my ears. And at least I’m not alone – 200 million viewers can’t be wrong!