Development Naomi Canning

1 development

1.1 characterisation
1.2 storylines
1.3 toadfish rebecchi
1.4 casual relationship josh willis
1.5 brother , career change
1.6 mark brennan , paul robinson
1.7 departure

development
characterisation

before arrival, o reilly said naomi lot of fun , hiding secrets , interesting see lengths go in order keep them hidden, particularly mother. o reilly described naomi having heart , when came getting wants, of actions questionable . said naomi @ turning situation advantage, , likened cat, enjoys finer things in life . actress continued, on top of that, mother s daughter. has canning straight up, strength , vulgarity genes , upbringing have given in spades. s quirky sophisticated, , @ times petulant , silly. in all, very, fun play. o reilly did not think naomi bad, spoilt , tried own way. however, underneath surface, kind , caring. when asked whether viewers naomi, o reilly believed turn out character loves hate .

o reilly explained naomi s style harder right , worked producers, costume , make-up departments find right look. actress said, has have sense of sass , sexuality her, s not cheap , has worked hard shake off trashy past. ve come amazing. days put costume on scene , think, oh naomi, re outrageous! never wear this! oh well. go em girl! o reilly thought of naomi s outfits complimented quite sexual nature, six-inch heels , small tops. o reilly admitted did not have in common naomi, both goofy , funny . thought naomi not level-headed in real life. said enjoyed playing character different herself. executive producer jason herbison told sarah ellis inside soap thought naomi s type of character – classic, troublemaking vixen, underneath insecure – had been missing neighbours few years.

early storylines

naomi first storyline focused on unexpected arrival in erinsborough , reconciliation mother sheila (mann), had not spoken in 5 years. fell out when sheila discovered naomi s affair married man , told wife, naomi had never forgiven for. naomi s first scenes saw meeting , flirting paul robinson (dennis), later surprised learn sheila s daughter. reunited mother , nephew kyle (chris milligan). while sheila pleased see daughter, suspicious of motives , sudden urge see her. mann commented, sheila has learned hard way there agenda naomi. nothing ever seems. when sheila found discarded sim card, hoped find clues why daughter has reappeared in life. after seeing lot of number , messages stored on card, sheila believed naomi having affair. accused naomi of repeating past mistakes , fierce war of words erupted between two, resulted in naomi deciding leave. sheila promised not interfere in life , reluctantly offered naomi place stay, until got on feet.

a few weeks later, naomi sold valuable painting paul in order pay off debts. however, painting given charles tranner (david whiteley), married man had affair with, , wife, polly (michelle o grady), turned reclaim artwork. o reilly explained charles away on business, there definite answer painting belonged to. continued, naomi says gift, , belongs – polly argues charles used family money buy it, owner. polly , naomi later ended in scrag fight, had broken police. o reilly enjoyed filming fight, saying had great time . police confiscated painting , paul demanded money back. when naomi unable pay him back, paul asked spend night him , forget debt. o reilly said while naomi not amused, part of admired paul s tenacity.

toadfish rebecchi


—o reilly on naomi s feelings toadie.

shortly before naomi s first scenes broadcast, daniel kilkelly digital spy reported test 1 of show s established relationships setting sights on married man. cast member ryan moloney, plays toadfish rebecchi, hinted character might tempted woman , later confirmed naomi develop feelings toadie. storyline began shortly after toadie hired naomi new personal assistant @ law office. while naomi ran office well, toadie s wife, sonya (eve morey) did not trust her, after helped sonya out business problem. naomi later convinced toadie sonya liability if attended meeting important clients him, , made sure sonya busy when meeting took place. sheila, noticing daughter s intimate celebrations toadie @ office, accused of trying seduce married man. prompted naomi arrange romantic evening toadie , sonya, while had dinner paul throw sheila off scent.

naomi later signed internet dating website , used drive wedge between sonya , toadie. naomi found guy thought perfect sonya , asked , toadie come on date moral support. naomi s date ended having argument sonya, causing toadie apologise naomi ruining date , comforting her. naomi continued cause problems sonya , toadie s marriage , when sonya went away, naomi decided make move. invited herself on toadie s house, enjoyed watching dvds together. moloney explained innocent begin with, when began trying out wrestling moves, toadie should have realised not idea. however, toadie did not stop naomi , pinned him floor , kissed him. moloney admitted toadie mortified kiss, made him realise has no emotional investment in naomi @ all. sheila told toadie naomi had been trying seduce him weeks , toadie felt duped. moloney said trusted naomi , appreciated friendship, , s been blindsided. feels utterly betrayed when discovers whole situation premeditated.

when sonya returned home , discovered naomi had done, furious lying , trying undermine marriage. when naomi , sonya came face-to-face, naomi provoked sonya , blamed troubles in marriage, causing sonya impulsively slap her. morey admitted uncomfortable having film slapping scene, adores o reilly. sonya apologised naomi, told stay away family , morey called pretty satisfying moment. when asked whether tension between sonya , naomi continue explored, o reilly replied things between them remain awkward quite time. hoped characters become friends, wanted share more scenes morey. o reilly thought sonya right trust toadie when re-hired naomi, stated harder naomi, knows cannot have toadie.

when toadie took on difficult case, reasons doing made naomi realise still had feelings him. when sheila assassinates character , naomi told still in love him. quit law firm, , on advice of mother, naomi chose distract herself toadie temporarily leaving erinsborough. upon return, georgia brooks (saskia hampele) learned naomi had been in melbourne instead of hawaii , toadie accused of sending sonya poison-pen letters. naomi denied being sender.

casual relationship josh willis

in july 2014, susan hill daily star reported naomi begin casual relationship younger neighbour josh willis (harley bonner). josh trying on long-term relationship amber turner (jenna rosenow), ended when left him daniel robinson (tim phillipps), , turned naomi comfort. there large age gap between josh , naomi, decided keep fling secret. o reilly told mark james lowe soap relationship came out of blue naomi , did not plan happen. actress told lowe not surprised when received storyline , compared naomi s life trashy novel. after josh started showing interest in her, naomi decided take bull horns , go it!

josh , naomi had sex in hotel elevator , o reilly said scenes not awkward film, bonner s sense of humour made shoot fun. said naomi not worried taking advantage of josh, more worried sheila s reaction if found out. naomi trying life under control , did not want ruin relationship mother again. relationship discovered sheila when returned home unexpectedly , interrupted naomi , josh. naomi forced josh hide outside in garden wearing nothing underwear. naomi ended affair after josh s mother, terese (rebekah elmaloglou), found out , confronted naomi. o reilly thought naomi suited josh had similar energies , young her.

brother , career change

in november 2014, naomi reunited older brother gary (damien richardson), after decided extend stay in erinsborough reconcile sheila , kyle. naomi angry mother s blatant favouritism of gary , urged him reveal truth past , reason why abandoned family. when kyle s work tools stolen, naomi made more damning accusations against gary. after sheila learned gary had committed violent assault, had heart attack. naomi discovered mother , rushed hospital, incensed naomi revealed kyle full truth gary s criminal history.

needing new job, naomi decided start own events business, , took on role of organising local christmas carols @ lassiter s complex. naomi faced difficulties event when santa union refused provide father christmas or snowman, forcing naomi ask mother , neighbour susan kennedy (jackie woodburne) help. event came under threat councillor, informed naomi did not have correct insurance. once issue sorted, carols went ahead planned. naomi s next job plan erinsborough festival. local businessman dennis dimato (david serafin) approached paul , naomi sponsoring event, when mark brennan (scott mcgregor) informed them dimatio had dodgy past , paul , naomi turned down offer.

o reilly thought development interesting old naomi have teamed dimato. dimato later tried bribe naomi , brennan encouraged go police, refused , gave money back. brennan confronted dimato, cornered naomi , threatened talking bribe. o reilly commented naomi annoyed @ brennan s interference, felt handle dimato. continued, s tough nails. never admit there danger there – , not brennan! matt turner (josef brown) later asked naomi s help, police build case against dimato. naomi gave statement though still receiving threats dimato , men. dimato later targeted sheila, forcing naomi retract statement. matt tried change mind, when sheila learned had done , told re-submit statement, naomi agreed.

mark brennan , paul robinson

naomi s friendship brennan turned romance, after grew closer during dimato situation. o reilly said naomi oblivious brennan s feelings her. told inside soap columnist naomi wary of brennan , figured not ready relationship, neither she. during yoga session, naomi , brennan flirted heavily , shared kiss. naomi tried take relationship scared of being hurt. naomi , brennan later declared official couple, despite naomi s insecurities. when naomi saw brennan exchange glances ex-girlfriend paige smith (olympia valance), became anxious relationship , questioned brennan wanted – or paige. naomi , brennan s relationship started gain ground , naomi hired paul s executive assistant , told in confidence had been diagnosed leukaemia.

naomi began paul , tv soap columnist noted although working relationship has been tense one, paul , naomi have managed make work. while naomi home-nursed paul, mother became suspicious, worrying might impact on naomi s relationship brennan. forced paul defend connection. when paul later informed body no longer responding chemotherapy, started putting affairs in order , showed vulnerable side naomi. while comforting him, naomi overcome emotion , kissed paul. despite trying make relationship more professional, naomi realised had developed feelings paul , decided break brennan.

paul , naomi embarked on relationship, faced problems on when interfered in family business contacting estranged daughter amy williams (zoe cramond). paul confronted naomi in public, sheila supporting her, naomi refused apologise , threatened quit job , relationship. paul later apologised naomi, bonded amy. o reilly believed paul , naomi s relationship stand test of time , joked pairing part of neighbours history. paul , naomi s romance tested when naomi learned of paul s involvement in brother s crime, , when paul questioned whether still in love toadie, following accident fault. naomi told him admired toadie man, paul not. paul promised better man , later proposed naomi.

the proposal surprised naomi, had been dating few months, feels duty bound accept. naomi instantly had second thoughts , when paul wanted tell everyone, in hope might boost mayoral position, asked him keep engagement secret. naomi , paul s relationship ended after had one-night stand josh. paul asked if try , work out differences, naomi declined , told not amount anything.

departure

following split paul, naomi learned had secured dream job in united states. left erinsborough after saying goodbye family , friends. storyline served permanent exit naomi, o reilly decided leave show pursue new career opportunities. had been expected take temporary break following birth of first child. of exit, herbison commented neighbours audience fell in love naomi instantly , have left door wide open rejoin cannings in future – sheila wouldn t have other way.