Home and Away spoilers follow for UK viewers.
A record number of Home and Away viewers tuned in for Irene Roberts’ emotional farewell to Summer Bay in recent scenes.
The culmination of a storyline that has already aired in Australia saw Irene saying a tearful goodbye to her loved ones in a farewell party.
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The character recently discovered she had Alzheimer’s disease and decided to go see the world and enjoy some time in Europe while she still could.
Aired earlier this week Down Under, the episode made Home and Away the number one TV drama on Channel Seven. The soap was also the number one entertainment content for the night across all networks.
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1.61 million viewers tuned in for Irene’s farewell, with a national audience of 1.1 million total.
