“If fans were crying last night, they’re going to need some tissues tonight!”

Well, Home and Away fans, it’s happened. Our beloved Theo got hit by a car driven by that nasty and corrupt councilman Craig Wendell and he’s dead. All while trying to protect the love of his life, Lacey. And just after a wedding too!

It’s going to take us some time to move on from this one.

Home and Away star Matt Evans shot Theo’s last scenes earlier this year, and tells Chattr that he’s proud of his character’s ‘heroic’ final act.

“I actually love that it was written that way was. So it’s like, quite a heroic way to go out. But obviously, like, you know, I knew that I was going to be parting ways with the show, and once I saw the storyline that I was going to be, that Thea was going to be dying, I quite liked it, because I knew it was going to be a big, impactful story,” he said. “But to see the way that he goes is really good, he dies a hero.”

Home and Away’s Matt Evans reveals what fans can expect from tonight’s episode

Wednesday night’s episode ended with Theo being hit by the car and a distraught Lacey trying to get him to open his eyes.

Matt teases that there’s going to be some tear-jerking moments to come, saying he watched it all unfold after shooting his last scenes.

“[It’s] just a lot of emotion. And I was there to watch it happen as well, like because they filmed it straight after my final episode,” he tells Chattr. “So I can say, from my experience, that it’s a very intense and sad episode. So if they [fans] were crying last night, they’re going to need some tissues tonight!”

What would Matt Evans have wanted for Theo if he didn’t, you know, die

Some characters in Summer Bay just don’t get happy endings unfortunately. Matt says had Theo not met his untimely end, music would’ve been a good way for him to go out.

“Well, originally, I wanted him to go and pursue a music career. That would have been really cool, but that story was already given to Kirby!” Matt laughed.

Matt Evans reveals what’s next for him post-Home and Away

Matt’s focusing on acting opportunities again for now, but he’s never saying no to music.

“Well, I’ve been back auditioning again, and just really enjoying that process for acting. I’m loving it, it just feels like it’s really aligning for me right now,” he shared.

“And that doesn’t mean that I’ll never go back to music, but at the moment, acting has been taking priority for me, and I feel like I can always change my mind and move between the two.”

And his final message to Home and Away fans?

“Thanks so much for the support towards as a character over the last four years. I think a lot of that positivity and the appreciation for the character is what kept me going at some points as well,” he said. “I really hope that you all enjoyed Theo as much as I did, and it was a really great chapter of my life.”

Home and Away airs Mondays – Thursdays at 7pm on Channel 7 and 7Plus.