Next week on Home and Away in the UK, tensions rise as Tane steps in to confront Jo, warning her in no uncertain terms to stop interfering in Harper’s personal life. His protective nature comes to the surface, making it clear that he won’t stand by and watch while Jo continues to disrupt Harper’s already difficult situation. At the same time, Irene leaves her friends reeling when she suddenly announces a major change of plans, a twist that no one saw coming and that throws the Bay into a whirlwind of speculation about what might happen next.

Meanwhile, Harper (Jessica Redmayne) finds herself under increasing pressure. With Irene preparing for her departure, the clock is ticking for Harper to secure a new place to live. The stress of the looming deadline weighs heavily on her, and the last thing she needs is Jo (Maddison Brown) hovering around and stirring up trouble. Yet Jo seems determined to push Harper’s buttons at every opportunity, making sly remarks and inserting herself into Harper’s business. The constant presence leaves Harper both frustrated and unsettled, forcing her to juggle the challenge of finding a roof over her head with the exhausting task of fending off Jo’s unwanted meddling.

Things between Harper and Jo have grown increasingly awkward, and the tension is impossible to ignore. The root of the discomfort lies in Jo’s open interest in Harper’s ex-fiancé, Tane (Ethan Browne). What makes the situation even more painful is that Harper herself has never fully moved on from him. Despite the heartbreak she endured, her feelings linger, and she continues to struggle with the memories of what might have been.

The wound is still raw, especially considering how brutally things ended. On the very morning of their wedding, Tane dropped the devastating truth — admitting that he didn’t truly love her. The confession not only shattered Harper’s dream of a future with him, but it also left her grappling with rejection in the harshest way possible. Seeing Jo now circling around Tane only adds salt to the wound, creating a volatile mix of jealousy, resentment, and unspoken hurt between the two women. With emotions running so high, it’s no surprise that every encounter between Harper and Jo feels loaded, leaving the atmosphere thick with unspoken conflict.

Sharing baby Archie with Tane means that Harper has no real way of avoiding him, no matter how much she might want to put distance between herself and her ex-fiancé. Co-parenting forces them into regular contact, and each encounter is a painful reminder of the love she lost and the life she once imagined having with him. Every conversation about their son carries an undercurrent of unresolved feelings, making it almost impossible for Harper to fully detach from the man who broke her heart.

Now, watching Tane slowly re-enter the dating scene has stirred up emotions that Harper would rather keep buried. The sight of him showing interest in other women brings out the green-eyed monster within her, intensifying her jealousy and insecurities. Though she tries to mask it, Harper’s frustration simmers beneath the surface, leaving her torn between her desire to move on and her inability to accept that Tane might be ready to build a future with someone else. The tension only adds another layer of drama to their already complicated dynamic, setting the stage for further conflict as Harper struggles to balance her feelings with her responsibilities as Archie’s mother.