The star of Home and Away, Kawakawa Fox-Reo, was unrecognisable in a number of recordings that have come to light during his time at acting school.
From 2020 until 2023, the actor portrayed Nikau Parata. Earlier this year, he said goodbye to Summer Bay in order to move to New York and live with his love, Bella Nixon (Courtney Miller). The character reappeared in Friday’s (October 6) episode of the Channel 5 soap opera following his communication with his uncle Tane (Ethan Browne).
Nikau disclosed that his mother had suffered a broken collarbone and leg in an accident. Tane followed suit after he revealed that he was taking a plane to New Zealand with Bella to be with her.
The actor went to theatre school and uploaded a number of old films to the Twitch streaming network before being cast as Nikau. The celebrity, who was born in New Zealand, looked completely different from the role he played for three years in one of the videos, sporting a British accent and mullet.
Kawakawa giggled as she remarked on the videos, saying, “They’re pretty funny.” I was laughing so hard when I watched them again today. A few of them are extremely s**t. In an additional video, the celebrity performed a scene from the 2008 dark comedy In Bruges while wearing a navy suit and blue tie.
“So, my first observation is that I recently got a new haircut! “It’s kind of funny, the accent is dog s**t,” Kawakawa told his supporters. “And the hair and the pimply face, bro… yeah.”
Because he had one of the forms of long hair, his fans couldn’t help but draw comparisons between him and singer Harry Styles. “Okay, now you look like Harry Styles back then,” an admirer said.
“Oh my god, I’ve never laughed so hard,” said the second. A third said, echoing the previous one, “Your hair back then reminds me of Harry Styles when One Direction first debuted.”
After he left the show Home and Away, Courtney honoured her co-star by sharing a behind-the-scenes photo from their last scene together.
The actress exclaimed, “These past three and a half years were a fun ride,” and continued, “It was so effortless for Bella to Love you.” We shall miss you.”
