Home and Away's Cathy Godbold dead at 43: Actress loses 10-year battle with brain cancer that stole her memories

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A columnist for Stuff.co.nz said that Blake was a "hunky teenager". Jenna Price of The Sydney Morning Herald said that Hill was one of the serial's teenage actors that had a "pleasant awkwardness" about their portrayal. They added that Hill became Home and Away's new poster boy and "obliterated the memory of Craig McLachlan". When Finlay became hospitalised, a columnist for Inside Soap said "surely the writers couldn't be so cruel as to kill two girlfriends in a row for Blake? Or could they?".

This drives a wedge between Blake and Alf, and Blake leaves to live with Les in the city. Blake suggests Roxy take a job at Les's restaurant, but Les sees through this and hits Roxy. When Blake returns in 2002, he arrives in town sporting a flashy car and he feels an attraction to his ex-girlfriend Sophie Simpson . In a tragic twist of fate, her character also died from cancer in 1992, slipping away peacefully in the arms of her on-screen boyfriend Blake Dean's arms as they watched the sun rise for one last time.

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“Because I am young and healthy I have a much better chance of beating it. ‘Home And Away’ fans paid tribute to the star on Twitter after the news of her death was announced. She and Blake Dean were attracted to each other almost straight away. Meg's mother tried to warn Blake off and it soon became apparent that she was hiding something. It transpired that Meg was dying from leukaemia and her mother was being over-protective.

Series producer Andrew Howie told TV Week that Blake would enter a relationship with a new character, Meg Bowman , who would have a "major problem". Howie added that "this will be the strongest and most relevant story we have done". Meg arrives alongside her "protective mother" Julia Bowman for a ten-week guest stint. Meg and Blake start a relationship, however she is suffering from leukemia and attempts to keep it a secret. Meg spends the last weeks of her life with Blake and after her death, Blake cannot let go and imagines that Meg is still with him. The Seven Network decided to move Home and Away into the same time-slot as rival soap opera Neighbours.

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Hill said that he went with what he thought was right at the time. The storyline highlighted the issue of the illness, with many leukemia patients praising the series. Godbold said that she had actual chemistry with Hill and admitted that there was an attraction.

They added that Blake is not exactly a "goody two shoes" and "gets up to various jinks" during his time in the series. Blake can get away with his antics because he is a quick thinker and his "natural charm saves his skin". Blake thinks that girls can be silly and clingy, but just enjoys their company. Hill told Rochelle Tubb of The Sun-Herald that he struggled during some of Blake's running scenes because he was not that fit in real life. He is overprotective of Karen and feels guilty because his mother died at the same time he started getting into trouble at school. Hill told Nigel May from Look-in that Blake will always be over protective of Karen.

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If the actor had his way, Blake would be "an absolute hoodlum". Hill said there were certain things he would change about Blake. He did not like his character's name and he wanted Blake to do something hard and challenging. Blake arrives in Summer Bay with his younger sister Karen , looking for Ailsa Stewart , who had been in prison with their mother, Margot, who has recently died. They hope Ailsa will take them in after living with their uncle Alec proved to be unpleasant.

Patricia Coleman , Blake's new teacher and a former nun, also counsels him. Finlay believes that she has found love with Blake and cannot wait to make their relationship official. When the pair share a kiss, Blake's memories of Meg return and he realises he still loves her.

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Jess McGuire of Defamer said that she found Sophie and Blake being intimate, more disturbing to watch than two of the serial's sapphic characters kissing. Darren Devlyn of News.com.au said that Hill "burst onto the acting scene" through Home and Away, but did not truly arrive as an actor while on the series. Michael Idato writing for The Age said that Blake was a "rebellious teen" and noted that soap operas "rarely cast against type" so he was not surprised that Hill was rebellious too.

By which time, Hill had become one of the serial's "biggest stars" and was even earning two thousand dollars from personal appearances. Hill was also being considered for a role in Baywatch, but had to turn it down due to his filming commitments with Home and Away. While interviewed by a reporter from TV Week, Hill criticised the show and then announced that he had quit. In 2002, Hill returned to filming as part of a special fourteenth anniversary storyline. Hill returned once again in 2005, this time as part of the serial's 4000th episode.

They are eventually rescued and Blake's old feelings for Sophie come to the surface and they leave together. Sophie miscarries Sally's baby, but hers and Blake's child survives. Blake and Sophie leave town together again intending to raise their child as a family.

Cathy was best-known to fans for her cancer storyline in the Australian soap in the early nineties, which saw her character battling leukemia soon after she began dating Blake Dean . Meg Bowman was a character who appeared in 40 episodes of Home And Away in early 1992. She fell in love with Blake Dean but by then, was terminally ill with cancer. Meg's romance with Blake helped make her one of the most memorable guest characters from the early years of the show. Her peaceful death at sunset on the beach inEp 975 , is one of the shows most iconic scenes ever.

Karen attempts to flee the bay but kills Donald's nephewDavid Croft in a car accident while doing so. Karen is then arrested and sent to juvenile detention for two years. Blake arrives in Summer Bay with his younger sister Karen, looking forAilsa Hogan, who had been in prison with their mother, Margot, who has recently died.

While Finlay is recovering in hospital, Blake shares a kiss with her and they become a couple. Karen returns to town after she is paroled but Blake learns she is still out of control and she starts a fight in a nightclub, which results in Blake being punched. When Karen flees the Bay after stealing money from Ailsa, Blake tracks her down in the city where she is staying with a criminal friend and tries to convince her to return. She refuses and Blake decides to join her in the city to keep an eye on her, which effectively ends his and Fin's romance.