Piper is reunited with freed Tyler
CASSIUS HAS BEEN CHARGED – SO TYLER IS FREE!
Tyler makes a shock return to Ramsay Street this week, following his release from jail – but how will he react when he comes face to face with his old flame Piper?
The last we saw of Tyler, he was cutting off all connections to Piper after his charges were upgraded to murder. However, now that he’s been released, it’s not clear if his feelings will be the same – or how Piper will feel about her former lover being back in her life.
“Piper will always have a soft spot for Tyler,” explains Mavournee Hazel, who plays her. “She’s nervous to see him, because she feels guilty about moving on, despite him telling her to do so. When they meet, their intent is to work it out – but prison has changed Tyler.”
After Tyler leaves jail, and Mark explains what happened between Cassius and Piper, Tyler refuses to see her. Piper decides to stay away – yet Bea encourages her to see him. So can they really leave the past behind and look to the future?
Regardless, Mavournee tells us how difficult it was to keep Tyler’s surprise return under wraps – the scenes were filmed months ago to fit in with actor Travis Burns (Tyler) returning to Melbourne for a short time.
“I was out on location with Travis, filming the scenes where he’s coming out of jail – then that afternoon, I was in the studio filming my first date scene with Cassius!” she reveals. “When Piper and Tyler were doing the rooftop and the courtroom scenes, we had no idea Travis would be back. I thought that was the end of him being on Neighbours!”