Gary’s knocked out!
HE ENDS UP IN HOSPITAL AFTER PUSHING HIMSELF TOO HARD…
Gary’s attempts to impress ex-girlfriend Amy end in disaster this week – when he’s knocked unconscious by a pile of falling boxes!
Ever since Amy dumped him for his dodgy dealings, Gary’s been desperately attempting to get into her good books by landing extra jobs to pay back the money he owes her. But as he takes on too much work, he looks set to pay a high price…
“Gary has a job at Sonya’s nursery, the coffee hut, and is now working in a warehouse too,” says Damien Richardson, who plays him. “He’s asleep on his legs! He’s not observing best practice in the warehouse, so one thing leads to another – and he gets knocked out!”
Part of the reason that Gary is pushing himself so hard is because his mum, Sheila, is telling him to up his game, and be the best person he can be for Amy. She’s been taking tips from a parenting book she’s reading, and now sees herself as an expert on the subject!
“Sheila says to Gary, ‘Sharpen up, mate!’” reveals Damien. “She doesn’t want him to keep wallowing around, being a sad sack. Gary listens to her, but then Amy’s telling him that his biggest problem is his mum! So he’s between a rock and a hard place.”
It’s on Sheila’s instruction that Gary takes a third job, hoping that the quicker he can pay off the loan from Amy, the more likely she’ll be to take him back. But his plan backfires spectacularly.
“Gary thinks he’ll go hard, and pay Amy back in one fell swoop,” shares Damien. “But he’s obsessive and the whole thing goes awry – of course, Amy’s the one who finds him unconscious. Then he lands himself in hospital…”
I don’t think that Gary will ever cut the apron strings and move out!”
It’s clear that Gary hasn’t done himself any favours in his quest to win back Amy! And star Damien has some sage words of advice for his hapless alter ego.
“I’d say to him, ‘Don’t trust your own instincts, as they are not working for you!’” he chuckles. “I think to really win Amy over, Gary would have to say, ‘Mum, I’m moving out!’ But I don’t think he’ll ever cut the apron strings – not until one of them leaves the house in a box!”