Ada Nicodemou admits she feels ‘anxious and scared’ as Home and Away continues filming during the COVID-19 pandemic
Ada Nicodemou is feeling ‘anxious and scared’ about COVID-19 as Home and Away continues filming in Sydney despite the global pandemic.
On Tuesday, the 42-year-old actress shared a behind-the-scenes video to Instagram in which she discussed her fears about the health crisis.
The fact she was recording in her dressing room suggests that Home and Away is still in production despite the government encouraging social distancing.
‘Yeah, just be kind everyone’: Ada Nicodemou reveals she feels ‘anxious and scared’ as Home and Away continues filming amid coronavirus pandemic
‘Hey everyone, just in my dressing room at work,’ she said.
‘I don’t even know why I’m video-ing. I’m just feeling quite anxious and scared. I hope everyone out there is staying safe.
‘Yeah, just be kind everyone. We’ll get through it. Yeah, I’m just feeling really flat today. Alright, stay safe.’
‘We’ll get through it’: The 42-year-old filmed herself in her Home and Away dressing room, opening up about the emotional toll the coronavirus pandemic was taking on her
Home and Away’s interior scenes are filmed in Sydney’s Eveleigh. According to HuffPost Australia, there has already been a case of COVID-19 ‘in the building’.
The exterior scenes are filmed in Palm Beach, 41km north of the CBD.
Daily Mail Australia has reached out to Seven for comment.
The interior filming is primarily based at Australian Technology Park in Eveleigh, which has allegedly had a reported COVID-19 ‘in the building’, according to Huffpost Australia
In February, Ada revealed she once almost quit Home and Away in her early twenties.
‘I was exhausted and I just didn’t want to be doing a show, I just wanted a break,’ she told Woman’s Day. ‘But 20 years later, I’m still here!’
She has played Leah Patterson since the year 2000.
Throwback! In 2000, Ada began playing Leah Patterson on Home And Away after wrapping her breakout role as Katerina Ioannou on Heartbreak High
There are 556 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Australia as of Wednesday afternoon, with six people already dead.
As shelves continue to be stripped bare by panic buyers, fights and unruly behaviour in supermarkets have become commonplace across the country.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Wednesday a ban on gatherings of more than 100 people to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
He also advised against all overseas travel – marking the first time in Australia’s history that the government has told citizens not to go to any country.
Pandemic: There are 556 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Australia as of Wednesday afternoon, with six people already dead