Maddy Osborne

Maddy Osborne is a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera Home and Away, played by Kassandra Clementi. Maddy made her first appearance during the episode broadcast on 24 January 2013. The actress was living abroad when she was offered the role and flew back to Sydney to take the role. Maddy is from a middle class Australian family and is a talented violinist. Despite this Maddy chose to run away from home and arrives in Summer Bay with her boyfriend Spencer Harrington (Andrew Morley). She is taken in by Roo Stewart (Georgie Parker) and Harvey Ryan (Marcus Graham). The storyline was part of producer Lucy Addario's vision for Home and Away to revisit the issues of fostering. Maddy settles into the local school and her relationship with Spencer comes to an end. Following this the character begins to misbehave and is involved in a car accident. The writers then paired her up with new character Josh Barrett (Jackson Gallagher) and their relationship dramas took Maddy through into her second year in the series. Maddy and Josh's relationship comes to an end and she behaves erratically after he gets with Evelyn MacGuire (Philippa Northeast). Maddy remains in love with Josh and an infidelity storyline soon follows.

Maddy, who also has sex with Oscar MacGuire (Jake Speer) is told she is pregnant and becomes unsure of who the father is. In a "storyline twist" Maddy is told that she is not pregnant and actually has ovarian cancer. Clementi branded it a "contemporary issue" and wanted to portray the "raw truth" of the illness. The plot explored Maddy taking chemotherapy, losing an ovary and facing the prospect of not having children. Maddy develops a connection with Oscar as he supports her and they go on to share a relationship. The storyline also introduced the character's mother Tanya Osborne (Kathryn Hartman), leading to exploration of their fictional backstories. In May 2016, Maddy is caught up in an explosion at the caravan park, resulting in a life-threatening injury to her arm, which is later amputated. Maddy is shown to be "broken and confused" by the whole ordeal. The storyline led to the character's departure from the show, as she plans to go to the city for rehabilitation, before going travelling. Clementi filmed her final scenes in late 2015, having decided to pursue new roles overseas. Her final scenes aired on 31 May 2016.