Grab the tissues! The emotional moment Home and Away star Ethan Browne is reunited with his teenage daughter after they were separated for almost one year during the Covid pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has affected families across the world, including Home and Away star Ethan Browne who has shared an emotional video of his reunion with his teenage daughter Aaylah after being separated from her for most of 2020.
The 29-year-old actor, who plays Tane Parata on the Aussie soap, surprised Aaylah, 13, when he travelled back to to his native New Zealand for the Christmas period.
In a video he posted on Instagram, the emotional star was seen hugging his little girl tightly.
Grab the tissues! Home and Away star Ethan Browne has shared a video of his emotional reunion with his teenage daughter after they were separated for almost one year during the Covid pandemic
‘Surprising my daughter after almost a year apart. A moment I have dreamed and fantasized about for so long,’ Ethan wrote alongside the clip.
‘I can’t articulate how tough this stretch has been. It’s indescribable and incomprehensible. COVID has taken away our ability to travel freely, and physically be with our loved ones.’
‘But love transcends the physical, and the distance and lost time has only strengthened our bond. We’re here and now, and our hearts are full again,’ he added.
‘To the parents who have been separated from their children because of this year’s events, and to those who can’t see their loved ones at Christmas, I send you all my love and strength. To my daughter, you are my entire heart.’
Home away from home: Ethan (R) on the set of Home and Away with co-star Rob Kipa-Williams
Ethan’s heartfelt post struck a chord with fellow Home and Away co-stars, including Emily Symons who wrote: ‘How wonderful, this is just so special! So happy for you.’
Sam Frost also commented: ‘Aww so beautiful E, lots of love to you and Aaylah.’
Meanwhile, former soap star Jake Ryan, who previously played Robbo Shaw on the Channel 7 series, added, ‘Ahh beautiful mate. Made me have a tear ya Bastard. Happy hols to you and your clan.’
Home And Away returns to screens in early 2021