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Enraged, Steven tries to attack him before Dodge is charged with murder. Selina was introduced to the show after she developed a crush on her teacher. Selina was portrayed as a tearaway, who had a reputation for being the "town tramp." She often went off the rails, due to arguments with her parents, but she was a good person deep inside. Inside Soap described her as a "tart with a heart who's simply misunderstood." Selina was also a tomboy who regularly dressed in tartan shirts and Doc Martens. Deckert revealed that Selina was supposed to be a clichéd bimbo, so she decided to introduce biker boots to the wardrobe department.
Dodge later turns up alive and kidnaps Kelly, when Steven tracks them down they start fighting on the edge of a cliff. In the end they both roll over the edge of the cliff, Steven survives but Dodge remained unfound. Steven leaves Pippa a note and flees the town, without saying goodbye to his closest family member Sally.
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Selina later ends things with Curtis after this incident, because Curtis found her story to be too unbelievable. Willits returned to Home and Away in 1995–1996, and returned for an additional stint in 1997. In 1998 Willits filmed a conclusion to Steven's storyline on location in the UK. In 2002 Willits returned alongside numerous ex-cast members to film a special storyline for the "150th anniversary" of Summer Bay.
Selina chases after Luke at the debutante ball, but Luke is not interested in her. Her attempts to seduce him, makes her a household name and reputation falls even further. Critics of the serial have favoured his appearance and have subsequently branded him a "heart-throb" because of his good looks. Others have commented that he grew up quickly on-screen and eventually become a problematic character. Steven is characterised in his early years by his quiet and studious persona, he later becomes problematic as he grows older.
Selina Cook
The storyline saw Irene Roberts arrive to help Selina recover from malaria. She also reunited Selina with Steven, who arrived pledging his love for her. Ammann fell ill in real life so producers forced Deckert to have a blood test following kissing scenes. Although it turned out to be minor, changes to filming were made so their characters would not share many kissing scenes. In one storyline Selina discovers she is pregnant after a fling with Damian Roberts .
Sandra later leaves the area to stay with a foster family in the city. Teacher Jeff Samuels whose training regimes do not sit well with Steven, the Fletchers or many other people in Summer Bay. Steven is overjoyed when his uncle Philip Matheson , his only living relative arrives in Summer Bay. Philip is later killed in an arson attack on the general store at the hands of Brian "Dodge" Forbes , who has a grudge against the owner Celia Stewart . Steven is devastated and begins having nightmares and flashbacks to his parents' deaths in the fire.
Character development
While sharing a kiss at the dance, they accidentally end up tipping paint over principal Donald Fisher and his date Irene Roberts. Selina offers to sleep with Jack before she leaves, but he tells her she does not have to. Several weeks later, Selina runs away and asks Irene to take her in. Irene cannot officially foster her but the Department of Child Care Services agree she can stay with Irene. Selina discovers that Jack is already dating another girl, Sonia Johnson and punches him. Selina and Jack later resume their relationship but Jack continues to see Sonia and also begins dating Frankie Brooks.
After Murdoch's body is found after a bushfire, Irene and Selina find themselves suspects for his murder but are cleared. Steven returns again later and reveals he and Selina have married, he returns again the following year and announces he and Selina broke up and he was with someone new. Their colleague opined that Steven was the "brightest foster kid" that Pippa had ever fostered. Upon her arrival, Selina was described as being a tearaway with an attitude. Selina also had a reputation for being the "town tramp" and Deckert explained that while it was a pretty true description, it was not exactly Selina's fault.
Later his student, Selina falls in love with Steven, he tells her they cannot be together because of his job and age difference. However Steven later gives in to his feelings and starts an affair with her, but they later decide to end things. He starts to fall for Selina again, delighted they resume their relationship. This time more people approve and they decide to get married.
They sleep together and Selina later discovers she is pregnant. Neither are ready for parenthood, so Selina decides to put the baby up for adoption and call her Maddie upon birth. For her portrayal of Selina, Deckert was nominated for "Most Popular Actress" at the 1997 Logie Awards. Later that year she was nominated for "Best Actress" at the Inside Soap Awards.
Prior to the role Willits had gained a fair amount of experience as a child actor. In 1989 Willits confirmed in the "Home and Away Annual" that he was happy to stay with the serial and watch Steven develop. In 1990, Willits decided to leave the serial to pursue other projects. David Brown from TV Week reported that Willits would film his final scenes in October 1990. On a school trip, Selina stops classmateJoe Lynch from running away after a bullying incident but this results in Donald finding her with Joe, Jack and Curtis in the boys' dorm.
Deckert told The Sun-Herald that some viewers were shocked at her real appearance as they thought Selina looked "like such a dog" in the show. Selina begins looking for a new boyfriend and sets her sights on Curtis Reed. Shannon, Curtis' adopted sister and girlfriend is annoyed and this and they fight at a party. Irene's son, Damian arrives for Shane Parrish and Angel Brooks' wedding and Selina is attracted to him.
Selina Matheson is the daughter of Dawn Cook and the sister of Wayne Cook. She's the foster daughter of Irene Roberts and the ex-girlfriend of Jack Wilson, Curtis Reed, Nelson McFarlane, Damian Roberts and Jesse McGregor. When Steven returned to the show in 2002, it was revealed that he had been living in Hong Kong with Selina and taken a job as an IT consultant. She's also the wife of Steven Matheson and the mother of Damian's unborn daughter, Maddy Roberts-Cook.
Irene's son Damian arrives for Shane Parrish and Angel Brooks' wedding and Selina is attracted to him. Deckert auditioned for Home and Away three times in Melbourne. Following her third audition, she was asked to fly to Sydney for a screen test and was told she had the part of Selina. She was asked to return the following day to begin filming and Deckert had to leave her school in order to join the show.
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