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Home and Away Ziggy star's life - co-star romance, crippling health battle and glam snaps
Home and Away introduced fans to city girl turned beach babe Ziggy Astoni , a troubled wild child with some major family troubles in tow, back in 2017.The rebel character has given fans a slew of dramatic storylines during her time in Summer Bay, between getting kidnapped, supporting her mum through a cancer diagnosis, and discovering her husband’s affair.But actress Sophie Dillman lives a very different life to that of her rebellious alter-ego.READ NEXT: Neighbours fans call for Karl Kennedy to join EastEnders as Alan Fletcher visits setAs she enjoys a budding romance with one of the soap’s sexiest stars and struggles with a crippling health battle of her own, Daily Star get to know the stunning actress who brought this rebel character to life.The soap opera star is often seen smooching her on-screen beau Dean Thompson on the Aussie soap, but fans may not know that the Sophie is also dating actor Patrick O’Connor in real life.The actors opened up about their relationship back in 2021, telling TV Week about how they became friends before falling in love."We were work buddies first, and it's helped us work well together now, so we're lucky in that regard," she said."It's nice to have a relationship built on friendship.