page_title: Hannah Wilson (Home and Away)
section_title: Relationship with Andy Barrett
hierarchical_section_title: Hannah Wilson (Home and Away) / Development / Relationship with Andy Barrett
caption_attribution_description: English: Tai Hara at The Jungle Book premier at Event Cinema in Sydney.
context_page_description: Hannah Wilson is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Cassie Howarth. The character made her first screen appearance on 29 August 2013. She was introduced as part of established character Zac MacGuire's extended family. Hannah is characterised as a "strong and determined" and very family orientated. She arrives in Summer Bay with newfound responsibility of looking after her dead sister's children Oscar and Evelyn MacGuire. She takes a job at the local hospital as a nurse. Her early storylines focused mainly on the MacGuire family and Hannah shared a brief relationship with brother-in-law Zac. Producers created a new partnership between Hannah and Andy Barrett. The latter being a self-destructive character, their relationship is short-lived following the revelation that he is a drug dealer.
  Writers continued to involve Hannah in romantic themed stories when she develops feelings for her married colleague Nate Cooper. Their attraction causes a feud between Hannah and Nate's mentally unstable wife Sophie Taylor. When Hannah and Nate share a kiss, Sophie takes Nate hostage and causes a bus crash.
context_section_description: The show created a new romance storyline for Hannah with trouble-making character Andy. The show involved Andy is a drug dealing story in which he sells marijuana. On one occasion he stores a supply of the drug in Hannah's home but she discovers it and flushes it down the toilet. Hannah's actions leave Andy in debt and endanger his brother, Josh Barrett's (Jackson Gallagher) life. The storyline created increased danger and Andy was eventually beaten up by his suppliers. Hara said that Hannah finds Andy left on the side of a road with "quite severe injuries". He also warned that the unpredictable nature of the drug dealers leave those closest to him, including Hannah, at risk. An Inside Soap writer said that the beating leaves Hannah shocked.
  Following their second attempt at their relationship and her paralysis, Hannah tries to help to improve Andy's literacy skills. Andy needs to qualify as a personal trainer and pass exams. Hannah attempts to tutor Andy but he becomes irate and the pair argue. A TV Soap reporter stated that Andy "hated feeling like a five year old in front of her." Andy tells Josh the truth which makes Andy realise that he needs to apologise to Hannah. Part of Andy's motivation to succeed at his exams is to make Hannah proud, so Andy receives tutoring from Josh instead of Hannah. Howarth told Kerry Harvey from TV Guide that Hannah and Andy have complete opposite personas but "balance each other well". She concluded, "I think with what's happened with the accident he's really risen to the occasion and he's been so good to her. I think at least for a while they'll be able to be happy."
  Following Hannah's recovery and reuse of her legs, producers decided to create a series of new relationship problems for the duo to work through. Andy becomes jealous of Hannah's new found freedom: he sees Hannah dancing with another man and becomes violent and punches him. Hara said that the bad side of Andy had not surfaced for sometime, but seeing Hannah with another man makes him "see red". Hannah then meets her ex-boyfriend Sean Gleeson (Luke Pegler) and is unfaithful. Howarth said that her character "loves Andy and doesn't want to hurt him, but ultimately she's not happy." Hannah remembers how exciting her life was with Sean and doesn't feel the same when she is with Andy. The pair are nearly caught in bed together when Andy comes home early. As she is not vindictive, Hannah struggles with the guilt of cheating, but still decides she wants Sean instead. But Hannah is shocked to learn that Sean is married and realises her mistake. She wants her infidelity to remain a secret, but Sean's wife arrives to confront Hannah. Howarth stated that the whole situation "blows up in her face". Hannah tells Sean that she is going to be honest with Andy, unaware that Josh has recorded her.
caption: Tai Hara (pictured) played Hannah's second love interest Andy Barrett.
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