Willow West

Willow was born the youngest child of Gemma and Alberto West. She was introduced to a high-profile family with generations of fame and authenticity, growing up in the Inner Circle house in Del Sol Valley.

## Meeting Greyson

Willow grew up with a unique sense of style, with white-dyed hair. When she was fairly young, her father Alberto died of old age, much to her dismay. Willow met Greyson Tinsley and the two quickly bonded. Greyson moved in with the West family at the Inner Circle and Willow quickly fell pregnant. After marrying Greyson, Willow gave birth to Frederick Tinsley.

## Madeline's Proposition

Greyson's estranged maternal grandmother Madeline Brooks reached out to Greyson and Willow, revealing she wanted to sell her Willow Creek Pub to her offspring, but Greyson's mother Beth had refused. Greyson and Willow made the bold decision to move on from their Del Sol Valley lives with the West family and relocate to Willow Creek, taking ownership of the Pub after Madeline's death. Willow was thrilled to have a new business in their name and moved to Willow Creek promptly.

## Affair with Oskar Landgraab

Willow initially bonded with Madeline, seeing her as a mother figure. However, Madeline became more and more overbearing for Willow and this clashed with Willow's free spirit nature. Madeline drifted majorly from Greyson during this time and in a desperate attempt at freedom, Willow slept with Oskar Landgraab. She immediately regretted the affair and cut ties with Oskar, but to her shock, Willow discovered she was pregnant shortly after.

## Aspen's Birth and Greyson's Disappearance

Willow convinced herself not to tell Greyson the truth and upon discovering the baby was Oskar's, Willow decided to play the baby off as Greyson's. She convinced Madeline to let her sister Jillian and her husband Abraham move in temporarily. Abraham suspected Madeline was using Willow and crossed paths with her. Willow had been distancing herself from Greyson and their marriage fell on the rocks, but Greyson was thrilled when Willow gave birth to Aspen Tinsley. Immediately after Aspen's birth, Willow could not bear the burden any longer and revealed Greyson was not the father. Greyson lost control and as Madeline threatened Willow, he took Aspen and ran away with her. This left Willow enraged and she would never see her daughter for years.

## Moving to Jamie's Cabin

Greyson's parents Shawn and Beth allowed Willow, Jillian and Abraham to move in with them in Jamie's Cabin, Sulani until Greyson returned. Willow missed her daughter majorly and felt as though she was to blame.

## Telling India The Truth

Willow's nephew Jensen and his wife India then moved in, and Willow realised India was actually Oskar's mother, meaning she was Aspen's grandmother. India comforted Willow and they developed a strong friendship, but Willow later revealed Aspen's true paternity. Willow was then shocked when Greyson anonymously handed a young Aspen to the family, before disappearing again.

## Reconnecting with Aspen

Willow initially struggled to connect with Aspen with all their time apart, but Aspen soon began to trust her mother. Oskar was unable to bear meeting his estranged daughter and remained in Brindleton Bay. Willow then met Dennis Seymour and had a fling with them, resulting in yet another accidental pregnancy. Despite India's hostility, she forgave Willow and helped her through the pregnancy, before Willow gave birth to Wanda West.

## Becoming Sole Owner of Jamie's Cabin

Eventually, India remarried to Susan Rockwell and moved away, while Abraham's half-brother Bertie moved in, starting a casual friendship with Willow. Sadly, Abraham died of old age and his sister April invited Jensen and Simon to move to Windenburg with her. Jillian made the big decision to join them as Willow wished her sister farewell. Now sole owner of Jamie's Cabin, Willow fell lonely but found warmth in Bertie, who she began a relationship with. Quickly, the two decided to marry and Bertie became stepfather to Willow's three kids. Willow was rocked when Jillian died of old age, and she struggled to cope with her grief.

## Frederick's Return and Bertie's Exit

Willow was pleased when Frederick returned to live in Jamie's Cabin with new girlfriend Gabriela Rowley. Willow was unsure about Gabriella but was thrilled to learn she was pregnant with Willow's grandchild. Around this time, Bertie drifted from Willow, and this was exacerbated when Bertie learnt he had a secret second child named Jade Barnett. Bertie made the bold decision to move out temporarily and reconnect with his children, putting strain on his marriage to Willow. This emotional angst was overcome, however, when Gabriela gave birth to shock twins Piper and Theon Tinsley.

## Path To Stardom

Willow continued to rise in the ranks of her business career, eventually reaching a very high position of the company. Her life changed when she found lucrative and corrupt files related to her company, and Willow was faced with an ultimatum - 'lose' the files or expose the company and lose her beloved job. Willow chose the latter and was fired immediately, but this put her name on the celebrity radar and people took interest in her life. Willow began posting on social media and rose in fame and power, taking a big interest in photography and gaining fans through that. Around this time Willow and Bertie officially divorced.

## Greyson's Return

Willow was wary when Oskar Landgraab reached out, inviting Aspen and Willow to his birthday party in Brindleton Bay so he could try reconnecting with his daughter. Willow refused, but a lonely Aspen demanded to see her estranged father and so the two traveled there. After some initial tension, Oskar convinced Willow he wanted to make up for his absence and the two came to a settlement. Willow then bonded with multiple party-goers and struck friendships with Mallory and Matthew Sanders, Perry Mondragon and more. Willow was shocked to the core when her ex-husband fugitive Greyson Tinsley arrived at the party, wanting to see Aspen and Willow. After a huge argument, Willow's emotions hit breaking point and she brutally attacked Greyson, leaving him battered and bruised in front of a shocked and scared Aspen. Many party-goers witnessed the assault and Willow lost a lot of respect, leading to a scandal which saw her celebrity status shatter into pieces. Despite calling the police, Greyson was able to escape once again and Willow was left furious at both Greyson and herself.

## Celebrity Downfall

Rumours spread and Willow's celebrity career was put in jeopardy. She became pessimistic and began to accept her chance at fame was gone. She also started behaving inappropriately to married men, trying to start an affair with good friend Perry Mondragon. She flirted with Mathew Sanders, angering his wife Mallory and damaging Willow and Mallory's friendship. Around this time, Aspen had moved in with new husband Keanu Espinosa and newborns Nadine and Torquil, and Wanda had moved to Brindleton Bay to form some celebrity connections. Frederick and Gabriela comforted Willow as her career continued to plummet and she became more alone than ever.

## Willow's Comeback

After some time Willow decided it was time to get her life back on track. She purchased a video station and began making beauty tips and fashion advice videos. She made more of a return to social media and the family were put back on the radar, with people taking interest into their dramatic lives. Around this time, Wanda had rose to fame and this came to Willow's advantage. A scandal involving Wanda's relationship to businessman Marcelo Barnett also put the family in the spotlight, with a pregnant Wanda and Marcelo moving into Jamie's Cabin and Willow taking advantage of the publicity.

## Banishing Piper and Frederick's Departure

Willow was angry when Piper began stealing large amounts of money from her. Rumours began to spread that Willow was a corrupt celebrity and that she had actually killed Greyson, who was nowhere to be seen. Willow later deduced that Piper was the one who started the rumours and was furious. Scolding her granddaughter, Frederick suggested Piper move away to Willow Creek to live temporarily with the Myrick family. Willow made effort to raise her new grandchild Cedric Barnett after Wanda gave birth. Willow was saddened to learn of the death of Zayne Blake, one of her neighbours while growing up in Del Sol Valley. This made her contemplate her childhood more. Willow was then shocked to learn Gabriela had been having a fling with Wanda's father Dennis. After Dennis turned up at Jamie's Cabin and professed his love for Gabriela, Frederick brutally attacked him and Wanda called the police. With Dennis not pressing charges, Frederick was able to avoid police capture, but he decided to disappear.