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- Roxy Willis is a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera Neighbours, played by Zima Anderson. Anderson secured the role two years after relocating to Melbourne in the hope that she might win a part on the show. She felt that she was able to bring her own experience of moving from a regional town to the suburbs to the role. Her future co-star Jemma Donovan also auditioned for Roxy, before she was cast as Harlow Robinson. Roxy was initially billed as being a relative of established character Terese Willis (Rebekah Elmaloglou), before it was revealed that she is the daughter of Terese's former brother-in-law Adam Willis (Ian Williams) and his wife Gemma Ramsay, whose actress Beth Buchanan reprised her role to facilitate Roxy's arrival. Anderson made her first appearance as Roxy during the episode broadcast on 29 April 2019. The character was initially portrayed as a wild, headstrong girl from the Northern Territory. Anderson called Roxy ambitious, obnoxious, and high energy, which is reflected in her introduction when she parties at the local bar. Anderson thought this would give her the chance to show different sides of Roxy's personality as she grows up and she was hopeful of the chance to explore Roxy's vulnerable side. Anderson believed Roxy was the type of character viewers would love or love to hate. Roxy is brought to Erinsborough by her mother, who hopes that Terese can help curb her rebellious ways. Roxy's older boyfriend Vance Abernethy (Conrad Coleby) is soon introduced and it emerges that he also dated Terese. Anderson thought Vance and Roxy worked well as a couple and said Roxy was besotted with him. The pair scheme to sell a stolen race horse, which Terese exposes causing Vance to flee. Anderson said Roxy is hurt when she learns about Vance and Terese's past relationship, leading her to get revenge by kissing Terese's fiancé Paul Robinson (Stefan Dennis). Roxy becomes a surprise love interest for Mark Brennan (Scott McGregor), and scenes showing how the characters got together were shown in a flashback. They establish a casual relationship, which becomes toxic. The plot allowed Anderson to show Roxy's softer side. Towards the end of the year, Roxy is brought into David Tanaka's (Takaya Honda) health storyline, when she turns out to be kidney match for him. Anderson described Roxy as being "pretty reluctant" to donate a kidney to David, as they are not blood relatives and she could face her own health issues in the future. Writers also formed a friendship between Roxy and her co-worker Shane Rebecchi (Nicholas Coghlan), after she confides in him about being a match for David. Anderson enjoyed working with Coghlan on the storyline and thought they had a similar bond to their characters. The friendship is tested when Roxy kisses Shane and then urges him not to tell his wife out of fear of being branded a homewrecker. Shane later manipulates Roxy and abuses their relationship when he develops a drug addiction. Coghlan described Shane's actions towards Roxy as brutal and cruel. A romance develops between Roxy and Kyle Canning (Chris Milligan) in episodes broadcast in March 2020. The show's executive producer Jason Herbison said the pair had great chemistry, and both Anderson and Milligan thought Roxy and Kyle were a good match. The couple overcome several obstacles together, including family opposition and Kyle's testicular cancer diagnosis. The relationship leads to the couple's eventual marriage. Anderson admitted to being shocked that Roxy was going to be married so soon, but felt it was something her character had always dreamt of. In her final storylines, Roxy feuds with Amy Greenwood (Jacinta Stapleton) over the managers job at the Flamingo Bar, and undergoes IVF treatment in order to conceive her and Kyle's first child. Anderson was grateful for the chance to portray a couple who were struggling to conceive. After learning Roxy is pregnant, the couple decide to relocate to Darwin and their exits aired in May 2022. Anderson and Milligan's departures had been scripted before it was announced Neighbours had been cancelled. Anderson was pleased with Roxy's exit story and grateful that she and Kyle were allowed to leave together. Anderson later made a cameo appearance in June, followed by a longer guest stint for the final episodes in July 2022. (en)
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- "I hope that they have a happy ending, I really do, because I love them together. And when Roxy first arrived, I don't think anyone expected that Kyle would be the one for her. But they work together so well. Neither of them has been lucky in love and it's a tough world. So I hope their marriage lasts and they have a beautiful relationship." (en)
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- —Anderson on her hopes for Kyle and Roxy's future. (en)
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- Roxy Willis is a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera Neighbours, played by Zima Anderson. Anderson secured the role two years after relocating to Melbourne in the hope that she might win a part on the show. She felt that she was able to bring her own experience of moving from a regional town to the suburbs to the role. Her future co-star Jemma Donovan also auditioned for Roxy, before she was cast as Harlow Robinson. Roxy was initially billed as being a relative of established character Terese Willis (Rebekah Elmaloglou), before it was revealed that she is the daughter of Terese's former brother-in-law Adam Willis (Ian Williams) and his wife Gemma Ramsay, whose actress Beth Buchanan reprised her role to facilitate Roxy's arrival. Anderson made her first appearance (en)
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