Home and Away's real-life couple share Christmas plans after happy engagement news

Home and Away stars James Stewart and Ada Nicodemou have shared their Christmas plans with their blended family after announcing their engagement. James and Ada, who play Justin Morgan and Leah Patterson in the Australian soap, confirmed they were dating in 2024 and got engaged on Valentine's Day this year.

The lovebirds regularly share relationship updates on social media, along with snaps of their children.

James shares daughter Scout, 14, with his ex Jessica Marais, while Ada is mum to 12-year-old son Johnas, whom she shares with ex-partner Chrys Xipolitas.

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James and Ada said to New Idea that they're gearing up for their first Christmas as an engaged couple, planning a road trip to see family.

However, they admitted that their teenagers were not playing ball when it came to deciding on travel entertainment for the journey.

"I think really low-key family stuff. Jimmy’s family’s in Queensland, my family’s here so we’re going to do a bit of both," Ada said.

James added: "It was really weird because we took the kids on planes overseas and then this year we said for Christmas we’re going on a road trip and they were like, 'Nine hours in a car with you guys?'

"I was like, 'Yeah back then we had 99 bottles of beer on the wall', and they said, 'We’re not singing, we’re taking our phones and headphones!'"

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Ada and James also opened up about their wedding plans, saying they're in no rush to walk down the aisle.

"We’re just enjoying being engaged at the moment. We’ve had a great year we’ve gone on two great trips," Ada continued.

"We took our kids to Europe, so it was the start of blending our families," James added.

Home and Away drops new episodes on weekdays at 6am on 5’s streaming service with a 6.30pm screening on 5STAR.

In Australia, the show airs Mondays to Thursdays at 7pm on Channel 7 and streams on 7Plus.

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