While Ferndale surgeon Boyd Chakraborty agonises over the whereabouts of his missing twins,
Shortland Street actor Sam Bunkall is more worried about the strangers inadvertently affected by the kidnap drama. Twins Romulus and Remus (Connor and Lachlan McCartney) were snatched from their bed by their mother Eve (Jess Holly Bates) in the final moments of the 2020 season finale and Boyd was last seen screaming at her as she drove off.
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Sam Bunkall who plays Dr Boyd Chakroborty on Shortland Street says ““I was screaming at the top of my lungs and it felt quite bad doing it over and over again, thinking these poor people in these houses are trying to get to sleep”.
The soap stars share their silly season wish lists.Dec 16, 2020 9:00am
Walking through the enchanted forest to get to our festively decorated grotto, Ngahuia Piripi can t help bursting into a rendition of Here Comes Santa Claus. Christmas is absolutely my favourite time of year, the Shortland Street actress grins, and it s the day before my birthday, so I ve got an extra reason to love it.
And as she and her co-star Ben Barrington are granted an audience with the man in red himself, Ngahuia can t help but make a few requests for both special days. The 29-year-old tells Santa, If you can t fit a house in your sack, all I want is a COVID-free year and finger crossed for a bit of international travel – a trip to Rarotonga is definitely on my wish list!