Home and Away star Patrick O Connor has spoken about what the future may hold for his character Dean Thompson following the sad departure of Amber and Jai Simmons.
Emotional scenes soon to air on UK screens see Dean forced to say goodbye to his partner and their young son after coming clean over his unresolved feelings for his ex-girlfriend Ziggy.
Amber has announced that she doesn t see a future for herself in Summer Bay, as Dean doesn t truly love her and clearly still harbours hopes of reuniting with Ziggy.
This means that Dean will also be parted from Jai, crushing his dreams of being a constant presence in his son s life.