Leah Patterson-Baker

Leah Helena Adara Patterson-Baker (née Poulos) is a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Home and Away. The character, portrayed by Greek actress Ada Nicodemou, first appeared in 2000, making her one of the show's longest-running characters.

Character
Leah came from a traditional Greek Orthodox background and had her husband chosen for her. Her father, Theo, had prepared a wedding for his daughter, but at the last minute, she was unable to go through with the reception and ran away.

Leah is very confident but very emotional. While she would defend the things she believes in to the death and has a habit of talking uncontrollably, she is seen by many as a friendly shoulder to lean on.

In 2001, Leah married Vinnie Patterson (Ryan Kwanten), with whom she has a son, Phillip. In early 2002 Vinnie was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment after being framed for fraud by his father Ralph. Later that year, after allegedly dying in a prison fire, Vinnie was forced to go into the witness protection program, leaving Leah to raise Phillip. alone. For much of 2003 and 2004, she was involved with Jesse McGregor (Ben Unwin).

Leah has worked for years at Summer Bay's Beachside Diner. In 2005 Leah married Dan (Tim Campbell), despite Dan's ex-wife, Amanda having come to Summer Bay in order to sabotage their wedding. She is passionate about her friends and family. She has consistently remained close to Sally Fletcher (Kate Ritchie) since her arrival in Summer Bay. This is despite a blip in 2004 where Leah briefly fell for Flynn Saunders, Sally's husband. Sally and Leah's friendship survived; Leah acted as surrogate mother for Sally and Flynn's son, Phillip.

She lives with Dan, Phillip, Dan's son Ryan Baker, Dan's brother Peter Baker, and Peter's son Drew Curtis. Leah has had past issues with Peter; before Dan's arrival in 2004, Leah and Peter had been on the verge of becoming a couple. However whilst being held hostage with several other Summer Bay residents by Sarah Lewis, Peter was knocked into a coma. By the time he woke up, Leah and Dan had grown close. Peter and Leah's attraction to each other didn't completely die down however. At the beginning of 2006, Leah and Dan's marriage had crumbled due to Dan's gambling addiction. Peter provided Leah a shoulder to cry on, and the two shared a kiss. However things did not go Peter's favour as Leah was still trying to decide if she loved Dan still or not. After a few months, Leah and Dan were soon reunited.

Family Tree

 * Theo Poulos (father) married to Helen Poulos (mother)
 * Dimitri Poulos (brother)
 * Chris Poulos (brother)
 * Leah Poulos
 * Phillip Patterson (son)
 * Phillip Saunders (birth son - not biological)
 * Ryan Baker (step-son)
 * Alex Poulos (brother) married to Brodie Hanson (sister-in-law)