Australia fell in love with Rebecca Breeds and Luke Mitchell‘s love story in 2009, after the young actors met on Home and Away, playing Ruby Buckton and Romeo Smith. While the pair didn’t get their happily-ever-after on the soap — Luke’s character was destined to be with Samara Weaving‘s Indi Walker — the real-life couple have gone from strength to strength.
The former Home and Away stars tied the knot in 2013, and welcomed their first child together in 2025. Rebecca tells Chattr that the day after their wedding, the pair got on a plane to Los Angeles for pilot season to try and carve out a career in Hollywood.
“I went from only living in Sydney my whole life to all of a sudden living on the other side of the world, and [Luke] was my home. He became my home, and I was his,” she tells us. “And no matter what happened in the States and what jobs were coming and going, and where we were, he was now my home.”
The couple have made a name for themselves overseas, with Rebecca starring in shows like Clarice and Pretty Little Liars, and Luke making his mark in Chicago Med, Blindspot and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. But aside from the pair considering each other their “safety net” and “support” network, what makes their relationship work is the fact they consider it more important and precious than any TV or film role.
“We keep checking in with each other and go, ‘You still having fun? Is this cool? Like, you good?’,” Rebecca says. “Because if not, we’ll go home. We’ll open a cafe on a beach somewhere, and you know, have a laugh [or] whatever. We don’t have to do this.
“We’ve always said that at the end of the day, we love what we do, but who we are is more important as individuals and as a couple, and our promise to each other, our commitment to each other, needs to be the priority.”
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Home and Away’s Rebecca Breeds’ relationship advice
Rebecca is currently living in Chicago with Luke and calls their life an “adventure”. From jumping on a plane together the day after their wedding to welcoming their first baby in the US, she says everything they’ve gone through has strengthened their relationship.
“I say we’re stronger than ever, and appreciate each other more than ever,” she gushes. “We’re best friends, but also we so believe in each other and [are] always cheering each other on.”
The secret to a healthy and long-lasting relationship? Communication. It seems so simple!
“I think it’s just checking in with each other and being really conversational and having [a] really nice, respectful, open line of communication [with] each other,” Rebecca reveals. “I think [that] has been really helpful.”
The Hollywood star has been busy promoting her new Australian movie Kangaroo Island, so would the Home and Away star be interested in coming back to Sydney to reprise her role as Ruby Buckton? According to Rebecca, she’d say “hell yeah” if the soap came calling. It’s what we all want — justice for Ruby!
Home and Away airs Mondays – Thursdays at 7pm on Channel 7 and 7Plus.
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