Popular Aussie TikTok star Millie Ford is set to arrive at Summer Bay.
The 27-year-old internet star, who is pursuing a career in mainstream acting, says working on Home and Away has been a dream come true.
Her guest character, that of a social media influencer named Montana, isn’t too far removed from how she rose to fame — posting viral parody videos.
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She is best known for her hilarious imitations of various roles including Aussie teachers and mums, or recreating any funny situations in which people may find themselves.
“I can’t say too much about my character,” she tells 7NEWS.com.au of her appearance, which can be seen from tonight (Monday) at 7pm on Channel 7 and 7plus.
“But I will say it’s quite fun and we had the best time.
“I actually play an influencer, which is my real-life job, and everyone was laughing like, ‘This is just classic’.”
Ford said her scenes were primarily with actors James Stewart, Kyle Shilling and Kirsty Marillier, who were “amazing to work alongside” and “so welcoming and warm” as she settled in.
“I was just a sponge watching them work and everything went really quickly,” she says.
“So you kind of just have to kind of be on the ball and make sure that you’re picking up any sort of advice in between takes.
“They also helped me to not feel self conscious, and I think that’s really important because it just shows up on the camera.
“We were actually cracking up to the point where we almost couldn’t hold it in on camera.”
Ford, known for her exaggerated characters online, had to learn to soften her facial expressions and mannerisms.
“(I had to) not … exaggerate too much, which is a big difference for me, (normally) being online,” she says.
“And having quite a lot of facial expressions is something that you don’t need to do, or overdo.”
She says her appearance on the popular Channel 7 drama was a dream come true.
“It’s such a high-quality iconic show so I was like, ‘If this is all I ever get to film, this is an amazing opportunity’,” she says.
As a budding actress, Ford said it was special to be on the famous Palm Beach set and to see all the trailers and the crew on location.
“(It was fascinating seeing) everybody doing their bit to make it all fall into place and seeing how it all kind of comes together.”
Acting has been Ford’s passion since youth, when she was involved in school plays and making her own roles up online, and she says she now wants to pursue it as a career.
“I do want to take it seriously,” she says.
“I ended up looking for an acting agent representative … and I was like, ‘I’m gonna do this’.
“I’m going to throw myself into the deep end and step into a new world.”
While Ford is figuring out exactly what roles she wants to play, she believes comedy is where she is heading.
“Being a small fish in a big pond, I’m just kind of figuring out what kind of roles I want to do and how can I make the most of every opportunity and meeting new people,” she says.
“I feel like I’m starting high school or something and there’s a whole world ahead of me.
“I’m just taking it day by day.”
Watch Millie Ford on Home and Away, airing on Channel 7 and 7plus Monday to Thursday nights at 7pm AEST.
