Bradley "Brad" Willis was a character in Neighbours who was first seen in 1989 briefly followed by a more permanent return in 1991 when he moved in with his family to No 26 Ramsay Street. He first appeared in Episode 1082 - 31 October 1989. He made a full time return in 1990 with his family, father Doug Willis, mother Pam Willis and siblings Adam Willis, Gaby Willis and Cody Willis. Brad was the first member of the Willis family to appear in the show. Brad returned in Episode 6646 - 20 May 2013 and made his final appearance in Episode 7575 - 7 April 2017. From 2013 to 2017 he was played by Kip Gamblin, having previously been played by Benjamin Mitchell in 1989 and Scott Michaelson from 1990 to 1993.
Backstory[]
Bradley Willis was born on 25th August 1973, the youngest child at the time of Doug Willis and Pam Willis. In 1975, Brad’s new sister, Cody Willis was born, making him the second youngest.
1989[]
Brad first arrived in Erinsborough in October 1989 and began dating Sharon Davies. He moved to America for a while to attend a basketball scholarship. In 1990, when Brad was still in America, his family bar sister Gaby moved into No 28 Ramsay Street in Erinsborough. In 1991 he was flying en route to Australia via Asia and ended up being wrongly accused of drug smuggling.
1991-1993[]
Brad returned to Erinsborough in 1991 with his sister Gaby Willis after their parents helped bail him out of the Asian jail. He moved back in with his parents at No 28 Ramsay Street. Brad began dating Beth Brennan. In September 1993, Brad had a fling with Lauren Carpenter and got her pregnant unknowingly. Lauren then left Erinsborough so she didn’t have to reveal her pregnancy to anyone. In December 1993, Brad and Beth married and they went to live in Perth. Brad never knew he was to be a father to Lauren's child until years later.
In March 1994, pregnant Lauren lived Queensland while she was pregnant with Brad's child. At the same time, Brad had impregnated his new wife, Beth.
1994-2013 Living away from Ramsay Street[]
Brad and Beth had a son and named him Ned Willis in 1994. Brad never knew that in June 1994, he had a daughter as Lauren Carpenter gave birth to a baby girl Paige Carpenter who was adopted by John Smith and Mary Smith.
In 1995, Brad started dating Terese Petrides while still married to Beth. Brad and Beth divorced that year and he then married Terese. Brad then had two twins, Joshua Willis and Imogen Willis in 1996, and Piper Willis in 1999. Brad would live with his family in Perth for many years until 2013.
2013-2017[]
After 19 years away from Ramsay Street, Brad made his return with Terese, and their twins, Josh and Imogen. At the same time Lauren Carpenter (Now Turner) and her family moved back to Ramsay Street. It was soon revealed that Lauren was pregnant when she first left Erinsborough in early 1994 and had given up the baby for adoption while living in Queensland. Their daughter, later tracked down her real parents to Ramsay Street. She called herself Paige Novak. Paige stayed at Lassiters but later moved in with Mark Brennan at No. 24 Ramsay Street. Paige later revealed her true identity and a DNA test confirmed she was Brad and Lauren's daughter. Brad began to spend more time with Lauren and Paige, making Terese jealous. This would cause complications with Brad and Terese’s marriage. Terese even took a sneak peak at Lauren's diary which said that what could have happened if her and Brad had stayed together all those years ago. Brad became a grandfather in October 2015 when Josh and Amber had a girl Matilda Turner. Brad was still involved in his love triangle with Terese and Lauren. Brad and Terese later split.
Later that year in 2015, Brad attended the funeral of neighbour Matt Turner, Lauren’s husband. In April 2016, an explosion ripped through Lassiters Hotel. Brad and Terese then lost their son, Josh. Brad was saddened by his son’s death but comforted by Terese. In April 2017, after weeks of contemplation, Brad and Lauren decided to leave Erinsborough for the Gold Coast. Later that year, Brad and Lauren became grandparents of Paige’s newborn son, Gabe Smith.
Memorable info[]
Birthday: 25th August 1971
Full Name: Bradley Willis
Family[]
Father Doug Willis
Mother Pam Willis
Siblings Adam Willis, John Willis, (deceased) Gaby Willis, Cody Willis
Grandfathers Bert Willis, Seamus Beresford
Grandmothers Mrs Willis, Moina Beresford
Aunt - Faye Hudson
Nephew - Zac Willis
Niece - Roxy Willis
Cousin - Cameron Hudson
Great Grandfathers Zachary Willis
Spouse - Beth Brennan (1993-1995) Terese Willis (1995-2016), Lauren Turner (2016)
Children Paige Smith (1994) Ned Willis (1994) Imogen Willis (1996) Josh Willis (1996-2016) [Twins] Piper Willis (1999)
Grandchildren: Matilda Turner (2015) Gabriel "Gabe" Smith (2017)
Residences[]
- No 28 Ramsay Street (1991-1993)++
- No 24 Ramsay Street (1993)
- Perth (1993-2013)
- No 22 Ramsay Street (2013-2015)
- No 32 Ramsay Street (2016-2017)
- Gold Coast (2017-)
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