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REMEMBERING BELINDA EMMETT ‘SHE ALWAYS CARED FOR OTHERS’

When Belinda Emmett’s brother Shane returned to Summer Bay, he was gifted a stunning portrait of his sister on the same set.

Sitting in the makeup chair on her last day at Home and Away, Belinda was tearful but still radiant, looking forward to a bright future. The young star was already suffering from the cancer that would claim her life seven years later at the tragically early age of 32. But there’s no hint of illness in this touching portrait.

Taken by a crew member, the smiling photograph

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