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Each week, Simmone Jade Mackinnon will be reflecting on her role as Stevie Hall in the beloved Aussie series McLeod's Daughters. Watch Episode 3 in the video above. For McLeod's Daughters fans, the wedding of Stevie Hall (MacKinnon) and Alex Ryan (Aaron Jeffery) remains one of the most cherished moments in TV history.
But while Stevie was experiencing a fairytale wedding on-screen, Mackinnon's real life at the time felt like the total opposite. "In real life for me..
. I had a relationship that had just fallen apart. I was heartbroken," Mackinnon recalled in the emotional video above.
The contrast between her personal grief and her character's joy led to unexpected challenges on set. "I was playing this giddy bride..
. but because of the relationship falling apart in real life, I then started suffering these panic attacks," she continued. "I was this bride that was joyous and happy all the time, but that was a really, really hard time [for me].
" Despite the emotional toll, MacKinnon poured her heart into Stevie's love story and delivered a performance that would be etched in fans' memories forever. But as if the emotional strain wasn't enough, Mackinnon also faced a physical hurdle when an accident happened in the middle of filming. READ MORE: Simmone Jade Mackinnon reflects on Stevie and Alex's unforgettable love story on McLeod's Daughters : 'It was just.
.. weird!' "I literally co.
