Yahoo News Home and Away's Mackenzie Booth is urged to seek help after drunken accident
Home and Away spoilers follow for UK viewers.
Home and Away's Mackenzie Booth is urged to seek help after she injures herself in a drunken accident, as she continues to spiral following the loss of her baby.
Recently, Mac (Emily Weir) lost her and her ex-partner Ari Parata's (Rob Kipa-Williams) baby after experiencing an ectopic pregnancy.
In scenes set to air next week in Australia and in five weeks' time in the UK, Mac sets out on a path of self-destruction as she struggles with her grief, even sharing a kiss with former flame Tane (Ethan Browne), who's now settled down with Mac's friend Ziggy (Sophie Dillman).
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Ziggy kicks Mac out of the house after finding out about the kiss and, feeling vulnerable and unsure about how to cope, Mac ends up getting drunk.
Soon afterwards, her half-brother Dean (Patrick O'Connor) arrives home to find Mac covered in blood and too drunk to know what's happened to her,
"Mac is feeling upset, hurt and abandoned as her friends distance themselves from her," Emily Weir told TV Week.
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"Mac dropped a glass and, while trying to clean it up, cuts her hand."
Dean calls in Doctor Tori Morgan (Penny McNamee) to help patch his sister up, but when Tori arrives to look after Mac's injury she uses it as an opportunity to encourage her to seek professional help.
Will Mac take Tori's advice?
Speaking to Digital Spy previously about Mackenzie's new storyline, actor Emily Weir shared that Mac goes on a downward spiral following the loss of her baby.
"There's a pile-on of grief," she explained. "Everything was hunky-dory and then her boyfriend left, then she found out she was pregnant, then her boyfriend ended up in a coma, then he was back with his ex, then she loses her baby.
"So there's just all these catastrophic events that happen and the release from that pressure cooker bursts. She really goes into a downward spiral in which she self-destructs, pushes everyone close to her away and she really severs ties with many important relationships in her life because she doesn't feel worthy and is in so much pain."
Home and Away airs weekdays at 1.15pm and 6pm on Channel 5 (UK), with first look screenings at 6.30pm on 5STAR.
Sands supports anyone affected by the death of a baby. You can contact the Sands National Helpline on 0808 164 3332, or email helpline@sands.org.uk.
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