Next week on Home and Away in the UK, Justin feels he and Leah are at the end of the road, as Valerie opens up to Theo about her past.

As Justin (James Stewart) and Leah (Ada Nicodemou) continue to navigate their way back to each other, newcomer Valerie Beaumont (Courtney Clarke) finally opens up about why she had been staying in a mental health clinic.

Valerie had been Leah’s roommate during her own stay at the clinic, after she had a sleep deprivation induced psychotic episode and held Justin at knifepoint in the diner.

Since her return to Summer Bay, Leah has been staying at Summer Bay House with Alf (Ray Meagher), Roo (Georgie Parker) and Marilyn (Emily Symons), afraid to get close to Justin in case she has a relapse.

Valerie has made it her mission to try and bring Leah and Justin back together, but has revealed very little about her own past.

Next week, Justin continues to try and manufacture ways to bump into Leah, hanging out at the diner at every opportunity just in case she happens to pop in.

Irene (Lynne McGranger) notices and comments to him that it’s “a little bit sad”, and so he decides to head over to Summer Bay House.

Leah isn’t too happy to find Justin waiting for her when she returns, having already felt pressured by Justin in recent weeks.

She agrees to talk, but explains that she’s not ready for spontaneous visits just yet.

Valerie later heads over to the garage and tells Justin not to give up. She assures him that he was all Leah spoke of whilst in the clinic, but Justin doesn’t seem convinced.

When he later tells Theo (Matt Evans) that it feels like they’re getting to the end of the road, Theo tells Justin that Valerie’s right, given that she’d be the best person to understand Leah’s state of mind right now.

Leah’s surprised when she later receives a dinner invite from Justin, which Valerie convinces her to accept.

Leah heads back home that evening with Valerie for support, and when Valerie asks Theo to sing them something to lighten the mood, their eyes meet over Theo’s dulcet tones—much to Leah’s delight.

Hoping to nurture the spark she just witnessed, Leah suggests that Valerie and Theo go for a drink together at Salt whilst Justin walks her back to Summer Bay House.