Home and Away gaffe goes viral as an extra awkwardly pretends to chop vegetables

Bizarre Home and Away gaffe goes viral as an extra awkwardly pretends to chop vegetables – but TV bosses insist there’s a very reasonable explanation

It may be one of Australia’s longest-running TV shows.

But Home and Away suffered a rookie error this week after fans noticed a bizarre detail in the background of a cafe scene.

The scene was centred around two cast-members having a conversation next to the salad bar, but viewers couldn’t help but notice a blonde extra pretending to chop vegetables in the background. 

The clip has since gone viral, with Nova’s Kate Ritchie, Tim Blackwell & Joel Creasey uploading the hilarious clip to Instagram on Monday. 

‘Poor actors! This extra was seen fake-chopping in the background of a scene in Home & Away (Channel 7),’ the radio trio captioned the post. 

The post was perhaps more poignant given that Kate Ritchie grew to fame playing Sally Fletcher on Home And Away.  

And… cut! A bizarre Home and Away gaffe went viral this week after viewers noticed an extra awkwardly pretending to chop vegetables in the background of a cafe scene 

Insert chopping sound here? Rather than chopping the greens, the actor simply hovered the knife above the lettuce for a few seconds

Insert chopping sound here? Rather than chopping the greens, the actor simply hovered the knife above the lettuce for a few seconds 

Home And Away bosses quickly defended the gaffe by insisting the extra was merely demonstrating environmental sustainability by reusing the same vegetables for multiple takes. 

As an extra, the blonde woman presumably would have had to ‘chop vegetables’ for some time before the scene finally wrapped. 

‘Thanks for watching the show. No lettuce was harmed in the making of this episode. ‘#reduce #reuse #recycle,’ Home And Away’s Instagram page commented on Kate, Tim & Marty’s post.  

'Poor actors!' The clip has since gone viral, with Nova's Kate Ritchie, Tim Blackwell & Joel Creasey uploading the hilarious clip to Instagram on Monday

‘Poor actors!’ The clip has since gone viral, with Nova’s Kate Ritchie, Tim Blackwell & Joel Creasey uploading the hilarious clip to Instagram on Monday 

Taking the gaffe in its stride, Home And Away also shared the offending clip to it’s own Instagram page, along with the hashtags – ‘#reduce #reuse #recycle.’  

Home And Away and its rival Neighbours have long been hailed as the golden ticket for aspiring actors looking to establish themselves on Australian screens. 

Set in the fictional town of Summer Bay, Home And Away has given a slew of A-list celebrities their start – including Isla Fisher, Chris Hemsworth, Melissa George and Guy Pearce.

Poking fun: No lettuce was harmed in the making of this episode. '#reduce #reuse #recycle,' Home And Away's Instagram page commented

Poking fun: No lettuce was harmed in the making of this episode. ‘#reduce #reuse #recycle,’ Home And Away’s Instagram page commented