{"id":4252,"date":"2026-07-12T10:35:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T05:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4252"},"modified":"2026-07-12T10:35:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T05:35:22","slug":"home-and-away-star-maddison-brown-ties-the-knot-with-new-zealand-actor-simon-mead-in-stunning-queenstown-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=4252","title":{"rendered":"Home and Away star Maddison Brown ties the knot with New Zealand actor Simon Mead in stunning Queenstown ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"js-article-text\" wp_automatic_readability=\"97.97504670403\">\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/profile-130\/jimmy-briggs.html\" class=\"author\">JIMMY BRIGGS, SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"><span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-published\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Published:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2026-07-12T06:29:41+0100\"> 01:29 EDT, 12 July 2026 <\/time> <\/span> | <span class=\"article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated\"> <span class=\"article-timestamp-label\">Updated:<\/span> <time datetime=\"2026-07-12T06:29:41+0100\"> 01:29 EDT, 12 July 2026 <\/time> <\/span> <\/p>\n<p> <!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v8\/us\/tvshowbiz\/none\/article\/other\/para_top.html --> <!-- CWV --><link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-design-system\/latest\/designTokens.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/><!--[if !IE]><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-async-bundle\/11.87.1\/articleDefer.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <!--<![endif]--> <!--[if IE]>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/registration--.css\" media=\"screen\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/static\/gunther\/18.5.1\/registration--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <!--<![endif]--><!--[if IE]>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/all-ie8-9--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/static\/gunther\/1.17.0\/all1-ie8-9--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/>\n<![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]><!--> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/static\/mol-fe\/static\/mol-fe-sync-bundle\/16.10.0\/desktop.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/static\/gunther\/18.5.1\/all--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/><link href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/static\/gunther\/18.5.1\/all1--.css\" media=\"all\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\" \/> <!--<![endif]--> <!--[if IE 8]>\n\n<![endif]--> <!--[if IE 9]>\n\n<![endif]--> <!--[if IE]>\n\n<![endif]--> <!--[if !IE]> -->  <!--<![endif]--><!-- SiteCatalyst code version: H.20.3.\n    Copyright 1997-2009 Omniture, Inc. 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Congrats Angel,&#8217; podcaster Brittany Hockley wrote and Steph Claire Smith added: &#8216;Breathtaking.&#8217;\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The joyful day comes after a challenging year for the Dynasty star.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The actress is the co-founder of Outside Beauty &amp; Skincare, <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/tvshowbiz\/article-15214719\/Home-Away-burnout.html\">which she launched with her sister, Allyson Popovic, back in 2023.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Taking to Instagram in October, Maddison shared a candid moment, revealing she was suffering burnout from running the business.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Fighting back tears, Maddison began the clip, admitting she &#8216;hated&#8217; showing this side of herself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I hate being vulnerable and showing my vulnerabilities. But it&#8217;s just really hard having a business,&#8217; she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I never thought it would be this hard. 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I always pick myself up and dust myself off.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I think I try to portray this image of success and hard work and that&#8217;s all real, but these moments, like I&#8217;m having right now, happen way more often.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Maddison added a caption that further outlined the struggle of being a self-funded entrepreneur.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I sat down to shoot some ads, and just all of a sudden felt so burnt out and exhausted I couldn&#8217;t stop the tears flowing,&#8217; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Maddison spent a decade living in the US, where she starred in such fare as Dynasty and the 2015 Nicole Kidman film Strangerland.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She returned Down Under in 2024, soon after joining the cast of Home and Away, playing Jo Langham.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The actress was once romantically linked to Liam Hemsworth, after the pair were spotted kissing on the streets of New York in 2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>            <!-- ad: https:\/\/mads.dailymail.co.uk\/v8\/us\/tvshowbiz\/none\/article\/other\/inread_player.html --><\/p>\n<div class=\"column-content cleared\">\n<div class=\"shareArticles\">\n<h3 class=\"social-links-title\">Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        Home and Away star Maddison Brown ties the knot with New Zealand actor Simon Mead in stunning Queenstown ceremony<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>            <ad-slot position=\"smart_feed\"><\/ad-slot><\/p>\n<p>            <ad-slot position=\"after_article\"><\/ad-slot><\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By JIMMY BRIGGS, SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER Published: 01:29 EDT, 12 July 2026 | Updated: 01:29 EDT, 12 July 2026 Home and Away\u00a0star Maddison Brown married her actor\u00a0fianc\u00e9 Simon Mead over the weekend in a stunning nature ceremony in Queenstown, New Zealand. 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