'I am so sad - and so outraged - Kaz Proctor has been amazing for the women and to rip yet another amazing character away - starting to be too much - can't take it anymore,' commented one person. "[2], Otto said in an interview with What's on TV that Maxine was "a totally innocent bird". Boomer survives the prison explosion, saddened by the loss of H1. On the Season 7 Finale of 'Wentworth,' Someone Finally Admitted to Killing Kaz (SPOILERS) So many things happened in the Season 7 finale of the Australian drama Wentworth that we don't even know where to begin, so we'll start with the identity of Kaz Proctor's killer. We are no longer accepting comments on this article. ', Wrote another: 'Still in shock this morning. In a March 2017 interview with News.com.au, Tammy spoke about the toll playing Kaz had taken on her. But things go wrong when May steals tins of baby formula, Boomer spends the night in Frankston lockup before being sent back to the prison, where she tells her mother never to press the panic button, but she ignores her and does it anyway, but in the same moment Ruby collapses. doreen/maxine Shareena Clanton who plays Doreen is currently playing alongside Jai Courtney in a Melbourne theatre version of Macbeth . In "The Governor's Pleasure", Maxine follows Bea's orders to create a riot and make a fire in the yard. What happened to Doreen in Wentworth? In the showers, Maxine saves Bea by punching the woman carrying out a hit ordered by the Holts. Boomer later vomits while in the call centre, and she is taken to hospital with salmonella. "She's an underdog. "Sometimes I feel like the whole world is moving past me and I'm just standing still.". 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[1] Otto said in an interview, "It is an estrogen sensitive cancer that any woman can get and men can get breast cancer as well and there is not enough information out there. . d been booted from the program due to transphobia. Boomer and Ruby later help Allie in the shower, and comfort her when she breaks down. She could come back, Socratis, 47, tells TV WEEK. In the final episode, Boomer and Liz help Vera give birth to her baby girl but not long afterward, Liz suffers a stroke and after Boomer euthanizes her, shes charged with manslaughter. Girl, 2, looks star-struck as she presents Kate with a gift of Daffodils for St David's A bargain fit for a king: Grade II-listed manor house complete with barn and gatehouse is listed at auction Who said black and white pics were flattering! Insiders insist it wasn't the actress' wish to be written out. And in an interview with The Daily Telegraph earlier this month, Tammy admitted the gritty show probably isn't to everyone's liking. Wentworth has been in the spotlight since actor Socratis Otto sensationally claimed he had been removed from the show due to transphobia. It boils down to education. Everyday something disappoints me or breaks my heart. She was dating Gary until she stabbed him. Which: that is ridiculous and not how disease works, but were just going to have to prop up our disbelief on stilts if it wont suspend itself. In episode six, Boomer is released from the slot to learn that Judy hadn't died after the women attacked her. Boomer and the H1 family are then told by Jake after Allie comes in and tells them that Lou killed Marie that the unit will be placed into lockdown. Socratis goes on to say that initially there was a line in the script where Maxine told Boomer (Katrina Milosevic) she would come back for her. 'Not watching anymore u [sic] keep killing off my favourites,' wrote one fan. On: July 7, 2022 Asked by: Madilyn Stehr Advertisement When we finished last week's episode, it looked as though Vera was dead - Brody (Rick Donald) had a gun pointed at her head and we hear it fire and see his face splattered with blood. 'Couldn't breathe was crying so much,' they wrote, while another chimed in, 'Heartbroken would be an understatement.'. Upton's character joined Wentworth in season three and fast became a sexual predator whose sexually-suggestive tongue work has become her calling card as well as welcome comedic value. Talking with Gogglebox fixtures Angie and Yvie on Twitter, the duo asked Socratis about his characters shock departure from the show. [23], A writer on AfterEllen, compared Maxine to Sophia Burset, the transgender character on Orange Is The New Black played by Laverne Cox. "Wentworth" has started airing its most recent set of episodes onto Netflix, and the Australian prison show has one more season to go before it ends. Fans were devastated and shocked to see such a beloved character abruptly leave the show and obviously had a lot of questions about why Maxine was written off. The season wraps up after the lockdown caused by General Manager Ann Reynolds getting beat up comes to an end. But, given shes not dead not yet, anyway its reasonable to think she could come back. My mum and I were discussing what an amazing character Maxine was and how much we missed her. #bffsforever To quote a very smart lady: take it from me, if you get a second chance, you grab it and you dont let go #baxine, A post shared by Socratis Otto (@im_socratisotto) on Jul 23, 2020 at 7:12am PDT. I have special trans-gender underwear, which accentuates the physique so I've got butt implants and hips, not to mention my chicken fillets. It takes a couple of hours in make-up to transform Socratis Otto into Maxine, the transgender woman he plays in prison drama Wentworth . Later in the dining room Boomer has custard dumped on her head by Lou Kelly (Wentworth) and when Boomer leaves she says she will go for the shiv fight as she was done being pushed around. Later Boomer is in the yard when Lou tells the women if she is with her or "The Pig" meaning Rita. I'm so far behind on @Wentworth because I'm in London. Lou gets sent to solitary confinement for her supposed actions, and decides to take her revenge on Allie, who she's been trying to take down as Top Dog all season long. Pictured at the AACTA Awards in Sydney in December 2016. Prince Harry boasts about finding 'freedom and happiness' and jokes about reincarnation in unseen TV Behind-the-scenes at fashion week with the Spencers! In episode ten, Boomer is seen in her cell mourning Marie's death. cast LEAKED, Kate Ritchie reportedly jumping radio shows after taking a major break for her mental health, Inside the friendship between Catherine, Princess of Wales and Crown Princess Mary. Plus, the fact that she ends up catching a glimpse of Lou, rather than Judy, seems to point to some unfinished business between the inmates when Season 9 rolls back around. All Rights Reserved. Gone but not forgotten: Wentworth unceremoniously bumped off inmate Kaz Proctor, who is played by actress Tammy MacIntosh, on Tuesday night's episode. 1. Boomer tells Gavin she is pregnant and Gavin is happy for her and tells her that he will be there for her. It's the TV death that has left Wentworth fans stunned. It boils down to education. But on the day that she was supposed to leave for her operation, Bea ended up in the slot (solitary confinement) and Maxine chose to stay behind in the prison and hold down the fort for Bea. Catch up on all seven season of Wentworth on Netflix before Season 8 drops this fall. It is a once in a lifetime thing to play this character, I truly believe that, the actor toldConfidential. Boomer then knees Officer Nathan Green in the groin and has a go a Linda when she threatens the slot on her. After realising that Franky and Allie have an escape plan which involves the project, she tells Franky that she will report it to the guards, knowing that otherwise the 'Green wall' will be closed. Wentworth: How the 10 main players have fared this season, Meet Married At First Sight Australia 2023 couple Evelyn and Rupert, I feel very caged: Meet Married At First Sight's Dan and Sandy, Melissa Doyle confesses how she is protecting her children from toxic online beauty standards, TV commentator and former tennis star Jelena Dokic to detail experience with ''trolling'' in new book, Financial troubles for Zoe Foster Blake's Go-To skincare after major announcement, Inside Crown Princess Mary and Crown Prince Frederik's tight family unit. [14], In "Fear Her", Maxine is briefly seen being quizzed by Ferguson about Bea's whereabouts due to an escape. While in the showers Judy tells Boomer they can make a compliant to the ombudsmen about Linda, but Boomer just calls it tough tits. Later Boomer and the crew talk about the siege, where Judy learns that Sean shot Boomer's mother and that Ruby says she always hated the way her mother spoke to her, Boomer is also present when they learn Joan is alive and also sees the protection prisoners in the general population. My mum and I were discussing what an amazing character Maxine was and how much we missed her. I would lose my s*** and cry. When Linda prepares to do the count Boomer says that they need to go back in and get Allie. The exit door has been swinging wildly at, There was the horrific death of fan favourite Bea (Danielle Cormack) at the end of last season. Season 8 of Wentworth will premiere on Netflix at the end of the month. Boomer later hugs Ruby after she has a phone call with Gavin Thompson who revealed that he had been arrested and sent to jail for the SlammerCam. [17], In "Righteous Acts", Maxine is angry when Bea gets knifed, Maxine attacks Jodie Speteri to find out why she did it. Rita helps uncover Maries protector whos been helping her in prison and, hoping to be exonerated, is transferred to protective custody. Some fans on Twitter think that Allie "may be paralyzed because of where . Susan 'Boomer' Jenkins is an inmate of Wentworth Correctional Facility and a main character of the Foxtel series Wentworth. Otto played transgender character Maxine Conway on the show. Despite her obvious physical strength, Maxine was also nurturing and provided moral support to her fellow inmates. [16] Throughout the third season, Maxine helps Bea loyally in the fight against Ferguson. In a show full of vicious, vengeful characters, Maxine was different. People may receive compensation for some links to products and services on this website. What do you think of Maxines departure and Socratis allegation? Boomer in episode 6 receives day release and meets up with her mother May Jenkins after a long time behind bars, the two have a very rocky relationship as Boomer tells May that she ruined her life and that May caused her Foetal Alcohol Syndrome, the two talk and go for ice-cream. In episode eight, Boomer says that she isn't feeling well and the women ask her to take a pregnancy test, Boomer refuses until Ruby gets Zaina to smuggle one in. [12], In "The Fixer", due to Maxine giving Jess urine for Doreen to use to beat a pregnancy test, Ferguson (Pamela Rabe) cuts the hormone medications to Maxine as punishment. As fans will recall, Maxine left the show to get cancer treatment. 2. Couldn't sleep! Season four picks up four months after the fire at Wentworth. 'Devastated. Hit pay TV drama Wentworth has been hit by scandal, after actor Socratis Otto - who played ultra-popular transgender character Maxine Conway - sensationally alleged he'd been booted from the program due to transphobia. Asked how the show's creators gave him a woman's body, Otto said, "It's crazy from the neck down. Overall, most fans agreed they were 'mad' and 'in shock' at how the episode played out. They havent had a voice or representation on Australian TV. ', Added one fan: 'Your writers love using our hearts as their own personal squeeze toys.'. Boomer facing the prospect of life behind bars for Liz's death begins to serve as acting top dog while Allie recovers from her injuries, but Boomer has other ideas when she plans to become pregnant from Gavin Thompson. Everyday something disappoints me or breaks my heart. 'Broke my f***ing heart,' commented one person, while another wrote, 'So gutted. What happened to Maxine on 'Wentworth'? Powerful Commons committee could look at case for banning stoves in towns and What you need to know about new number plates on cars being sold across the country TODAY. The second season of the crime drama television series Wentworth premiered on SoHo in Australia on May 20, 2014. Although the huge similarity she shares with Maxine is that they've both grown up feeling and being told they don't belong, mocked, outsiders. Boomer in the yard asks is Ruby and Allie can "root" for the website, Ruby says she needs to get rid of the camera or she'll get belted. Warning: Spoilers. Meanwhile, while viewers are under the impression that Lou is about to corner Allie in the bathroom block for lagging on her, the real surprise is that it's Judy, who had been friendly with Allie until now, who actually stabs the Top Dog in the back, leaving her to bleed out on the floor because she knows too much. Notes: Oof, it's been a minute ! In episode nine Boomer talks with Ruby about Gavin, when Sheila enters the unit, Boomer welcomes her and asks what she is in for Sheila replies murder, and Boomer tells Sheila that she is in Liz's old cell. [7], During the story where the Holt's had a hit out on Bea for the attack of Brayden, Metro described Maxine who was one of the hitmen suspects as "Transgendered Maxine Conway certainly raises some eyebrows and suspicion". It was executively produced by Fremantle Media's director of drama Jo Porter. It seems unlikely that Allie would die this way before the beginning of Wentworth's final season. Meanwhile, a power struggle leaves Vera humiliated. She also worries about Ruby and even asks Linda Miles for an update and offers to pay but Linda tells her that its fine and she will update them if there is news. Boomer and several inmates learn of the Restraint Station 's and find them to be a terrible idea. [11], In "Metamorphosis", Maxine makes an escape attempt but does not get past the gates because she is apprehended by Will Jackson and Vera Bennett. Boomer also has a session with Dr Miller. He looks completely different in his transgender prisoner role", "10 reasons Wentworth Prison is better than Orange Is The New Black", "Wentworth Prison: Which new prisoner is trying to kill Bea Smith? [11] Despite her obvious physical strength, Maxine was also nurturing and provided moral support to her fellow inmates. Then, with the help of Boomer (Katrina Milosevic), Liz helps Vera (Kate Atkinson) give birth to her baby. [10], Maxine is one of the new prisoners transferred to Wentworth. All Rights Reserved. Episode 2 of Season 5 saw Maxine's departure to a facility that is specially equipped to treat her cancer. Is Reb going to get his top surgery? Prisoner Cell Block H Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Boomer's last lines are "Its a bloody miracle aye.". She doesn . While Boomer gets news again of her parole as a date has been set for her hearing, she has become Liz's shadow as Liz has deteriorated over the past months, she protects Liz out in the yard when Kylee holds Vera hostage and is there at the doomed wedding of Ray and Rita. Sue is known by her nickname "Boomer" as she always "kept coming back to prison" after multiple releases she continued a path of life in prison. She is seen with Jess Warner and a woman who was planning on killing Bea. In the end, Marie has a window to escape and almost does, but then at the last second she goes back to kill Ruby, but is unsuccessful and is shot by Allie instead. Boomer makes a call from the call centre to a guy called Gavin, and when she starts to flirt with him she describes Allie to him. She is portrayed by Katrina Milosevic . Spoiler alert: This article contains spoilers for Season 8 of Wentworth. ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maxine_Conway&oldid=1124582263, This page was last edited on 29 November 2022, at 12:49. Despite us being told she went for cancer treatment they have failed to provide an update at all on her from what I can remember, unless I'm mistaken. Olivia Newton-John's daughter Chloe Lattanzi reveals plans to follow in her mother's footsteps, Why Camilla will no longer be known as 'Queen Consort'. Keep reading while we process the latest season. Over the course of Season 7, Marie becomes obsessed with taking revenge on Ruby for her involvement in Dannys death. What made things a bit more confusing however was that soon after, Socratis seemed to walk back his comment saying, idk [I dont know] the real story. And Im actually fine with the rest of the characters saying shitty things to her that reduce her to her anatomytheyre not the most enlightened people everbut the camera seems to treat her with the same crassness as the inmates. Copyright 2023 Distractify. In Season 5, Boomer will be put in charge by inmate Sonia Stevens for her 'Green wall' project, and will take this responsibility as serious as possible, seeing in it the first chance in her life to realise something positive. It's Wentworth after all ! Maxine is notable for being Bea Smith's (Danielle Cormack) bodyguard and also for being transgender within the series. I am numb. As much as she completely frightens the bejesus out of people she makes them laugh, most people take to the fact she's a larrikin." Boomer after they are done says that Gavin will have to "lube up" to hide the camera. Maxine also makes a comment that she has never had pizza for breakfast when she was helping delivering the pizzas that Bea had got the other prisoners. She was introduced in the first episode as the doting friend and sidekick of Franky Doyle and is most known for her ability to bash people. The show that many describe as a grittier and more realistic version of Orange Is the New Black revolves around a group of strong-willed women who will do anything to survive and finish their terms at Wentworth Prison. Boomer and Ruby freak out and Boomer says they need to tell Allie. In season four, her battle with the disease saw her get a double mastectomy. And many fans admitted they'd had a rough night after watching the heart-wrenching episode. So that's it for Maxie then? [21], A reporter for the Metro noted that Maxine was one of the show's most liked characters. Fans of Wentworth who have just finished the eighth season of the women's prison series are left with a lot of questions. It is breaking stereotypes.. On her entry to the prison, Maxine was crowded by transphobic comments. Boomer later sees Allie in the yard and says that Allie will be back to normal in no time. Taking Vitamin D each day could cut your chances of getting dementia, study claims. Danielle has never made any secret of her pride in the show, describing some of her work this season as among the best in her career. Australian prison drama Wentworth is back on Netflix. The following is a list of characters from the Australian television series Wentworth . Socratis has sung the shows praises in the past, talking about how proud he has been to play Maxine. Boomer is later seen in the H1 unit when Anna Deng is doing the count. Despite us being told she went for cancer treatment they have failed to provide an update at all on her from what I can remember, unless Im mistaken. Otto said that he enjoyed playing a transgender character. Everyone thought Joan Ferguson (Pamela Rabe), aka The Freak, was dead after Season 6, but in an epic twist of a cliffhanger, as Ritas transport car passes three homeless people, one of them is revealed to be none other than Joan Ferguson. Wait what?! While the series and network didnt put out an official reason, cis male actor Socratis Otto, who played Maxine, was quick to explain. We certainly hope Allie gets a slightly more graceful exit than that. Offers may be subject to change without notice. Others vowed to stop watching the long-running show, which is now in season seven, after losing too many popular characters. 2. "[8], Otto stated in an interview that he disliked the nails he had for the role. 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Boomer makes good on Liz's final wish and smothers her with a pillow, killing her.
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