Rachel Armstrong | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Home and Away character | |||||||||||||||||||||
Portrayed by | Amy Mathews | ||||||||||||||||||||
Duration | 2006–2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
First appearance | Episode 4101 16 January 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Last appearance | Episode 5138 11 August 2010 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||||||||||
Introduced by | Julie McGauran | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Rachel Marie Holden (also Armstrong and Hyde) is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Amy Mathews. Rachel debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 16 January 2006. In 2010 Mathews quit the serial to pursue other projects and her on-screen husband Tony Holden was also written out. Rachel has been described as "work driven and professional" and a "sharp mind". Her storylines include a failed marriage to Kim Hyde, her marriage to Tony and suffering post-natal depression. Rachel went on a downward spiral following the death of her mother and a helicopter crash which she blamed herself for. Rachel committed crimes such as assault, drink driving and taking pills and alcohol. Rachel has also been kidnapped a total of four times throughout her duration.