Libby Jeffries

Infobox soap character
colour = Television colour|Neighbours
name = Olivia Jeffries
series =Shortland Street


caption = Fleur Saville as Libby Jeffries
first = 2005
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nickname = Lib and Libby
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gender = Female
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occupation = PA to the hospital CEO
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parents = Ian Jeffries (father, deceased)
Yvonne Jeffries (mother)
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siblings = Tania Weston (sister)
Maia Jeffries (sister)
Hamish Flynn (brother, adopted out at birth)
nieces/nephews = Jay Jeffries (nephew)
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portrayer = Fleur Saville
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Olivia "Libby" Jeffries [cite book |last= |first= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title= Shortland Street Trivia Quiz Book|year= 2007|publisher= |location= |isbn= 9780143007173 ] is a fictional character on the New Zealand soap opera "Shortland Street".

Character History

She is the personal assistant to the CEO of Shortland Street Hospital. Her family moved from their quiet country orchard to the bustling environs of Ferndale when her father, Ian was diagnosed with the debilitating Motor Neurone Disease. He then had news that this was a misdiagnosis and he had Kennedy's Disease.

Libby has two sisters: younger sister Tania and older sister Maia, who work as nurses at the hospital. Her mother Yvonne is a receptionist at the hospital.

Libby's brother, Hamish Flynn, who she did not know because her mother had adopted him out at birth, made contact with her mother. He had briefly worked at the hospital for Huia Samuels. It turned out that her long-lost "brother" was really a con-man, out to scam her parents for their last penny. However Libby and her sisters did eventually learnt of their mother meeting the real Hamish.

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Beginning

In 2007 she and flatmate Claire Solomon welcomed new flatmate Kieran Mitchell. He and Libby became an item, however Claire was also infatuated with Kieran and she eventually seduced him while he was having an episode from a medical condition. After Claire's body was found, Libby like much of Ferndale suspected Kieran of the murder and she moved in with Tania and Mark as well as breaking all ties with Kieran.

Kieran has now been cleared and is the owner and manager of the I.V. Bar. Libby has helped Kieran with managing and advertising the bar and it would seem they appear to be friends. Kieran still likes Libby and has tried to get back together with her on many occasions but she has rejected most of them, save for one incident when a drunk Libby made advances on Kieran which he rejected. However since Chris' separation from Toni, Libby has become infatuated with her boss and is determined to become more than his P.A.

Tania and Maia Fall Out

Libby along with her mother Yvonne became the neutral parties between her sisters Maia and Tania after their falling out with the revelation that Maia's baby is Mark's (Tania's ex-husband). She was disgusted at Maia's actions but loves being an aunt, straight after the babies birth she, Maia and Gerald were discussing names. She was going to be Maia's birth partner but had to step down after she vomited upon hearing what it would entail.

Chris Warner

Libby had a schoolgirl crush on Chris Warner, the C.E.O of the hospital (and her boss). After setting up a situation in which she stayed overnight at his house, the gossip about the pair went crazy. After this, Libby realised that she still wanted to be with Kieran. She immediately went to The I.V. to tell him how she felt however was heartbroken to see him with another women. Heartbroken, she left Ferndale and went down to Thames to visit sister Maia just before Kieran learnt about how she felt and told Tania that he still wants to be with Libby.

New Year(2008)

At the beginning of 2008 Libby and Gerald embarked on a new hospital project to promote a healthier eating, however there fellow staff were not happy with the new rules. Libby made a new healthier menu for the cafe with all healthy food, removed all the confectionery items from the vending machines, had them replaced with museli bars and barred staff from bringing unhealthy food to the hospital. After Chris received a number of complaints from disgruntled staff (especially Alice Piper) he told her to stop. She then began focusing on hosting an event with the heads from the DHB where Chris would try and get the hospital more funding. After their caterers pulled out the night before, she was forced to ask Kieran if they could have the event at the I.V. During there preparations Libby finally revealed that she still liked Kieran and they were about to kiss when the DHB arrived interrupting them.

Libby and Kieran

Now, Libby moved in with Kieran, after rejecting him every time he asks. Tania was able to convince her to move in with Kieran. Now that Libby lives at El Rancho, Gerald now finds it difficult living there because he has feelings for Libby after they kissed to make Sunil (Shanti's brother) jealous.

Now after months of messing with each other and Gerald (Harry McNaughton) messing with their relationship, they are officially a couple so Libby, Kieran and Gerald all live at El Rancho and as Gerald found and pointed out the "walls" are very "thin" here. While their relationship blossoms, Gerald is becoming more and more jealous.

Gerald has recently stopped getting jealous and is know going out with nurse Morgan.

References

External links

* [http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/766382 Libby Jeffries profile at TVNZ]
* [http://www.streettalk.co.nz/characters/libby-jeffries/ Libby Jeffries profile at StreetTalk]