Home and Away actress Maddison Brown has tied the knot with her actor fiancé Simon Mead, exchanging vows over the weekend in a picturesque outdoor ceremony in Queenstown, New Zealand.
The Melbourne-born star, 29, announced the happy news on Instagram on Sunday, sharing a series of touching photos that showed the couple sealing their marriage with a first kiss against a spectacular natural backdrop.
Maddison was radiant in a classic white bridal gown as she embraced her new husband, New Zealand actor Simon, who looked sharp in a tailored tuxedo.
The newlyweds appeared overjoyed as they held each other amid the dramatic mountain scenery, soaking up the moment as they began married life together.
Keeping her caption simple and heartfelt, Maddison wrote: ‘I do, forever.’
A number of Maddison’s famous friends quickly filled the comments section with messages of congratulations and support.
Home and Away actress Maddison Brown married her actor fiancé Simon Mead over the weekend in a beautiful nature ceremony in Queenstown, New Zealand
‘Congratulations,’ wrote veteran presenter Kylie Gillies.
‘Stunnnnning. Congrats Angel,’ podcaster Brittany Hockley wrote and Steph Claire Smith added: ‘Breathtaking.’
The joyful day comes after a challenging year for the Dynasty star.
The actress is the co-founder of Outside Beauty & Skincare, which she launched with her sister, Allyson Popovic, back in 2023.
Taking to Instagram in October, Maddison shared a candid moment, revealing she was suffering burnout from running the business.
Fighting back tears, Maddison began the clip, admitting she ‘hated’ showing this side of herself.
‘I hate being vulnerable and showing my vulnerabilities. But it’s just really hard having a business,’ she said.
‘I never thought it would be this hard. I thought I was so clever and I had such a good idea.’
The Melbourne-born actress, 29, shared the exciting news on social media on Sunday by posting a gallery of heartwarming photos which captured her and Simon sharing their first kiss as newlyweds against a scenic nature backdrop
The pair exuded happiness and love as they embraced
Continuing, Maddison added that the workload involved in getting a venture off the ground had started to take its toll, despite always trying to maintain a resilient outlook.
‘We’ve just been going and going, for over three years now,’ she said.
‘We both work seven days a week. We’ve never paid ourselves a cent from the business. I always pick myself up and dust myself off.
‘I think I try to portray this image of success and hard work and that’s all real, but these moments, like I’m having right now, happen way more often.’
Maddison added a caption that further outlined the struggle of being a self-funded entrepreneur.
‘I sat down to shoot some ads, and just all of a sudden felt so burnt out and exhausted I couldn’t stop the tears flowing,’ she wrote.
Maddison spent a decade living in the US, where she starred in such fare as Dynasty and the 2015 Nicole Kidman film Strangerland.
She returned Down Under in 2024, soon after joining the cast of Home and Away, playing Jo Langham.
The actress was once romantically linked to Liam Hemsworth, after the pair were spotted kissing on the streets of New York in 2019.
