Second Soap Star Involved In Scandal

Another star of the Australian soap opera Home and Away has been involved in a scandal worthy of a story line in the show in which she appears. Jodi Gordon was found cowering in the bedroom of a suspected bikie after false reports a gang of gun-toting men were trying to break into the house, according to a report in a Sydney newspaper.

Police wearing bullet-proof vests stormed the home in the Sydney suburb of Bellevue Hill about 5.30pm yesterday, and found Gordon and a 29-year-old man hiding in the bedroom, Sydney newspaper the Daily Telegraph said. The 24-year-old Logie winner was reported missing a few days earlier by her boyfriend Ryan Stokes, the son of Channel Seven boss Kerry Stokes.

Police arrived at the suspected bikie's home after he allegedly phoned authorities to say five men, two of them brandishing guns, were in his backyard trying to climb onto his balcony. But the apparent threat, taken seriously after Sydney's recent outbreak of bikie-related violence, was soon revealed to be incorrect.

Gordon reportedly told police she also saw the group of men on CCTV cameras, but when the tapes were played back the only person visible in the footage was the male resident. The Logie winner agreed to be taken to a police station to answer questions, but the man refused. It is believed neither will face charges over the incident.