Mackenzie Booth information

Mackenzie Booth
Home and Away character
Portrayed by	Emily Weir
Duration	2019–present
First appearance	13 June 2019 (2019-06-13)
Classification	Present; regular
Introduced by	Lucy Addario
In-universe information Occupation Restaurateur Father Rick Booth Mother Tanya[1] Half-brothers Dean Thompson Sean Booth Half-sisters Kayla Booth Nephews Jai Simmons Nieces Izzy Thompson

Mackenzie Booth is a fictional character from the Australian television soap opera Home and Away, played by Emily Weir. Weir decided to audition for the role after reading the character brief. She was attending a different audition when her agent informed her that she had won the part of Mac. Weir described the moment as overwhelming and revealed that she had been a big fan of the show since she was young. She began filming in December 2018 and her casting was publicly revealed when she was photographed filming scenes at Palm Beach. Weir made her first appearance as Mac during the episode broadcast on 13 June 2019.

The character is portrayed as an independent, smart, strong and confident woman. Weir stated that Mac comes from a privileged background and is financially independent, which she enjoys playing, as there were not many women in soaps that owned their own businesses Mac's motivation for coming to Summer Bay was initially a mystery, before she was revealed as the new owner of local restaurant Salt. Weir had experience of working in restaurants, so the role felt familiar to her. It soon emerges that Mac is the half-sister of Dean Thompson (Patrick O'Connor) and has come to the Bay to meet him. Weir said Mac wants Dean to like her before she tells him who she is. As they get to know one another, writers reintroduced their father Rick Booth (Mark Lee), with whom Mac has a strained relationship. Away from her family issues, Mac establishes a romantic relationship with Dean's best friend Colby Thorne (Tim Franklin). Weir thought the pair had great chemistry. Mac ends the relationship when Colby due to his job as a police constable, leading to a feud with his sister Bella Nixon (Courtney Miller) who blames Mac for breaking her brother's heart. The couple briefly reconcile, until Mac grows tired of Colby prioritising work and Bella over her.

Mac was then paired with Ari Parata (Rob Kipa-Williams), who uses Salt as a base to search for a job. Mac finds Ari appealing because he seems drama-free. The pair enter into a casual relationship, which is complicated by her attraction to Ari's brother Tane Parata (Ethan Browne). Weir thought Tane was the type of man Mac would normally date, but he would being too much drama into her life. Mac and Ari eventually commit to one another, but writers broke the couple up in early 2021, following the arrival of Ari's former partner Mia Anderson (Anna Samson) and their subsequent reconciliation. Mac then learns she is pregnant, and she considers having an abortion. However, the decision is taken away from her when she has a miscarriage due to an ectopic pregnancy. Weir carried out her own research on the topic and worked closely with the show's on set nurse and doctor for the storyline. Mac experiences a downward spiral as a result of her pain and grief. She pushes her friends and family away, begins binge drinking, and has a series of one-night stands. Producers next paired the character with Logan Bennett (Harley Bonner), who Weir thought was a good match for Mac. The story arc was cut short when Bonner made a sudden departure from the show.