Annie Campbell is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Charlotte Best. The actress was thirteen when she was offered the role of Annie. She made her first screen appearance as Annie during the episode broadcast on 20 June 2007. Best left the serial in 2010, so she could concentrate on her studies. Annie was introduced to Home and Away along with her older brother, Geoff (Lincoln Lewis). Both teenagers were raised by their strict religious grandfather Bruce (Chris Haywood). Annie was an "innocent farm girl", who was also intelligent, "unusual" and impressionable. A notable storyline for the character involved her becoming trapped in a storm drain and being rescued by Charlie Buckton (Esther Anderson). Annie began flirting with Romeo Smith (Luke Mitchell) and they briefly dated before she decided to leave for Japan as part of a student exchange programme. For her portrayal of Annie, Best was nominated for Most Popular New Female Talent at the 2008 Logie Awards. Casting Best was offered the role of Annie after she began studying at the Sydney performing arts school, Brent Street, where her talent agency, who helped her secure the part, is based. Best was thirteen when she joined the cast. Her family relocated from the Central Coast to Mosman, New South Wales]], In early 2010, Best decided to leave the series to concentrate on her studies. Annie's exit storyline saw her leave Australia to study in Japan as part of an exchange student programme. In June that year, Sarah Ellis from Inside Soap confirmed that there were no plans for Best to reprise her role in the near future. Development A writer from RTÉ.ie said that Annie is a "innocent farm girl" who would "have her life turned on its head" upon her arrival. Annie was described on the serial's official website as being "bright and unusual". Annie and her brother Geoff (Lincoln Lewis) were raised by their "Bible-bashing" grandfather, Bruce (Chris Haywood), after their parents died. Annie is intelligent but has dyslexia and Bruce thought that she was "slow" and subsequently prevented her from going to school. They added that she is "a strange mix of knowing farm waif and innocent child, partly muddled by old-fashioned religious morality." Annie can be a "handful" at times but school tamed her. She gradually transforms into a young woman and takes an interest in males. She