that if he was writing the scripts, the couple would have "bliss", before moving to a farm where they would raise cattle and sheep. The build up to Carly and Ben's wedding episode attracted "a huge amount of interest" from Home and Away viewers. McMahon said he was often stopped in the streets and asked about the wedding preparations. The lead up to the couple's wedding is "mixed with catastrophes". Writers introduced Ben's interfering cousin and best man Angelo (Raj Sidhu), whose actions cause Ben to leave Carly waiting at the altar. Ben contracts food poisoning shortly before his bucks night, so he takes some medication to help relieve his symptoms. He then opts out of the bucks in favour of drinking a couple of beers, which mix with the medication and put Ben into a deep sleep. Angelo takes advantage of the situation and he and Adam strand Ben in the bush. McMahon said Angelo "is not your most likable character" and reckoned he never thinks about the consequences of his actions. As he is rescued by a passing truck driver, Ben, still under the effects of the medication, tells him that he is from Perth, so the driver begins taking him there. At the church, a "distraught" Carly realises Ben is missing and believes that he has jilted her. Hodgson told TV Week'''s Glen Williams "there is nothing for Carly to do but go home and grieve about what might have been." Ben eventually makes it back to the Bay and reschedules the wedding for later that day. Hodgson described it as "a bit rushed, but it's a fairytale wedding." The reception goes against tradition, as Carly makes a speech and declares that the Fletchers are her real family, following a sarcastic telegram from her father and sister. In the 1 September 1990 edition of TV Week, David Brown reported that both Hodgson and McMahon had quit the show to pursue other acting roles. Brown confirmed Hodgson would leave when her contract expired in March 1991, while McMahon's contract was up in December. Brown said Seven Network were negotiating with McMahon to stay until March, so Ben and Carly could depart together. Since being written out of the serial, Hodgson has made numerous guest appearances in 1997, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2008, as Carly returns to visit her foster family or attend important events in Summer Bay. Hodgson