and numbness in her hands on the road trip to the beach house. She tells Toadie that she does not have long left. As they make their way down to the beach, they stop and sit down to watch their children playing. Sonya decides that she does not want them seeing her in her current state. She says that she knows that heaven exists because it is with Toadie and her family, and after telling him she loves him, Sonya dies in Toadie's arms. Reception For her portrayal of Sonya, Morey was nominated for Best Daytime Star at the 2011 and 2012 Inside Soap Awards. She received a nomination in the same category in 2017. In 2019, Morey received nominations for the Gold Logie Award for Most Popular Personality on Australian Television and Most Popular Actress. Holy Soap said Sonya's most memorable moment was when she attended Toadie's sham wedding to Steph and agreed to wait for him. The Daily Record called Sonya an "extremely nice girl" and said she had become popular with fans. The official UK Neighbours website said Sonya and Toadie's relationship had "seen more drama than most" and Bridget McManus of The Age branded Sonya a "clucky girlfriend." In July 2011, Morey's co-star Jackie Woodburne said Sonya was one of the best characters that had come into Neighbours in a long time. Alan Fletcher, who plays Woodburne's on screen husband, also praised Sonya and said the audience had really taken to her. The actor told What's on TV "They absolutely adore her. In a short space of time, Sonya was established as one of the favourite Neighbours characters. I think a lot of that has to do with the marvellous onscreen relationship that Eve has with Ryan Maloney (Toadie) and Morgan Baker (Callum)." Holly Byrnes of the Herald Sun called Sonya "a beautiful woman." While Byrnes' colleague, Dianne Butler, said "Sonya's wondering how long they have to wait before they face the fact there could be something wrong with her. I say no time at all, Sonya. Which explains why she's gardening on her own in those opening credits." When Sonya and Toadie found out that they were expecting a baby, Claire Crick from All About Soap commented "At last – Sonya and Toadie are having a baby… and we can't think of a soapy couple who deserve such happy news! Not only do we totally