and Chris decided to try again for the sake of Harry. Shortly after reconciling with Chris, Toni fell sick and suddenly died. The post mortem revealed that Toni had succumbed to norovirus. Toni's best friend Sarah Potts (Amanda Billing) later discovered the pills she had been taking for her kidney were faulty and had contributed to her death. In December 2020 Chris hallucinated Toni whilst grieving for his son Phoenix (Geordie Holibar). Chris later dreamt of his and Toni's trip to Fiji when undergoing surgery. Character development Upon arrival, Toni was labelled a "good time girl", and it was said she, "throws herself into the hurly-burly of a wild social life." The character was written so as to establish relationships with the other characters quickly and thus was shown to make friends and enemies equally. Her romance storylines were numerous and short-lived, with Hill describing her character as a "commitment-phobe". She noticed throughout Toni's 7 year stint on the show that she underwent a sharp character change, going from a "party girl" to a hard working mother quite dramatically. Reception The character of Toni was popular with audiences however actress Laura Hill noticed a decline during her later storylines in what she attributed to a change in character development. Toni's death was remembered as one of the show's most shocking, though Hill's on-screen husband Michael Galvin confessed to confusing the scene with her falling down the stairs and miscarrying. References Shortland Street characters Television characters introduced in 2001 Fictional nurses Female characters in television