Home and Away star Maddison Brown ties the knot with New Zealand actor Simon Mead in stunning Queenstown ceremony

Home and Away star Maddison Brown married her actor fiancé Simon Mead over the weekend in a stunning nature ceremony in Queenstown, New Zealand.

The Melbourne-born actress, 29, shared the exciting news on social media on Sunday by posting a gallery of heartwarming photos which captured her and Simon sharing their first kiss as newlyweds against a scenic nature backdrop.

Maddison looked every inch the blushing bride in a traditional white wedding gown as she hugged New Zealand actor husband Simon, who appeared dashing in a tailored tuxedo.

The pair exuded happiness and love as they embraced against the breathtaking mountain scenery, clearly taking in every single moment as husband and wife.

Maddison captioned the gallery with some short and sweet words: 'I do, forever.' 

Many of Maddison's celebrity friends took to the comments section to congratulate her on the amazing news.

'Congratulations,' gushed veteran presenter Kylie Gillies.

'Stunnnnning. Congrats Angel,' podcaster Brittany Hockley wrote and Steph Claire Smith added: 'Breathtaking.'  

The joyful day comes after a challenging year for the Dynasty star. 

The actress is the co-founder of Outside Beauty & Skincare, which she launched with her sister, Allyson Popovic, back in 2023.

Taking to Instagram in October, Maddison shared a candid moment, revealing she was suffering burnout from running the business.

Fighting back tears, Maddison began the clip, admitting she 'hated' showing this side of herself.

'I hate being vulnerable and showing my vulnerabilities. But it's just really hard having a business,' she said.

'I never thought it would be this hard. I thought I was so clever and I had such a good idea.'

Continuing, Maddison added that the workload involved in getting a venture off the ground had started to take its toll, despite always trying to maintain a resilient outlook.

'We've just been going and going, for over three years now,' she said.

'We both work seven days a week. We've never paid ourselves a cent from the business. I always pick myself up and dust myself off.

'I think I try to portray this image of success and hard work and that's all real, but these moments, like I'm having right now, happen way more often.'

Maddison added a caption that further outlined the struggle of being a self-funded entrepreneur.

'I sat down to shoot some ads, and just all of a sudden felt so burnt out and exhausted I couldn't stop the tears flowing,' she wrote.

Maddison spent a decade living in the US, where she starred in such fare as Dynasty and the 2015 Nicole Kidman film Strangerland.

She returned Down Under in 2024, soon after joining the cast of Home and Away, playing Jo Langham.

The actress was once romantically linked to Liam Hemsworth, after the pair were spotted kissing on the streets of New York in 2019.