April Scott is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Home and Away, played by Rhiannon Fish.
She has a unique and quirky dress sense and likes to reinvent her outfits, not caring what other people think of her style.
April's storylines initially focused on her relationship with Xavier Austin (David Jones-Roberts) and her views on environmental issues.
April tried to get bottled water banned in Summer Bay with Xavier's help and she stole chemicals from the high school as a form of protest.
Following her break up with Dexter, April decides to lose her virginity and ends up having a one-night stand with Heath Braxton (Daniel Ewing).
She started off as this kind of boring, standard schoolgirl, and then I got to do the whole OCD storyline, and now...she's really changing and growing up, which is really fun, to stick to the character as they do that.
"[9] April likes to wear clothes that have the "occasional nod to fashion", but she often reinvents an outfit to suit her style and does not care what others think of it.
[7] April and her sister, Bianca (Lisa Gormley), share a mother, Joanna (Tara Morice), but they have different fathers.
[5] The actress told Katharine Rivett of teen magazine S-press that as she is interested in psychology and similar areas, she did a lot of research into the disorder, so she could understand it.
[5] Shortly after her arrival in Summer Bay, April meets and takes a shine to Xavier Austin (David Jones-Roberts).
[12] April comes across Xavier on the pier and watches him throw photos of himself and his ex-girlfriend, Ruby Buckton (Rebecca Breeds), into the sea.
[12] Of April and Xavier's first meeting, Fish said "She notices very quickly that he's kind of special and a little bit different from the other boys she's been with in the past.
When April wants to see water bottles banned in the Bay, Xavier blackmails his step-father, John Palmer (Shane Withington) into presenting her idea to the council.
[14] Inside Soap said April "reluctantly" agrees and they pour the liquids down the sink, but they do not realise the chemicals are lethal.
At the same time, she is discussing how to tell him the truth with Dex and Susan Hill of the Daily Star said "the pair can't keep their hands off each other.
"[17] However, April is forced to stay home and care for Irene Roberts (Lynne McGranger), who is sick from her chemotherapy treatment.
[17] In October 2011, Fish revealed April would begin "dabbling in drugs" due to the stress caused by her HSC exams.
[19] April struggles with her studies and when she notices Dex appears to be breezing through his with ease, she becomes frustrated and begins to investigate ways to improve her results.
[20] Fish told Erin Miller of TV Week that April is the type of person who puts a lot of pressure on herself.
[21] While she is accompanying Irene Roberts (Lynne McGranger) to her chemotherapy session, April meets a student who tells her about a drug that could help her stay awake and study.
[20] April becomes paranoid when she learns Sid has told the police about his missing prescription pad and that he has accused his daughter, Sasha (Demi Harman), of stealing it.
[23] After April sees Dex leaving Dallas' caravan she makes up her mind to have sex with Xavier on the evening of the school formal.
[24] Bianca tells her sister that having sex with Dex's best friend out of revenge is a bad idea, but April does not listen as she is on a mission.
[24] Daniel Kilkelly of Digital Spy explained April then has a "chance meeting" with Heath Braxton and they both seek comfort in each other.
[26] Addario also confirmed someone from Heath's past would arrive in the Bay and viewers could expect a "juicy" love triangle.
April joins a boxing class run by Tony Holden (Jon Sivewright) and she recalls how she helpless she felt when she was attacked during a protest in Paris.
April asks Gina Austin to install recycle bins at the school and she then plans to have the sale of bottled water banned.
April tells Dex and they both agree to go and plan to hold their wedding before they leave and before Indi departs to travel around the world.
[30] Holy Soap said April's most memorable moment was "Showing her passionate nature when she reprimanded Xavier for polluting the Bay.
"[31] Of April and Dex, Inside Soap's Sarah said "the relationship developing between these two kooky teenagers has my heart melting right now.