Narelle Smart is a fictional character from the Australian Channel Seven soap opera Home and Away, played by Amanda Newman-Phillips.

Newman-Phillips, who was professionally trained at Ensemble Theatre Studios in Sydney, went onto have two other soap roles before joining the cast of Home and Away.

"[5] In an interview with Murray Clifford from Evening Times, Newman-Phillips described the filming the story, revealing "Narelle seduces Steven and when it came to the kissing scene we were both very nervous.

Newman-Phillips refused to comment on the issue but her mother, Heather claimed poor treatment of her daughter that played into her departure.

Narelle is the cousin of Lance Smart (Peter Vroom) and Bobby Simpson (Nicolle Dickson) helps her to get ready and she starts her audition by dancing around Frank's living room and singing for him.

Martin Dibble (Craig Thomson) and Lance convince Narelle to sneak into the local hospital to find out what had happened to Frank and Roo Stewart (Justine Clarke), after they break up.

After helping Steven out with his science project on kissing, she falls for him and they begin dating, much to the town's shock as there is a four-year age gap.

The role of Narelle made Newman-Phillips one of the most famous soap stars in the United Kingdom and was tipped to replace Kylie Minogue (Neighbours) as the "number one".

[12] Sue Corbett from Sunday Life reported that Newman-Phillips and Benson were "expected to attract the same cult following as their screen rivals Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan.

[16][11] Journalist Murray Clifford wrote that Narelle is a "gorgeous blond" in articles published in both South Wales Echo and Evening Times.