Home and Away’s Ada Nicodemou went public with her relationship with co-star

James Stewart earlier this week and has revealed more about it in an interview on the Hughesy,

Ed and Erin show, saying that she and James are happier in real life that the fictional

couple they play, Leah and Justin.

While on-screen Leah and Justin have been together for around five years, it was only recently Ada and James’ longstanding friendship turned romantic, with the rumours of the couple dating surfacing in April after they were spotted together.

Chatting on this morning’s radio show, when asked how their onscreen romance turned into real-life romance, Ada said she wasn’t exactly sure and the situation was very unexpected.

“I don’t know, to be honest, it was just, we’ve known each other for a very long time. Like, for 25 years. We’ve been friends for a very long time,” she said. “It was very unexpected but we’re happy and it’s really lovely.”

When Hughesy asked if anything had changed on set, Ada stressed that the two remain professional and keep their personal and professional lives separate (you know, as much as you can when you’re a couple on the show too).

“Look, we’re professional we keep it all very separate. We’ve always been very comfortable working with each other, I mean I don’t have to do anything,” she said. “I just have to listen to him, basically. We’ve always got on really well on set, and nothing’s changed.”

During an appearance on Sunrise on Monday morning, the hosts asked how she felt that her new romance was now out in the open, with the star saying that it doesn’t change anything for the pair.

“Look, you know, whether it’s out there or not doesn’t really change our relationship. You know, we’re happy we’re together,” she said. “James is just such an amazing actor. I love working with him. That’s not changed as well, so whether it’s out there or not doesn’t really change anything for us.”